Chapter 1
What does the stem do?
Carries water to the leaves.
What group of animals fas fur or hair on its body?
Mammals
Who needs more resources an elephant or a dog?
An elephant because bigger animals need more food water and space.
When can a living thing make more of itself?
When it is an adult.
What are two ways to group plants?
Those with flowers, and those that do not make flowers.
What do plants need to live and grow?
Space, sunlight, water, and air.
Double Jeopardy
What helps a fish live in water?
Gills and Fins
What its a predator?
an animal that hunts and kills another animal for food.
Double Jeopardy!
How are baby hippos the same and different from their parents?
accept any correct
Double Jeopardy
What are the vertebrates?
mammal, fish, bird, amphibian, reptile
How do plants spread their seeds?
By water, air, animals and people
It can help the hunt and hide.
What are consumers and producers?
Consumer - eats food
producer - makes food
Where do sea turtles go to lay eggs?
In the sand of the beach
What is the difference between an invertebrate and a vertebrate?
Backbones
Why do some plants trap and kill insects?
For the nutrients
Animals that are born in the water but later live on the land are called..
amphibians
What is the food web?
All the food chains in a habitat.
What happens when a plant germinates?
First the roots and then the stem and leaves begin to grow.
How do some plants adapt to living in cold places?
They loose their leaves
How do spines protect the leaves of an octopus tree?
They prevent animals from eating the leaves.
What adaptations help a penguin live in cold environments?
Second layer of feathers
What do the arrows on a food chain show?
The direction the energy moves.
How are most plant life cycles different from insects and animals?
They start with a seed.
What happens to a forest food chain if the deers go away?
fern - deer - wolf
The ferns will increase, the wolves will have to move or die