Life Cycle
Survival
Traits
Vocabulary 1
Mystery Question
Vocabulary 2
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A set of stages an animals goes through in a lifetime.
Life Cycle
100
How does living in groups help chimpanzees survive?
a. Chimpanzees work together to meet their needs. b. It is easier for chimpanzees to find sticks when they are in groups. c. Chimpanzee mothers can leave their young when they go to find food. d. It is easier for scientists to study chimpanzees when they are in groups.
a. Chimpanzees work together to meet their needs.
100
What is a inherited trait?
Something you inherit from your parents
100
What are scientist called that studies living things?
Biologist
100
Which statement about the rose bushes is true?
a. The heights of the bushes depend on where they are planted.
b. The color of the bushes’ leaves depend on where they are planted.
c. The color of the bushes’ flowers depend on where they are planted.
d. The location of the bushes is a trait that comes from the parent plants.
a. The heights of the bushes depend on where they are planted.
100
A word meaning how things may differ.
Variations
200
In what stage does the butterfly reproduce?
Adult Butterfly
200
How could living in a herd help a zebra to survive?
a. Predators are afraid of big herds of zebras. They will not attack them. b. Zebras make huffing sounds to communicate with other zebras in the herd. c. Predators will not know where to attack because of the zebra’s stripes. d. Predators like to attack big herds of zebras. They do not attack zebras who are alone
c. Predators will not know where to attack because of the zebra’s stripes.
200
What is an environmental trait?
Adapt to your environment.
200
A group of wild dogs is called a
Pack
200
Which statement is true about the environment and turtle traits?
a. More female turtles hatch from cooler nests.
b. Nest temperature does not affect whether turtles hatch as male or female.
c. Sea turtle mothers control nest temperature to make their eggs male or female.
d. The temperature of the nest determines whether turtle eggs are male or female.
d. The temperature of the nest determines whether turtle eggs are male or female.
200
What word means plants, animals and humans?
Organism
300
A Biologist notices that the stage when flamingos ____ is most like the stage when a plant releases its seeds
Lay their egss.
300
Why might flamingos live in large groups? Select all that apply.
a. to reproduce
b. to make a nest
c. to change color
d. to stay safe from predators
a. to reproduce
d. to stay safe from predators
300
Which traits did the puppy inherit from its parents? a. four legs and white fur b. four legs and sits on command c. white fur and wears a blue collar d. sits on command and can fetch a ball
A. four legs and white fur
300
What word describes all the living and non-living things in an area?
Environment
300
Which relationship is shown in the chart?
a. Cows that eat more food make less milk.
b. Cows that weigh more produce more milk.
c. Cows that live in cooler temperatures make more milk.
d. Cows with different parents make different amounts of milk.
c. Cows that live in cooler temperatures make more milk.
300
What is something we observe to be similar over and over again?
Pattern
400
A biologist also notices that members of both species start small and grow from ______ to adults
Young
400
• They live in packs of 2–30 dogs.
• Each pack has 1 female and 1 male that are in charge.
• Females leave the pack when they are ready to reproduce.
• The dogs communicate by making a sneezing sound, which means it is time to hunt.
• They hunt by working together to chase down and trap prey.
• Staying in packs helps the dogs stay safe from predators.
• Hyenas know that these dogs try to steal their scraps and leftovers.
Why do African wild dogs live in packs?
a. to reproduce within the pack
b. to chase down and trap their prey
c. to communicate with sneeze sounds
d. so that they have a male and female in charge
What best describes why packs keep the wild dogs safe from predators?
b. to chase down and trap their prey
400
Jamal’s cat had three kittens. Each kitten has four legs, two eyes, a tail, and whiskers. Also, each kitten has different patterns and colors of fur.
Which answer best explains why these kittens have different patterns and colors of fur?
a. The kittens eat different food.
b. The kittens have different mothers.
c. The kittens got different traits from their parents.
d. The kittens got the same traits from their parents, but like to do different things.
c. The kittens got different traits from their parents
400
What do you call Instructions for making a living thing that are in cells and passed from parent to offspring
Genes
400
Where should the biologist write this note on the charts?
a. the spaces labeled A
b. the spaces labeled B
c. the spaces labeled C
d. the spaces labeled D
d. the spaces labeled D
400
What word means to make offspring?
Reproduce
500
The biologist is glad that the flamingos are reproducing, because reproduction will help them to _________.
Keep the flock large
500
• They live in packs of 2–30 dogs.
• Each pack has 1 female and 1 male that are in charge.
• Females leave the pack when they are ready to reproduce.
• The dogs communicate by making a sneezing sound, which means it is time to hunt.
• They hunt by working together to chase down and trap prey.
• Staying in packs helps the dogs stay safe from predators.
• Hyenas know that these dogs try to steal their scraps and leftovers.
What best describes why packs keep the wild dogs safe from predators?
a. The wild dogs hunt the predators for food.
b. Females leave the pack when predators are around.
c. Hyenas help fight off predators to keep following the packs.
d. The dogs can fight the predators off with their large numbers.
d. The dogs can fight the predators off with their large numbers.
500
Based on his diagram, why might the flamingos in the zoo have pale pink feathers instead of bright pink feathers?
a. They eat pellets
b. They have long necks
c. They have curved beaks
d. They eat shrimp and algae
a. They eat pellets
500
What do you call living things that come from parents?
Offspring
500
What word would you use to describe observations or measurements recorded in an investigation?
Data
500
A group of organisms that are closely related to each other.
Species