Test 6 Study Guide Flashcards
A green plant is able to make food because it has _______________.
chlorophyll
The clownfish and the sea anemone benefit from each other in a _________________ relationship.
symbiotic
The ___________ is the part of the seed that is the new plant.
embryo
The largest group of arthropods is ___________.
insects
A ____________ is the natural home of a plant or animal.
habitat
Fish, amphibians, and reptiles are ______-blooded vertebrate classes.
cold
A __________ is a triangular landform at the mouth of a river.
delta
A temperate forest grows in climates having ________ seasons.
four
The growth stages of complete metamorphosis are egg, __________, pupa, and adult.
larva
A sunflower is an example of a _________________ flower.
composite
In a forest, the ______________ acts like an umbrella.
canopy
outside skeleton
exoskeleton
land covered with water for at least part of the year
wetland
active during the night
nocturnal
force that keeps a bird in the air
lift
movement from one place to another with the change of seasons
migration
treeless land because of permafrost
tundra
tree that produces seeds in cones instead of flowers
conifer
deepest places of the ocean
trenches
invertebrate with jointed legs
arthropod
tree having flat, broad leaves and produces seeds in fruit
broadleaf
deep winter sleep to conserve energy
hibernation
The process of _________ is to move pollen from a stamen to the pistil of a flower.
pollination
An ostrich was designed to ______ quickly, using its two-toed design.
run
Sunlight, soil. and air are examples of ________ parts of an ecosystem.
nonliving
A flamingo’s long legs were designed to wade in ________.
water
A __________ has the highest biodiversity of any land habitat.
rainforest
Moss and ferns grow from ____________.
spores
The ___________ of an apex predator is to eat the extra plant-eating consumers in an ecosystem.
niche
The gas given off during photosynthesis is _____________.
oxygen
A _______________ is an animal that eats other animals that have already died.
scavenger
Organisms, such as plants, animals. and fungi are examples of _______________ parts of an ecosystem.
living
A _______________ is an organism that is able to make its own food using sunlight energy.
producer
An _____________ is a piece of ice that has broken from a glacier.
iceberg
Be able to label the four ocean zones, (See science book)
1) sunlight zone
2) twilight zone
3) midnight zone
4) abyss
