Plants 1
What is the food-making in green plants that uses sunlight called?
Photosynthesis
What does the stem help the plant do?
Carries food nutrients, and water throughout the plant. It also helps keep it upright.
What is Camouflage?
any coloring, shape, or pattern that allows an organism to blend in with its environment.
What is an internal structure in a human that the human uses to breathe?
Lungs
What is the air we breathe called?
Oxygen
What is transpiration?
the loss of water through plants leaves
What is something in the environment that causes a living thing to respond?
Stimulus
What do fish use to breathe?
Gills
What is a response?
A reaction to a stimulus
How many fingers do people have?
10
How are conifers different from other plants?
Conifers reproduce using cones. Pollinations and fertilization occur in the female cone.
What are the functions of plants roots?
Roots take in nutrients and water from the soil and anchor the plant so it does not move.
Define the word adaption
a trait that helps living things survive in its environment
Give an example of a stimulus and a response you have had recently.
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What color is the sky?
Blue
What is the word for a plant that responds to a stimulus by changing its pattern or growth
Tropism
What function does fruit carry out in plant reproduction?
Fruits protect the seeds. Some fruits are eaten by animals which spread the seeds to other places in their droppings.
Give 4 examples of a structural adaption
Fur color, long limbs, strong jaws, the ability to run fast
Why do animals need space? (3 reasons)
So they can hunt for food, escape from danger and build homes.
What color is grass?
Green
Define Thigmotropism
plants grow in response to touch or contact with objects
Why are plants better off with tropisms?
Tropisms help plants adapt and get the things they need to survive.
What is Mimicry?
an animal that is protected against predators by its resemblance to a different animal or object
Explain what structural adaptations are and how they help an animal survive.
Structural adaptations are adjustments to the internal or external parts of animals. Structural adaptations help an organism survive in some environments, help protect prey from predators, or help predators hunt more successfully.
Which has a greater momentum, a horse with a mass of 450 kg running with a velocity of 13 m/s or a horse with a mass of 450 kg running with a velocity of 4 m/s? Explain your answer.
The horse running at a velocity of 13 m/s has the greater momentum because if two things have the same mass, the one with the greater velocity has more momentum.