Plant Life Cycles
True or False. All plants make flowers as part of their life cycle.
What is the series of stages in an animal's life called?
life cycle
What is the term used to describe a young organism from a parent?
offspring
True or False: The living things in an ecosystem interact with the nonliving things.
True
What term describes something that helps to make an organism better or more likely to succeed?
advantage
A young plant is protected by a ________ until conditions are right for it to start to grow.
seed
What is the series of steps that frogs and butterflies go thought to change form?
metamorphosis
What is an example of something a young oak tree inherits from its parent tree?
Possible answers: brown bark, roots, leaf shape
True or false: the following an example of the environment affecting the organism's physical traits: Heavier rains cause plants to get much bigger
True
Are the spines of a cactus in a desert a helpful or harmful trait? Explain.
They are a helpful trait. The spines help protect the cactus from animals seeking water and food.
Describe germination.
when a seed starts to grow
What stage occurs between birth and death?
reproduction
True or False: Traits are only physical features of an organism.
False, traits can also be behavioral.
How does a cactus survive in the desert with very little water?
The cactus stores water with itself for times when there is little water.
What is the ultimate reason organisms have helpful traits?
to survive long enough to reproduce
What two things does a plant need to germinate?
light and water
How is a chicken like a plant seed?
Both the eggshell and seed protect the young organism until it is ready to grow.
Is this trait harmful or helpful: long lets on a predator that hunts in tall grass?
Helpful
True or false: the following an example of the environment affecting the organism's physical traits: A house cat sleeps more than it would if it lived outside.
False
Is the following helpful or harmful: long long arms on an animal that lives in the tops of trees
helpful
What are the stages in a plant life cycle?
germination, growth, reproduction, and death
What are the stages in an animal life cycle?
birth, growth, reproduction, death
How would you describe how two sibling ducks could have two different patterns of feather color?
Each sibling inherits some different traits from its parents.
How is it an advantage for the fur on some foxes to turn white when winter comes?
With the white fur they can blend in with the snow to hunt for food and to hide from predators
What might happen to an organism if its environment changes?