Science Jeopardy!

Adaptations

100

What adaptation does a cheetah have that makes it a successful hunter?

Speed

Fast legs

Runs fast

200

Why do a rose and cactus both have thorns?

It's their adaptation for protection.

300

Mice need this adaptation to blend in with their surroundings.

Fur color (camouflage)

400

Plants growing in the tundra have the adaptation of very dark colors for this purpose.

Absorb sunlight for warmth

500

Explain why dogs may be of the same species, but they look different from one another.

Different dogs have different adaptations to survive in their environment. For example, some adaptations helps dogs dig, hunt, run fast, or protect their owners. 

Traits vs Behaviors

100

Eye color

Inherited trait

200

Braiding hair

Learned behavior

300

Ms. Borkum's mom has brown eyes and her dad has hazel eyes. Why does Ms. Borkum have brown eyes?

She inherited her eye color from her mom.

400

What makes a trait "inherited?"

It was passed down in a family.

500

A mother is short with brown hair and blue eyes. A father is tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. Name 2 different ways their child could look.

Short, brown hair, blue eyes

Tall, blonde hair, brown eyes

Short, blonde hair, brown eyes

Short, blonde hair, blue eyes

Tall, brown hair, blue eyes

Tall, brown hair, brown eyes

Food Chain

100

An organism in the food chain that creates its own food is a....

Producer

200

An organism in the food chain that breaks down nonliving or dead things for food is a....

Decomposer

300

Humans are consumers because...

They need to find their food from another source. 

400

Why do humans and plants need each other in a food chain?

(Answers may vary)

Producers  provide food for consumers to eat. 

Plants provide oxygen to help humans survive.

Humans breathe out CO2 to help plants.

Humans can grow plants and seeds.

500

How does the sun help a shark survive in its environment in reference to a food chain?

Sun helps plants produce their food. Small fish eat the plants. (Bigger fish eat the smaller fish). Sharks eat the fish.

Vocabulary is Fun

100

Aquatic environment

Water environment

200

Environmental factor

A living or nonliving thing in an environment.

300

Adaptation

Trait that helps an organism survive in its environment.

400

Terrestrial Environment

Land environment

500

Range of Tolerance

The normal range of an environmental factor an organism needs to survive. Factors outside their range of tolerance would cause animals to adapt or die.

Environments

100

Lakes are an examples of a...

freshwater environment

200

The environment we created for our isopods using clear bins was a...

Terrarium

300

An environment where plants and animals must be able to store water due to very little amounts of rainfall.

Desert

400

An environment where lots of rainfall causes tall, lush trees.

Rainforest

500

The full name of the environment in which we live.

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