Classificaion
What are the two main groups that scientists use to classify animals based on whether they have a backbone or not?
What are vertebrates and invertebrates?
What type of trait is passed down from parents to their offspring?
What is an inherited trait?
What is a behavior that an animal is born knowing how to do?
What is an instinct?
Which part of both plant and animal cells controls what enters and exits the cell?
What is the cell membrane?
True or False: All microorganisms are harmful to larger organisms.
What is False?
Which group of vertebrates is known for having feathers and laying eggs?
What are birds?
Which of the following is an acquired trait: A person’s hair color, a scar from falling off a bike, or the shape of their nose?
What is a scar from falling off a bike?
This type of behavior is developed through experience or being taught. What is it?
What is a learned behavior?
This part of the plant cell provides structure and support but is not found in animal cells. What is it?
What is the cell wall?
This type of microorganism is found in foods like yogurt and helps keep your digestive system healthy. What is it?
What are probiotics?
This group of vertebrates can live both in water and on land, and most have moist skin. What is it?
What are amphibians?
True or False: Freckles and dimples are examples of acquired traits.
What is False?
Which of the following is an instinct: A bird building a nest, a dog learning to sit, or a cat chasing a laser pointer?
What is a bird building a nest?
What cell structure acts like the “brain” of the cell, controlling its activities?
What is the nucleus?
Which microorganism is known to cause food poisoning and is often linked to raw or undercooked food?
What is Salmonella?
Which group of animals includes species like jellyfish, starfish, and insects?
What are invertebrates?
This type of trait is influenced by your environment or experiences and is not passed down through DNA. What is it?
What is an acquired trait?
Name one example of a characteristic that is inherited and one that is acquired.
What is inherited - eye color; acquired - riding a bicycle?)
Which part of the plant cell is responsible for capturing sunlight to make food?
What is the chloroplast?
This microorganism can live in extreme conditions like space and is sometimes called a "water bear." What is it?
What is a tardigrade?
This group of vertebrates is warm-blooded, gives birth to live young, and feeds their babies with milk. What is it?
What are mammals?
A gardener trims a tree’s branches to shape it into a spiral. Is the tree’s new shape an inherited or acquired trait?
What is an acquired trait?
This behavior helps newborn sea turtles find their way to the ocean without being taught. Is this an instinct or a learned behavior?
What is an instinct?
What jelly-like substance fills the space inside both plant and animal cells, holding the organelles in place?
What is the cytoplasm?
Name one microorganism that can be both helpful and harmful depending on the situation.
What is E. coli?