plants
2. If a plant part we eat tastes sweet, or if it has seeds, then we call it a ________________________ .
fruit
what is a vertabrate?
an animal with a backbone
what are invertabrates
animals without a backbone
3. What is the first stage of a sunflower plant’s life cycle?
It starts as a seed.
what are the 5 groups of vertebrates?
fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds
which of these animals is an invertabrate?
- bear
- sunflower
- butterfly
- snake
butterfly
What is the powdery stuff that has to be moved from one flower to another in order for a plant’s seed pods to form. It is often yellow in color?
Pollen
Which of these animals is a vertebrate?
- dog
- crab
- ladybug
- worm
dog
Why do dragonflys need to stay in their natural habitat?
A. Death completes the dragonfly’s life cycle. Living in a home will keep the dragonfly alive.
B. Reproduction continues the dragonfly’s life cycle. Dragonflies need to live next to water to lay eggs.
C. The dragonfly cannot grow inside a home.
D. The dragonfly cannot produce flowers and fruit to complete its life cycle.
B. Reproduction continues the dragonfly’s life cycle. Dragonflies need to live next to water to lay eggs.
Eduardo looks at a bee visiting his garden in the backyard. In what way does the bee help in a plant’s life cycle?
The bee spreads pollen between flowers
Shawna likes to collect pictures of animals and sort them by traits. She is looking for pictures of young animals without backbones. Based on evidence in the photos, which of these animals is a larva?
Image 3
How does a frog benefit from growing legs when it changes from a tadpole to a frog?
- reproduce
- breathe air
- swim faster
- move on land
The legs allow it to move on land
why do flowers grow fruit?
so that the seeds can spread and allow the plant to reproduce
How is a mouse’s life cycle similar to a frog’s life cycle?
-not similar
- both grow from larvae
- both grow flowers & fruit
- both go through birth, growth, and reproduction
birth, growth, & reproduction
How is a mouse’s life cycle different from a frog's life cycle?
- not different
- mouse goes through tadpole stage
- frog goes through tadpole stage
- mouse is vertebrate & frog is invertebrate