Heredity and Learning
What is an inherited trait?
A characteristic that is passed down from parent to offspring.
A plant that reproduces spores or cones is called a _____________________.
Nonflowering plant
The life cycle in which an animals starts as an egg, turns into a nymph, then matures into an adult is called ______________________
Incomplete metamorphosis
The process in which a pollen is passed from the stamen to the pistil is called __________________.
pollination
A chameleon changing color to blend in with it's environment is what type of trait?
Inherited trait
How are a tomato plant and a sunflower similar?
They are both flowering plants/start from seeds.
A butterfly starts life as an egg. After the egg hatches, what stage of metamorphosis is the butterfly in?
Larva (is the second stage of complete metamorphosis)
What is the function of the pistil?
To pass the pollen to the ovary
Name three ways a plant responds to it's environment
Disease, grows towards sunlight, roots grow down due to gravity.
How are ferns, mosses, and pine trees similar?
They are all nonflowering plants
Name the type of life cycle and the stages of a bee's life cycle
Complete metamorphosis
Egg, larva, pupa, adult
Name three ways of seed dispersal
Wind, water, animal droppings
Name one way hunting can be an instinct/inherited behavior and one way hunting can be a learned behavior.
Some animals are born knowing they have to hunt in order to survive, the type of animal they hunt may need practice or skills developed.
Explain the process of germination
When conditions are right (warmth, soil, water), a seed will sprout into a small plant.
How are the life cycles of a bird and a reptile similar?
They both hatch from eggs
Explain the process of fertilization (after pollination)
The pistil carries the pollen to the ovary, the ovary creates a new seed.
A dolphin can swim next to boats, speak their group's language, and hunt fish such as mackerel and mullet. Name another behavior that would fit in this category and explain why it fits.
Jump out of water/dance in water/play with adults, these are all learned behaviors.
What is similar between plants that reproduce fruits and cones? What is different between plants that reproduce fruits and cones?
They are both seed-bearing, however fruit plants are flowering, plants with cones are non-flowering.
Give two similarities between a butterfly and grasshopper's life cycle. Give two differences between their life cycles.
Similarities: start as an egg, mature into an adult, metamorphosis
Differences: Butterfly has complete metamorphosis (larva then pupa), grasshopper has incomplete metamorphosis (nymph)
Part 1: What part of a plant creates food?
Part 2: What is the process of a plant creating food for itself?
Part 3: What three things are needed to create food?
Leaf, Photosynthesis, needs sunlight, carbon dioxide (air), and water