LIVING THINGS
PLANTS CAN MAKE THEIR OWN _________ BUT ANIMALS CAN NOT.
FOOD
SOME ANIMALS HAVE A PATTERN OF BODY COLORING THAT HELP THEM HIDE FROM PREDATORS OR HELP THEM HIDE FROM PREY. THEY ARE SPOTS, STRIPES, OR COLORS TO HELP THEM BLEND IN WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS. WHAT IS THIS CALLED?
CAMOUFLAGE
THE PASSING OF TRAITS (CURLY HAIR, BROWN EYES, HEIGHT, DIMPLES) IS CALLED __________________.
HEREDITY
NAME ONE HUMAN ACTIVITY THAT CAN HAVE POOR EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
POLLUTING
LAND DEVELOPMENT
MINING
ROADS
LOGGING
LANDFILLS (GARBAGE DUMPS)
THE ___________ IS THE MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR ALL LIVING THINGS.
SUN
AIR HAS OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE. PEOPLE AND ANIMALS TAKE IN ______________ FROM THE AIR, WHILE PLANTS TAKE IN ________________ FROM THE AIR.
OXYGEN CARBON DIOXIDE
WHEN A LIVING THING APPEARS OR ACTS LIKE ANOTHER LIVING THING TO HELP IT SURVIVE, THIS IS CALLED ______________________.
MIMICRY
TRAITS ARE PASSED FROM PARENTS TO THEIR OFFSPRING THROUGH ___________________.
GENES
AN EXAMPLE OF A NON-LIVING THING IN THE ECOSYSTEM IS THE
A. GRASS
B. AIR
C. FLOWERS
D. GRASSHOPPERS
B. AIR
A _____________________ IS A PLANT AND IT GETS ITS NAME BECAUSE IT MAKES ITS OWN FOOD.
PRODUCER
MANY ANIMALS DRINK WATER THROUGH THEIR MOUTH, WHILE A PLANT TAKES IN WATER THROUGH ITS _______________.
ROOTS
THE SNOWSHOE RABBIT TURNS WITH IN THE WINTER SO IT CAN ...
HIDE FROM ITS PREDATORS.
WHERE DO LIVING THINGS GET THEIR CHARACTERISTICS?
THEIR PARENTS
The place where a certain living thing "lives" is called its ______________________.
HABITAT
PRODUCERS PROVIDE ________________________ WITH FOOD. ALL ANIMALS ARE CALLED THIS.
CONSUMERS
A ___________________ IS AN ANIMAL THAT HAS A BACKBONE.
VERTEBRATE
SOME ANIMALS HAVE BEHAVIORAL ADAPTATIONS. THEY ________________ TO FIND FOOD SOURCES WHEN THE WEATHER GETS COLD AND FOOD IS SCARCE.
MIGRATE
Which physical characteristic can be passed on to offspring? A. long beard B. strong arm C. pierced ear D. brown hair
D. BROWN HAIR
The living and nonliving things that are found in a certain area are called an ____________________.
ECOSYSTEM
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! Magnets can either ________ or ________ each other. A NORTH AND SOUTH END OF A MAGNET WILL ______________, WHILE TWO NORTH ENDS WILL ___________________.
ATTRACT REPEL
FISH BREATHE UNDERWATER WITH ___________ TO GET OXYGEN.
GILLS
SOME ANIMALS _______________ AND GO INTO A DEEP SLEEP DURING THE WINTER. THEY LIVE OFF OF THEIR STORED FAT TO GET THEM THROUGH THE WINTER.
HIBERNATE
Children inherit a __________ of traits from each of their parents.
MIX or COMBINATION
This is an addition of an unwanted substance to the environment. This can happen in the air, water, and soil. The biggest cities in China cause so much __________________________ that people often need air masks.
POLLUTION
OIL, COAL, METALS, AND ROCK ARE ALL ____________________________ RESOURCES.
NON-RENEWABLE