Life Cycles of Florida Plants
pp. 236-239
pp. 236-239
Both flowering and non-flowering plants do this during their life cycles.
What is pollination?
True or False: Reptiles, like sea turtles, lay eggs.
What is True?
A tree bends because of a strong wind.
A turtle's next is warm so more female turtles develop.
What are effects of the environment?
These are examples of ______________
lion cub learning to hunt from its parents
a dog sitting on command
What is a learned behavior?
The growth of a seed into a young plant, or a seedling.
What is germination?
A grasshopper sheds it's outer layer and is now an adult with many traits of a nymph. This type of metamorphosis is...
complete or incomplete metamorphosis
What is incomplete metamorphosis?
Inactivity of plants for a period of time due to seasonal changes.
What is dormant or dormancy?
These are examples of _____________
hibernating in the winter
migrating to warmer weather
What are instinctual behaviors?
The stages of a flowering fruit tree.
a. seed, germination, flowering tree, adult tree
b. seed, seedling, flowering tree, adult tree, fruit
c. seed, seedling, cone, adult tree, fruit
What is b. seed, seedling, flowering tree, adult tree, fruit?
An incomplete life cycle has a unique stage called a ___________
What is a nymph?
A sleeplike state an animal may enter into during very cold season.
What is hibernation or to hibernate?
A behavior a panther cub might learn from watching its mother is
a. having a tan coat
b.breathing
c. pouncing on its prey
What is C. pouncing on prey after catching it?
A leaf-like part of a plant that protects the flower until its ready to bloom.
What is the sepal?
The stages of complete metamorphosis, like a butterfly's life cycle.
a. egg, pupa, larva, adult
b.egg, nymph, adult
c. egg, larva, pupa, adult
What is C. egg, larva, pupa, adult?
A cactus stores water in its leaves.
This is an example of
a. the inherited trait
b. environmental impact
c. seasonal impact
What is a. inherited trait?
Mother orangutans care for their young for up to nine years. During that time they teach them what to eat and how to build a shelter. These are examples of _____________________
What are learned behaviors?
This sweet liquid attracts animals and insects that then help transfer pollen.
What is nectar?
The stages of incomplete metamorphosis, like a grasshopper's life cycle.
What is egg, nymph (which molts a few times), adult?
A plant has burned leaves after a fire.
A chemical causes a bird to lose its feathers.
These are examples of
a. inherited traits
b. environmental impact
c. seasonal impact
What is b. environmental impact?
Antelope are born knowing to move from one place to another in search of food. This movement is called _______
What is migration?