Classifying Animals
Name one characteristic of a mammal:
hair/fur, mostly live births, breathe using lungs, warm-blooded, typically live on land
Name one reproductive organ of flowering plants:
Stamen, pistil, ovary, petal, sperm, egg
What are the two types of adaptations?
Structural and behavioral
Who has a hard exoskeleton for protection?
Anthropods
What are invertibrates?
Animals without a back bone
What kind of plant make fruit with seeds?
Flowering plants
When do animals go into a deep sleep in order to conserve food and energy?
Hibernation
What is one way that seeds are dispersed?
Animals, wind, water
What kind of animal lives in both water and land?
Reptiles
What kind of plant produces cones or spores?
Non-flowering plants
What happens when animals are weaker or do not adapt to changes?
They die out
What is migration?
The seasonal. movement of a population of animals from one area to another
ex. birds, whales
Name one category of vertebrates:
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, humans
What direction do roots grow in?
Down
What are inherited characteristics?
Ones you are born with
What process do insects go?
Metamorphosis
What are vertebrates?
Animals with a backbone
What direction do plants grow in?
Towards the sun
What is an example of a learned characteristic?
Ex. language, going to the bathroom
What/who is highest on the food chain?
Tertiary consumers