Chapter 2

Question 1

A seed is

Answer 1

a part of a plant that can grow into a new plant

Question 2

Pollination

Answer 2

is when pollen moves to the female part of a flower

Question 3

Life Cycle is

Answer 3

how an organism grows and reproduces

Question 4

metamorphosis

Answer 4

is a change in body form during their life cycle

Question 5

An egg is

Answer 5

a structure that protects and feeds young animals

Question 6

Inherited trait is

Answer 6

a feature that is passed from parents to young

Question 7

A seed has a ______ that helps protect a young plant

Answer 7

tough shell

Question 8

A small, growing plant is a

Answer 8

seedling

Question 9

The seed contains _____ and _____ inside

Answer 9

a young plant, food

Question 10

What does a seed need to grow

Answer 10

water, nutrients and the right temperature

Question 11

Plant Life Cycle - name the steps

Answer 11

1. A seed is planted in the soil
2. The seed grows and roots grow into the soil
3. The roots grow longer and a stem pushes up
4. The plant grows leaves. It makes its own food.
5. The plant grows into an adult. It can reproduce and make new seeds.

Question 12

What makes seeds?

Answer 12

Flowers

Question 13

A flower has a ____ and _____ part.

Answer 13

Male, Female

Question 14

The male part of a flower makes a powder called

Answer 14

pollen

Question 15

The female part of the flower makes

Answer 15

tiny eggs

Question 16

When pollen and the tiny eggs come together,

Answer 16

a seed forms

Question 17

How does pollen move from one flower to another

Answer 17

The wind can blow it or animals such as bees can move it

Question 18

How does a bee move pollen?

Answer 18

It drinks from a flower and the pollen sticks to them

Question 19

In flowering plants, what forms around the seeds?

Answer 19

Fruit

Question 20

Seeds can _______ an animals body, they are ___ in the breeze or they can _____
from the fruit and are buried by animals

Answer 20

pass through, blown, spill out

Question 21

In time, adult plants die and they

Answer 21

break down or rot

Question 22

When adult plants break down or rot, they add ___ to the soil

Answer 22

nutrients

Question 23

What is made inside the female cone

Answer 23

seeds

Question 24

Some plants reproduce without making seeds. Instead, they make

Answer 24

spores

Question 25

A spore falls to the ____ and grows into a new plant

Answer 25

ground

Question 26

Unlike seeds, spores do not

Answer 26

have stored food

Question 27

New plants can also grow new stems and leaves from other parts of plants. What plant has white spots or eyes?

Answer 27

potato

Question 28

Other plants grow from underground stems called

Answer 28

Bulbs

Question 29

An example of a bulb is

Answer 29

the onion

Question 30

Animal's life cycle is it is

Answer 30

born, then grows, then reproduces as an adult

Question 31

Which animals go through metamorphosis in their life cycle

Answer 31

Frogs and most insects

Question 32

Life cycle of a butterfly

Answer 32

1. Starts life as an egg 2. When the egg hatches, a caterpillar emerges which is also known as a larva. The larva eats bugs and grows as this is the feeding and growth stage 3. The larva changes into a pupa. It forms a hard shell to protect itself. Inside, the insect structures are growing. 4. When the growth and metamorphosis period is completed, the pupa shell hatches and a butterfly emerges

Question 33

Reptiles lay their eggs on

Answer 33

land

Question 34

Fish lay their eggs in

Answer 34

water

Question 35

Birds often build ___ for their eggs and ___ on them until they hatch

Answer 35

nests, sit

Question 36

Reptiles, fish and birds grow eggs

Answer 36

inside

Question 37

Where can you find fish eggs?

Answer 37

They float in the water or sink to the bottom

Question 38

____ and ____ do not look after their young

Answer 38

Reptiles, Fish

Question 39

_____ look after their young and feed them

Answer 39

Birds

Question 40

Most mammals are born

Answer 40

live

Question 41

Young mammals look like ____ when they are born

Answer 41

their parents

Question 42

Cheetah ____ need to be fed and protected

Answer 42

cubs

Question 43

____ cheetahs learn how to hunt

Answer 43

young

Question 44

____ cheetahs grow and reproduce

Answer 44

Adult

Question 45

Every living thing has

Answer 45

traits

Question 46

Traits are

Answer 46

features that help you identify and recognize living things

Question 47

Traits that are passed from parent to offspring are called

Answer 47

inherited traits

Question 48

Most living things inherit from

Answer 48

both parents

Question 49

Some of your traits are

Answer 49

learned

Question 50

People and animals can learn new skills over time. An example of a learned trait is

Answer 50

riding a bicycle, reading, catching a ball, throwing a ball, skating, skiing

Question 51

Learned traits are not passed on, you need to

Answer 51

experience and do on your own

Question 52

Trait that is changed by your environment is

Answer 52

color of your hair (gets lighter under the sun) or scar on your arm

Question 53

How does woodpecker change the tree's trait?

Answer 53

Tree now has holes