Living Things and Their Needs
What are the building blocks of life?
cells
What part of the plant does photosynthesis happen inside of?
leaves
What kind of animal make milk for their young?
mammals
What is an insect called after it hatches, but before it changes into an adult?
larva
Skills that are learned are called _____ _____.
Environment
A safe place an animal might stay in is called _________.
shelter
What are some (2 or more) animals with exoskeletons?
insects, arachnids (spiders, crabs, lobsters)
The baby plant inside the seed is called the ________.
embryo
What are offspring?
An organism's young / kids
What is another word that means "react?"
respond
What does photosynthesis make?
sugar (food)
What do we call animals with backbones?
vertebrates
Ferns don't make seeds, what do they make?
spores
A feature of a living thing is called a _________.
How to fish reproduce?
Laying eggs
What do fish use to breathe?
gills
Where do amphibians live when they are babies?
In water
Animals change shape through a process called ____________.
metamorphosis
What are two examples of inherited traits?
flower shape, eye color, hair color, number of arms, number of legs...
What gas to animals need to survive?
What is an animal that breathes without gills or lungs?
salamanders, worms
Squids and snails are both __________.
Mollusk
What does germinate mean?
The passing on of traits from parents to young is called __________.
heredity