Ch. 3 Plants and Animals

Question 1

The newly hatched,
wingless, often wormlike
form of many insects
before metamorphosis.

Answer 1

larva

Question 1

What characteristics do fish have in common with amphibians?

Answer 1

1. vertebrates
2. cold blooded
3. lays eggs
4. breathe with gills (amphibians only for part of life cycle)

Question 2

Name the 6 characteristics of a Living Thing

Answer 2

1) Reproduction
2) Reacts to the environment
3) Respiration (breathing)
4) Needs a source of energy
5) Grows or changes
6) Made of cells

Question 2

a physical feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment

Answer 2

adaptation

Question 2

List some example adaptations of a cactus.

Answer 2

See diagram.

Question 3

3

part of the flowering plant that becomes the fruit

Answer 3

ovary

Question 4

Time between birth and death

Answer 4

Life span

Question 5

Movement from one place to another at a certain time of year or certain time in the life cycle

Answer 5

Migration

Question 7

What characteristics of a living thing does river have?

Answer 7

1) Can grow or change
2) Takes in gases
3) Might appear to reproduce (but doesn’t)
4) Reacts to environment (ex. speeds up or slows down due to the slope of the land)

Question 8

When a seed begins to grow

Answer 8

Germinate

Question 8

Vertebrate animals that
have hair and nourish their
young with milk. Humans
are such animals.

Answer 8

Mammals

Question 8

something that causes a reaction in a living thing

Answer 8

stimulus

Question 8

a behavior that is inherited

Answer 8

instinct

Question 10

the qualities an organism has. Scientists use these to classify plants and animals into groups to study

Answer 10

characteristics

Question 11

The only animal with
feathers. They are
warm-blooded and most of
them can fly.

Answer 11

birds

Question 11

a characteristic that can help an individual compete

Answer 11

advantage

Question 12

Something that causes a reaction in a living thing

Answer 12

stimulus

Question 13

Alive but not growing

Answer 13

Dormant

Question 14

Tiny grain in the stamen of a plant

Answer 14

Pollen

Question 14

Name the life cycle of a pea plant

Answer 14

seed->seedling->mature plant without flowers->mature plant with flowers->mature plant with pea pod (seeds)

Question 15

the act or art of copying or imitating closely in order to hide from predators

Answer 15

mimicry

Question 17

Plant part that produces seeds

Answer 17

Flower

Question 18

List some examples of adaptations of a hawk

Answer 18

See image.

Question 19

Have 6 legs and 3 body
parts.

Answer 19

Insects

Question 21

Animals that spend the first part of their life cycle in water then live on land as adults

Answer 21

Amphibians

Question 22

Cold-blooded vertebrates that have scalelike coverings and live mostly on land

Answer 22

reptiles

Question 23

Deep sleep to survive low temperatures and lack of food

Answer 23

Hibernation

Question 23

to receive characteristics from one's parents

Answer 23

Inherit

Question 24

List an example of an adaptation of a beaver

Answer 24

1) Large teeth for gnawing wood 2) Large tail to paddle/swin 3) Flaps of skin around mouth to prevent drowning 4) Nostrils and ears that can close

Question 25

animals without backbones

Answer 25

invertebrates

Question 26

Young insect that looks like an adult

Answer 26

Nymph

Question 29

A fully grown person, animal or plant

Answer 29

adult

Question 31

Name the life cycle of a frog

Answer 31

Question 33

a type of plant with no leaves, flowers, or roots (like mushrooms and mold)

Answer 33

fungus

Question 33

to breakdown, decay or rot

Answer 33

decompose

Question 35

Tiny fungi that do no grow from spores or seeds

Answer 35

Yeast

Question 36

Challenge Word Plants without tubelike structures such as ferns or mosses | (You won't be tested on this one)

Answer 36

non-vascular

Question 37

Center of the flower where seeds are formed #2

Answer 37

Pistil

Question 38

The deposit or transfer of pollen from the stamen to the stigma of flowering and cone-bearing plants.

Answer 38

Pollination

Question 39

Make make new individuals of the same kind

Answer 39

reproduce

Question 40

Challenge Word (You won't be tested on this one) Plants with tubelike structures

Answer 40

vascular

Question 41

Give an example of a way the environment can affect characteristcs

Answer 41

1) Tree grows around the shape of a building 2) Large trees prevent smaller trees from growing because the take their light, water, and nutrients 3) winds cause a bush to grow on a slant 4) animals change color due to season for camoflage or because of diet 5) animals grow thicker fur in winter to warmth 6) drought causes plant to die or wither or think of you own!

Question 42

The part of a flower that makes pollen. #4

Answer 42

stamen

Question 43

All the individuals of a particular species

Answer 43

Population

Question 44

An insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult.

Answer 44

pupa

Question 45

Major changes in body structure that occur in the life cycle of animals such as frogs and butterflies.

Answer 45

Metamorphosis

Question 46

animals with backbones

Answer 46

vertebrates

Question 47

the outer covering of a seed

Answer 47

seed coat

Question 48

Trees with needles like pine trees, spruce trees, and fir trees

Answer 48

conifer

Question 50

fungus used to make bread rise

Answer 50

yeast

Question 51

Identify these flower parts (there are a few extras we did not learn)

Answer 51

1-Petals 2 Pistil 3 - Ovary 4 - Stamen

Question 52

What characteristics of a living thing are NOT true of an icycle?

Answer 52

1) Does not reproduce (though it may appear that it does) 2) Made of molecules not cells 3) Does not take in gases (respiration) 4) Does not need a source of energy

Question 53

Living thing that reproduces using spores

Answer 53

Fungus

Question 54

The part of plants that produce seeds, nectar, and sometimes beautiful colors.

Answer 54

flower