Classifications- L1
Scientists classify animals into two groups based on whether or not they have this?
backbones
What do we call the leaflike parts that cover the flower bud?
Sepal
Plants need these 2 things to survive.
sunlight and water
Name 3 adaptations that help a tiger to survive
fast, large teeth, large claws
Who do plants and animals inherit characteristics from?
their parents
What are the 2 ways that scientists classify plants?
By how they transport nutrients and how they reproduce
What is the male part of a flower?
stamen
What is the waste product of photosynthesis?
Oxygen
Most animals adapt for which 2 reasons?
For protections and for food
Since the snow hares is white, it has an ______ that allows it to survive in the snow.
advantage
What are arthropods?
The largest group of invertebrates.
What do we call the movement of pollen from the stamen to the pistil?
pollination
What are the three parts of a plant used in photosynthesis?
leaves, roots and stems
How have some plants adapted because they grow in nutrient-poor soil?
They eats insects
Name to behaviors that are instincts.
Migration and hibernation
Name all five groups of animals with backbones.
Mammals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, and Amphibians
Name 2 ways that pollen travels from plant to plant.
Bee carry it and wind moves it.
What is the substance that makes plants green?
chlorophyll
Why does a monarch butterfly have such bright colors on its wings?
Warns the predator that they might be poisonous.
Where do most offspring learn behaviors from?
Their parents
Name at least 3 of the plant groups scientists make when classifying.
Flowers with seeds, Cones with seeds, vascular plants with spores, nonvascular plants with spores.
Where does plant fertilization occur?
the bottom of the pistil called the ovary
Why are most leaves flat?
To catch as much sunlight as possible
The flower of a bee orchid looks like a bee. How does that adaptation help the flower survive?
It attracts other bees to it which then carry off the pollen.
What is an example of a behavior that is both instinctual and learned?
Sparrows learning to sing and Humans learning a language.