Adaptations
What does adapt mean
to become familiar with (one's environment)
What was being tested in the beak lab?
The beak lab tested different beaks living in a particular environment.
How do animals go extinct?
Bird beaks that are short and pointy might be good for this.
What is cracking open seeds.
What is genetic engineering
Genetic engineering is transforming or changing the structure of DNA (genes)
What is an adaptation
What was the IV and the DV in the thumb lab
IV: The action
DV: Time it took to complete the action.
Name one species that has gone extinct.
Dinosaurs; ibex; dodo; woolly mammoth
Duck feet are webbed. This physical adaptation helps them to do what?
What is swim?
To organize the cellular life component from least to greatest we need
Cell - Tissue - Organ - Organ System - Organism
What adaptation is used to blend in with a particular background to avoid being eaten by a predator.
What is camouflage
True or false: The more offspring one has, the more that organism cares for their offspring.
False: The less offspring an organism has the more care.
Turtles lay their eggs in the sand on the beach. They do not stay there to raise their young. The baby turtles hatch and go straight toward the sea. The ones that live are said to be the... for their environment.
fit; or best adapted
A long, needle beak is great for doing this.
What is sipping nectar?
What does a punnett square show
Punnett squares show the probability of an offspring acquiring a specific trait.
What adaptation does a porcupine use to defend against predators?
What is Quill, or to use spikes
Some animals travel to find more food or a better place to live. Name this process.
What is migration?
Extinction occurs in animals that are not... for their environment
fit; adapted
Monkey tails are great for
balancing, or swinging tree to tree
How do you write a title for a graph
The effect of the IV on the DV
Why do adaptations of a single species increase with time.
A beneficial adaptation will keep reoccurring due to the mating of organisms with that particular adaptation, thus creating more offspring with that given adaptation
How did the industrial revolution affect the moths living there.
Pre-industrial revolution: The white moths lived due to the trees allowing for the white moths to camouflage.
Post industrial revolution: The trees were affected with soot and dirt, making the trees dark in color favoring the darker colored moths.
how many species a day go extinct.
(closest answer wins)
150-200
I am a type of bird that has large claws for grabbing and a large curved beak for catching prey. What type of bird might I be?
What is an eagle?
How do you find the scale (numbers to go up by) on a graph
Take the highest number in the data table and divide it by the number of boxes going up the y-axis