A process through which an organism's body changes form.
What is metamorphosis
200
The steps in an organism's life cycle are called
What is life stages
200
When a seed is planted in the soil and the conditions are right, it begins to grow in a process called
What is germination
200
A larva changes into an adult butterfly while it is in what life stage?
Pupa
200
What is an example of a learned trait?
a person riding a bike
300
When an insect hatches, it is called
What is larva
300
How a certain kind of organism grows, changes, and reproduces
What is life cycle
300
Describe two ways in which a plant can be pollinated
What is wind and by animals carrying pollen from one flower to another
300
How are the life cycles of a bird, a fish, and a reptile similar?
Most begin their lives as eggs
300
Which of the following is not an inherited trait: a flower's shape, a person's soccer skills, a person's eye color, or a dog's fur color
What is a person's soccer skills
400
Traits that are passed down from parents to their children
What is inherited traits
400
The process of moving pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part of the flower
What is pollination
400
The two parts of a flower that help it make seeds
What is pollen and egg
400
Fill in the blank of the life cycle of a butterfly: egg, ____, pupa, adult
larva
400
What is an example of an inherited trait?
eye color, skin tone, hair color
500
The stage in an insect's life cycle between larva and adult is called
What is pupa
500
A new plant grows from this.
What is a seed.
500
How can a flower's sweet smell help it become pollinated?
The sweet smell will attract insects. The insects will fly from one flower to another, carrying pollen. The insect will transfer the pollen from one flower to another, which pollinates the flowers.
500
Why do mammals care for their young until they can get food on their own while reptiles and fish do not?
Reptiles and fish are born knowing how to get food. Mammals' babies are born not able to get food on their own.
500
Why is it that children born of the same parents do not look exactly alike?
Children inherit certain traits from their parents. However, each child may pick up different traits from each parent. One child may have the father's traits for skin tone and hair color and the mother's traits for eye color and height.