Organisms
Cycles
The Study of
Sleep
Adapt
100
Small single-cell organisms that can be found in all natural environments.
What is Bacteria?
100
A series of changes in shape and function that certain wildlife go through: egg, larva, pupa, adult.
What is Metamorphosis?
100
The scientific study of life.
What is Biology?
100
The act of passing the winter (or a portion of it) in a deep sleep or resting state. A physiological adaptation for survival.
What is Hibernation?
100
An adaptation that enhances chances of survival for both predators and prey by allowing wildlife and plants to blend stealthily in their environment.
What is Camouflage?
200
A plant-like organism, such as a mushroom, that gets energy and matter primarily from other dead organisms.
What is a Fungus?
200
What is Photosynthesis?
200
The scientific study of plants.
What is Botany?
200
Not active; at rest.
What is Dormant?
200
A process for locating distant or invisible objects (such as prey) by sound waves reflected back to the emitter (such as a bat) from the objects.
What is Echolocation?
300
A very small life form that can be seen by humans only with the aid of a microscope.
What is a Microorganism?
300
The timing of nature's cycles, such as the leaves changing color in the fall or the migration of a butterfly species.
What is Phenology?
300
The study of organisms and their environment.
What is Ecology?
300
State of animal dormancy, similar to hibernation. The animals are inactive and have a lowered metabolic rate.
What is Estivation?
300
The seasonal journey of groups of wildlife from one region to another for food, water, shelter, space, or for breeding.
What is Migration?
400
An organism which feeds upon the tissues or fluids of another animal, or host. It is harmful to the host.
What is a Parasite?
400
Earth's continuous circulation of water from oceans to air to land and back to oceans.
What is the Water Cycle?
400
The study of earth's physical structure and substance, its history and processes.
What is Geology?
400
A silk web that encloses the pupae of many months and other insects, but not butterflies.
What is Cocoon?
400
A type of adaptation where physical features for example talons, teeth, scales, waxy leaves help a plant or animal survive.
What is Structural?
500
A simple, slow growing plant-like organism made up of an alga and a fungus that grow in symbiotic association on a solid surface.
What is a Lichen?
500
A plant that lives for two growing seasons, producing leaves the first season and flowers/seeds the second season.
What is Biennial?
500
A person who observes and studies plants and animals in nature.
What is a Naturalist?
500
A state of suspended movement or feeling, as in a dormant animal.
What is Torpor?
500
Internal changes and adjustments an organism makes to improve its chance of survival. Examples are warm/cold blooded, hibernation, cones opening in certain conditions.
What is Physiological Adaptation?