Fossils
what does extinct meann?
no longer existing
what is a flood?
when there is too much water
what i hibernate?
a deep sleep during winter
what force pulls things towards the earth?
Gravity
What is a producer
an organism that creates it's own energy
What is a fossil and what does it tell us?
remains or trace of a plant or animal that lived long ago,. It tells us about how the plant or animal looked, what it ate, and where it lived.
what is a drought?
when the water dries up
what is dormancy?
when plants save their energy and do not grow
what is an example of noncontact force?
-gravity
-magnets
what is a consumer
an organism that eats other things for energy
why do scientists study fossils?
Fossils provide evidence of past living organisms and their environments.
How does temperature affect plant responses?
write it on your white board!
accept correct answers: dormancy, thrive etc
What can cause an animal to migrate, or move?
accept correct answers
a student pulls a long rope to the right, and a student on the opposite side pulls the rope to the left at the same time. What happens to the rope?
It does not move unless one applies more force
Where to producers get their energy from?
the sun
what do you need to make fossils?
time, buried underground
The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain for many days in the desert. How will this affect the organisms and the environment? SELECT TWO ANSWERS
-heavy flooding will cause some animals to move away
-heavy rainfall will cause a drought
-flooding will be good for desert plants
-some plants will perish from too much water
-flooding will attract more animals
heavy flooding will cause some animals to move away
and
some plants will die from too much water
why do some animals hibernate, and others migrate?
accept correct answers
name the 4 types of forces
push, pull, magnetism, gravity.
What is the flow of energy in a food chain?
starting from the sun and moving from producers to various consumers.a symbol used on the food chain are arrows.
If you were hiking and found a shell fossil inside a rock, why are there shells there?
The land used to be underwater and the environment changed over time
there was a drought in Texas that caused the plants that herbivores eat to perish. How will this change the environment?
a)carnivore will have more food to eat
b)herbivores will thrive
c)herbivores will perish
d)carnivores will not be affected
C
How do changes in temperature or precipitation affect animal behavior?
A) they have no affect
b) animals migrate or hibernate in response to changes
B: animals migrate pr hibernate
Student A is pushing a cart, student B is pushing the cart on the other side. What do they need to do to move the cart in the same direction?
One student needs to push the cart away while the other one pulls
If you remove bees from a food chain , how will the environment change?
plans will stop growing because they are not pollinated, if there are no plants, the plant eaters will die, if the plant eaters die, the carnivores will also die!