Plant Life Cycles
What role does fruit play in a plant life cycle?
The fruit protects the seed
If one parent flower is purple and the other flower is orange is it guaranteed that the offspring will be only one of the parent colors?
No! The colors can be mixed
Tell me where each of these animals lay their eggs
1. Birds
2. Fish
3. reptiles
1. Nest, tree
2.Water
3. On land
A learned trait
Fill in the blanks " Animals________ or stay alive better when they are in a _________"
1. Survive
2. Group
What is pollination?
When birds, insects, other animals, and wind carry pollen from male parts of a flower to the female parts of a flower
True or false: A trait is a feature of a living thing
True
True or False: Most baby mammals DO NOT look like their parents when they are born
False
Are instincts learned behaviors?
What is a population?
A population is all the members of one type of organism that are in the same environment.
How a certain organism grows and reproduces is its......
Life Cycle
What is it called when the appearance is different than the others in their family?
How to most birds, reptiles, and fish start their life?
What are the two ways an animal reproduces?
1. Budding
2. Through parent cells
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of living in a group?
1. They can help protect themselves from predators
2. Easier to hunt alone
What does it mean to reproduce?
To reproduce means to make more of an organisms own kind
Traits that come from parents are called...
Inherited Traits
What are the 4 stages of a caterpillars life cycle in order?
1. Egg
2. Larva
3. Pupa
4.Adult
What is an inherited trait that we can not physically see?
Color Blindness
Why do tigers need to hunt alone? Be specific.
Tigers use a lot of energy hunting so they need to eat all the prey they catch to get their energy back
Explain the 4 stages a plant goes through
1. The seed sprouts
2. Seedling has stem, roots, leaves
3. A flower forms
4. The adult makes new seeds
Who invented genetics?
Gregor Mendel
What is metamorphosis and who goes through this type of change?
1. When an animal changes shape
2. Insects & Amphibians
1. What is a trait called that is affected by the environment?
2. Give an example
1. Environmental Trait
2. Answer will vary
Animal groups vary in size. Explain a wolfs pack size to me and why they are they size they are compared to a flock of birds?
1. A wolves pack is big enough to catch big pray but small enough that everyone gets to eat
2. A flock of birds is as big as possible because the bigger the group the better it is for each member to stay alive