The making of an offspring is called ____________.
Reproduction
100
To ________________ is to receive a trait from a parent.
inherit
100
A frog is best adapted to living in a ______ _________.
rain forest
100
Survival is __________ __________.
staying alive
100
Variation is the difference in the appearance of a _____________.
trait
200
A group of organisms that can reproduce among themselves is called a ___________________.
species
200
A young tiger _________ his/her stripes from his/her _________________.
inherits & parents
200
The life cycle of a frog is different than that of a horse because _________________________________________________________________________________________________.
A baby frog does not look like an adult frog but a baby horse looks like a adult horse.
200
What helps an organism survive?
trait variations
200
A _____________ _____________ is a body part that helps with survival.
specialized structure
300
A giraffe and an elephant cannot reproduce to create giraphant as offspring because they are not the same _______________.
species
300
A kitten fed cat food and let live indoors would still know how to catch a mouse because these behaviors are _______________ behaviors inherited from its parents.
instinctive
300
A puppy will always look like it parents because it has the same __________ ______________.
body structures
300
________________ is the number of one kind of organism in an area.
Population
300
The trait __________ of white fur on a snow shoe rabbit will help it blend into its ____________ and survive.
variation & environment
400
In heredity, a ____________ ________________ passes traits to its _________________.
parent organism & offspring
400
A dog wagging his tail is ___________, but sitting on command is ____________ behavior.
instinct & learned
400
Name three species whose offspring have a stage in their life cycle when they do not look like their parent organism.
Beetle, butterfly, newt, frog, etc.
400
An organism that survives is one that has a ____________ variation that helps it _____________.
trait & survive
400
Deer have fast running bodies. These _____________ ___________ help deer survive against predators.
specialized structures
500
Being covered in feathers, a seed eater and having the ability to lay eggs are three _______________ of a chicken.
traits
500
What behavior is taught, learned by trial and error or brought about by the environment?
learned behavior
500
What is the process called when an organism’s body structures transform as it enters a new stage in its life cycle?
Metamorphosis
500
When a trait variation is passed down again and again, over time the whole population has that trait. This is an example of _________________.
adaption
500
Arctic animals have adapted to surviving in the cold because of their __________________ (name one).
thick fur or short appendages / limbs or stocky bodies