Life Cycle
Animal traits
Type of animal
Vocabulary
misc
100

When an insect hatches from an egg, it is called a __             ___.

Larva

100

How can you tell if an adult animal and a baby animal are parent and offspring?


They look similar, shares traits such as fur color, eyes, etc...

100

Frog

Amphibian

100

Animals change shape

metamorphosis

100

How a person looks and acts are their

traits

200

Which statement best describes metamorphosis?

Body forms change.

200

Who do children inherit traits from?

Both parents

200

Eagle

bird

200

The beginning or origin of a plant

Birth

200

children inherit traits from who

both parents

300

Which animal does not hatch from an egg?

A. A wolf.

B. A firefly.

C. An owl.

D. A ladybug.

A. wolf

300

Which is an example of a learned trait?

playing the piano, riding a bike, reading a book
300

Snake

reptile

300

A way of acting that an animal does not have to learn.

Instinct

300

heredity is the passing on of traits from an organisms

parents

400

Name two characteristics of mammals

Have fur or hair, Look after their young, born live, etc....

400

The rabbit may shed its thick fur when the temperature warms in the summer.

This type of trait is____________

environmental trait

400

newt

amphibian

400

A trait that is affected by the environment

environmental trait

400

the color of your eyes, skins, and hair are examples of

inherited traits

500

What is the frog's life cycle? Give a brief description of each cycle.

egg- frog lay eggs in water

tadpole- like fish, they swim and breathe with gills

becoming an adult- a tadpole starts to grow legs and lungs

adult- frog looks like its parents. It moves onto land and can reproduce.

500

How is a learned trait different from an inherited trait?

Learn trait are skills gain over time.

Inherited traits are traits inherited from parents. Such as your appearance and the way you act.

500

Pig

mammal

500

features that are passed from a parent to offspring

inherited trait

500

what is an example of a learned trait

(teacher check)