Isopods
What are the two types of isopods we learned about?
Sow and pill bugs
Moisture level is one example of an _______.
environmental factor
What is the name of the adult life stage of a mealworm?
Darkling Beetle
What are environmental factors that define a tropical rain forest environment?
High annual rainfall, hot temperature, infertile soil, layers created by plans.
What is a watery place or a small container with water for keeping aquatic plants and animals?
Terrarium
T or F
Isopods are crustaceans.
True!
Which of these are a living environmental factor?
Rock, sand, or grass
Grass
What do mealworms do when they need to shed their skin?
Molt
True or False
Camels store water in their humps.
False
They store fat in their humps.
What structures do isopods use to survive in their environment?
Legs to move, gill like breathing strutures to get oxygen, shell for protection, two pairs of antennae to sense the environment.
How many legs do Isopods have?
14 legs
T or F
An environment is everything living that surrounds and influences an organism.
False
Living and nonliving!
What are the four stages of a mealworms life-cycle?
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
How do animals use oxygen, food and water?
They transform their food into energy and the enrgy into activities that are necessary for survival. Water and oxygen are needed in those processes.
What are observations?
Information you obtain through your senses.
What is an isopods preferred environment?
What do animals need in order to survive in their habitat?
Food, water , oxygen
True or False
A mealworm is a worm.
False
What is the interaction of organisms with one another and with the nonliving environment called?
An ecosystem.
What are inferences?
Making meaning of information.
What is the purpose of antennae?
Sensory receptors!
What is the difference between an environment and a habitat?
a habitat is always an environment, but an environment is not always a habitat. A habitat always has life in it, whereas the environment does not necessarily have life in it.
Mealworms begin their life as a(n) _____.
Egg
What is a mealworms source of food in their container?
Bran or wheat.
Do mealworms prefer a moist or dry environment?
Dry