Life Cycle
How many stages are there in the life cycle?
4
How many steps are there in complete metamorphosis?
4
What is the word that means "to get a trait from your parents"?
inherit
What is an adaptation?
a trait that helps an organism survive
Give me an example of a food chain starting with the sun.
Sun> > >
sun, (any plant), (any animal that eats plants), (any animal that eats animals)
What is the first stage of the life cycle?
birth
How many steps are there in incomplete metamorphosis?
3
What can you inherit from a parent?
hair or eye color, height, athletic ability, skin color, foot size, facial features like eyes, nose, shape of your face
What is an adaptation of a giraffe?
long neck to eat leaves out of trees
What is the word that means "to make something different than it is now"?
CHANGE
Who goes through the life cycle?
All living things.
Name something that goes through metamorphosis
butterflies, frogs, dragonflies, mealworms, milkweed bugs, moths
Name one trait of an elephant.
Large ears, trunk, tusks, etc.
What is an adaptation of a camel?
Its eyelashes, footpads, strong mouth, and hump that stores food and water.
What is the name of the animal that is at risk of becoming extinct because of deforestation?
Harpy Eagle
What is the word for "the ability of an organism to have offspring"?
reproduction
Fill in the blank:
Egg, Larva, , Adult
Pupa
What is a physical or behavioral characteristic of an organism?
A trait
What is an adaptation of the moths we used in class?
camouflage
What is an area of land covered in trees called?
Forest
Name and show the 4 steps of the life cycle that every living thing goes through.
Birth, Growth, Reproduction, Death
Fill in the first two steps in metamorphosis:
, , Pupa, Adult
Egg, Larva
What does inherit mean?
to get a trait from your parents
What is an adaptation of humans?
teeth, ability to run, standing upright and walking on two feet, able to sweat,
What is the name of an organism that eats dead plants and animals?
Decomposer