Vocabulary
This is what living things are called (the science term)
What is Organisms?
This is what living things need to live
What are food, water, gases (from air or water), space
This is the name of the part that can grow into a new plant
What is seed?
This is the part of the plant that supports the plant upright.
the stem
These are the kinds of animals that do not have a backbone.
Invertebrate
This means to change with age (We all do this until a certain age)
What is Grow?
Living things will respond to what...
stimuli
Which part of a plant helps it reproduce?
the flower
Where are the male and female parts on a plant?
the flower
This is the kind of animal that does have a backbone.
vertebrate
An example of this is a flower reacting to sunlight by bending closer to it...
What is Respond?
These are the other things around you in addition to the living things
What are Nonliving things?
This is the job of the roots.
absorb nutrients and water, hold the plant down and store food.
This is what is formed when pollen and egg come together in the ovary of a flower.
seed or fruit
This is what animals needs are, just like plants. Give me at least 3
What are water, energy from food, oxygen, shelter, safety
This is where living things get everything they need. (The space they share with everything else)
What is Environment?
Give examples of non-living things.
rocks, soil, water, cars and roads
These are the things that plants need for photosynthesis:
Water, sunlight and carbon dioxide.
How can you tell how old a tree is?
Count the rings inside the trunk.
Birds are warm-blooded just like mammals, but they can do something mammals can't (except for a platypus) What is that?
Lay eggs
These are the building blocks of life. (Smallest form of life)
What are Cells?
This is what living things need to live and grow. Hint: We eat food and our body turns that into...
What is Energy?
This is the part of the plant that has small openings where oxygen comes out.
the leaves.
How does a plant make its own food?
Photosynthesis
This is a special feature or behavior that helps a living thing survive. It can be physical or behavioral.
What is Adaptation?