Plants
Vertebrates
Energy Pyramids
Adaptations
Misc.
100
True or false: plants can have external structures that aid in survival?
True; ex: red buckeye plants have structures that help it grow and reproduce
100
Spotted bass
100
What life form will go in the bottom level on any type of energy pyramid?
Plants
100
Hummingbird's beaks are long and narrow because they use them to drink nectar from flowers. How does this external structure help the hummingbird?
It helps it grow and reproduce
100
What is the job of the circulatory system?
To keep the heart beating and blood circulating.
200
What will the next step be in a life cycle? Birth, growth, reproduction, _______?
Death
200
No, the water would be too warm for the rainbow trout
200
Level W will eat level X, because W is the tertiary predator and it eats the secondary predator as its prey.
200
Frog's have sticky tongues that they use to catch insects. How does this adaptation help a frog survive?
The tongue has a specific function in how a frog grows and develops AND the tongue is one of many structures that work together to support growth and reproduction
200
What are producers?
Living things that produce their own food through photosynthesis
300
In a plant life cycle, what step should be added between growth and reproduction?
Pollination
300
What is the job of the skeletal system?
To give the body its structure (shape) and protect the organs.
300
Where do producers get their energy from?
The sun
300
Butterflies are often observed in grassy areas with many flowering plants. They have a long, thin structure called a proboscis, which is used to collect nectar from flowers. How would butterflies survive in a new area with some tall trees and very few flowering plants?
Butterflies would not survive well in the new area because they eat food produced by the flowering plants.
300
True or false: mammals are warm blooded
True
400
How does water effect plant growth?
It helps plants grow bigger as long as they're not overwatered.
400
What is the job of the muscular system?
To help the body move.
400
Where do primary consumers get their energy from?
Producers
400
Why do giraffes have long necks?
To help them reach the tall plants they eat so they can grow and reproduce
400
What is a biotic factor?
A living thing in an environment
500
What would be a good independent variable to test on plant growth?
Amount of sunlight, type of light, amount of soil, type of soil, etc.
500
What is the job of the digestive system?
To help the body digest food to turn into energy.
500
Where do secondary predators get their energy from?
Primary consumers
500
Why do cactuses have thorns?
To help protect themselves from animals that want to eat them.
500
What skin covering do birds have?
Feathers