Life Cycles
Do all animals have a life cycle?
Yes! (but not all animals go through a metamorphosis)
What is an adaptation that helps an animal escape predators?
(answers vary)
What is a cell?
The smallest functioning organism with life
What is the process in which an animal matures and changes in distinct phases.
Metamorphosis
How would you describe a fish?
(list descriptions of a fish)
Which part of the following chicken life cycle is not part of its life cycle?
egg, hatchling, tadpole, adult
tadpole
What is an adaptation that helps an organism survive in an aquatic environment?
(answers vary)
Name 3 biotic factors of an ecosystem, and 3 abiotic factors:
(answers may vary)
What is the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
vertebrates have backbone
invertebrates have either no backbone or an exoskeleton
How would you define classificiation?
Classification describes the characteristics that groups certain organisms together
Name the parts of a life cycle of a frog: (there are 5)
egg/egg mass, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, adult frog
What is an adaptation that helps animals defend themselves or warn predators?
(answers may vary)
What is the scientific name for a water environment and a land environment?
water = aquatic
land = terrestrial
What is the advantages of having a food web versus a food chain?
You can see more animals and connections. You can also have a better idea of how energy moves through the ecosystem.
Fish, mammals, and reptiles... are these animals vertebrates or invertebrates?
vertebrates
In the life cycle of a pumpkin, fill in the missing step (step #3):
1) seed, 2) sprout, 3) (?), 4) flower, 5) green pumpkin, 6) ripe pumpkin
3) the vine
What is an adaptation that helps an animal catch its prey?
(answers may vary)
What is the difference between a population and a species?
a species is one type of animal, all over the world
a population is one species of animal in one area
What is an adaptation?
A specific change to an animal that helps it survive in its environment.
What are 3 animals that are cold blooded?
amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects
Why can't we say that mammals go through a metamorphosis?
What are some plant adaptations?
(answers may vary)
What is an ecosystem?
All living and nonliving factors interacting.
What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?
A producer creates its own energy, while a consumer must eat to get energy.
What are the qualities of a mammal? (there are 6!)
- females produces milk
- have hair/fur
- give birth to live young
- warm blooded
- breathes with lungs
- has a backbone