Structure/Function
What is the definition of structure?
the ways parts are organized or arranged; what something looks like
What is the beginning of every life cycle?
An egg or a seed
In a food chain, where does a producer's energy come from
The sun
What is a fossil?
the preserved remains of a living thing from long ago.
What is a drought?
a long period with little to no rainfall
What is the definition of function?
What something does
What is the 3rd stage in a plant life cycle called?
A seedling
How would the loss of the first consumer in a food chain affect the other organisms?
The producers would increase, and the second consumers would decrease
What is the scientific word we use for an organism that no longer lives on Earth?
Extinct
How would flooding impact organisms in an ecosystem?
Some would thrive, some would migrate, some would perish
What does external mean?
on the outside
What process is when a young organism changes to a very different adult form?
Metamorphosis
What is the scientific name for animals that only eat plants?
herbivores
True or False:
A plant cannot be a fossil because it does not have any bones
False
What is it called when an organism moves from one place to another for a better chance of survival
Migration
True or False:
Protecting, feeding, keeping warm, and hiding are all structures
false
True or False:
All organisms have a life cycle
True
What is the scientific name for animals that eat both plants and meat?
Omnivore
In a sample with five layers starting from the bottom, which fossils will be the youngest, the oldest, and the second youngest?
the top, the bottom, the second from the top
True or false:
Too much water is just as bad for an ecosystem as not having enough water
True
What is biomimicry?
Invented structures that were inspired by animals
What is the growth of a seed into a young plant called?
Germination
What is the definition of a food chain?
The feeding relationship between organisms in an ecosystem; energy transfer.
What is a trace fossil?
A fossil that is a foot print or an imprint
What is an ecosystem?
A system made up of all the living and nonliving things in an area