Habitat: The natural home or environment of an organism
Attract: To cause to have a liking for
100
Explain what EMERGE and DIAGRAM mean.
Emerge: To come into view
Diagram: Drawing to represent something
100
Explain what DEVELOP means.
To grow
100
Explain what STAGE means.
A step in a process
100
Explain what OBSERVE means.
To notice
200
15. Explain what OFFSPRING means.
Offspring is an organism's young
200
16. What is one of the reasons that flowers tend to have bright colors and strong scents?
To attract bees and other organisms that might be carrying some pollen that they need to reproduce.
200
17. Draw and label the life cycle of a plant.
Seed --> Seedling --> Plant --> Adult
200
Explain what a terrarium is.
Similar to an aquarium, but a small area for land animals such as lizards, iguanas, etc.
200
Explain what a life span is.
The length of time an organism lives
300
10. What are the 2 stages most similar between a plant and insect life cycle?
Egg and Seed
300
11. In INCOMPLETE metamorphosis, the organism is not called a larva when it first comes out of the egg. What is it called? (Hint: it looks a lot like the parents already!)
Nymph
300
12. What is the main job of the larva and nymph?
To eat as much as possible in order to go through its changes
300
13. What are some things that are the same between the life cycles of a butterfly and a frog?
1. Both came from an egg
2. Both go through COMPLETE metamorphosis
3. Both look completely different from young to adult
300
14. What are some ways you can tell an organism has reached the adult stage?
Usually their size is much greater. Also, they are able to reproduce.
400
6. In a COMPLETE metamorphosis life cycle, which stage does the major change occur?
Pupa (chrysalis)
400
7. Which stage is the only stage in which an organism can reproduce?
Adult
400
8. What are the two major things that all life cycles have in commen?
Growth and Change
400
9. Which type of metamorphosis (complete or incomplete) do the following organisms go through: grasshopper, cockroach, snake
Incomplete
400
9. Which type of metamorphosis (complete or incomplete) do the following organisms go through: butterfly, darkling beetle, moth, frog, lady bird beetle
Complete
500
1. What does metamorphosis mean?
Change
500
2. Explain the difference between COMPLETE metamorphosis and INCOMPLETE metamorphosis.
Complete looks completely different from the adult when it's young.
Incomplete looks similar to the adult when it's young.
500
3. Draw and label the life cycle of an organism that goes through COMPLETE metamorphosis.
Egg --> Larva --> Pupa --> Adult
500
4. Draw and label the life cycle of an organism that goes through INCOMPLETE metamorphosis.
Egg --> Nymph --> Adult
500
5. What would be the best tool to observe something you cannot see with the naked eye?
Microscope. A hand lens would help, but it's not the best tool for something that can't be seen with the naked eye.