A distinguishing feature of your personal nature, such as hair color, plant height. Example: The dog has brown fur. Brown fur is its _______________.
What is a Trait
100
Actual body parts or coloration that help an organism survive in its environment.
What is a Structural Adaptation
100
A species that no longer exists is considered
What is Extinct
100
What type of growth continues to go up with no limit?
What is Exponential Growth
100
A store sells bags of 12 apples for $3.60.
What is the unit cost per apple? Explain
What is $.30
You divide $3.60 by 12 = .30
200
Camouflage is a type of ________ that allows animals to blend in with their surroundings.
What is an Adaptation
200
An organisms ability to blend in with its environment
What is Camoflague
200
Leopards, Black Rhino, Mountain Gorilla, Tigers are all _____________.
What is Endangered
200
A _________ is a substance that contaminates air, water or land. Some pollution is caused by natural events such as volcanic eruptions, but the majority is caused by human actions.
What is a Pollutant
200
Denisha has $15 to buy seeds for her
flower garden. The seeds cost $1.25 per
package. The equation below describes
the number of seed packages (p) that
Denisha will buy.
1.25p = 15
Which is the first step to find the value
of p?
What is Divide both sides by 1.25
300
Some plants have thick and waxy layers on top of their leaves. This reduces water loss from evaporation. Where would a plant without waxy leaves grow successfully?
What is where there is a lot of water
300
What are 3 structural adaptation examples of a plant?
Flowers- attract insects by bright colors and scents to attract insects
Seeds that are carried by wind… by water… or by animals
Roots - Hold them in ground, collect water and nutrients
300
After a volcanic eruption the lava cools and then the land begins to colonize. This type of succession is known as ____________.
What is Primary Succession
300
What is the difference between biodegradable and non-degradable
Biodegradable is able to be broken down in the environment while Non-degradable takes many years to be broken down.
300
The prices of 10 different backpacks at
a store are listed below.
$18, $18, $18, $18, $18,
$18, $18, $18, $50, $50
Which statistical measure provides
the best information about the typical
price of a backpack at the store?
Mode
400
____________is a change in a species over long periods of time.
What is Evolution
400
What are 3 examples of behavioral adaptations?
What is migration, hibernation, living in groups, using tools, playing dead.
400
If a wild fire moves through a California ecosystem what will happen next?
What is Secondary Succession
400
___________ describes the current rise in the average temperature of Earth’s air and oceans caused by a build-up of greenhouses gases, which leads to an increase in the Earth’s temperature.
What is Global Warming
400
Rick is traveling 48 mph in his car. After 3 hours, how far will he have traveled?
What is 48 mph × 3 hours = 144 miles.
500
__________have a light weight (this enables them to climb even the thinnest of tree branches) and an ability to maintain good balance using their tails. These adaptations enable them to survive comfortably in their woodland habitats.
What is a Squirrel
500
Adaptations are important for an organisms ___________
What is survival
500
Explain what 3 things an organism would have to do if all of its food was gone.
What is Move, Adapt, or Become Extinct
500
What are 3 examples of non-degradable objects
What are 3 examples of biodegradable objects
Non-degradable: Styrofoam, Plastic, Rubber, Glass
Bio-degradable: Food products and some paper products