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Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals Study Guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the respiratory system do for our bodies? | It brings oxygen and removes gas from our bodies. |
| What are some examples of features that keep an animal safe? | Scales Shells Exoskeletons |
| What are some examples of features that keep an animal alive? | Lungs Blood Heart |
| What is the stoma of a plant? | The stoma of a plant is pores in the plants leaves that allow for gas exchange. |
| What plant traits would help it survive in the dessert? | Traits that would help a plant survive in the dessert are leaves, roots, stems, and flowers. |
| Where does photosynthesis occur in the plant? | Leaves of a plant |
| What is mimicry? | Mimicry is when one living thing looks like another living thing. (Mimics the other animals by its looks) |
| What is camouflage? | Camouflage is blending into its environment. |
| What are the properties of a seed that help it reproduce? | The properties of a seed that help it reproduce are the hardness of a shell because it helps protect the seed and they carry food supply to the growing plant. |
| Vertebrates are endoskeletons. What does this mean? | Their skeleton is in the inside of their body. Endo means inside. |
| True or false, fins allow a fish to survive in it's environment. | True |
| Why is it important for animals to survive in a group? | Write your answer on piece of paper. |
| Do tigers most often live in a group? | No, tigers often do NOT live in groups. |
| What does advantage mean? | The quality of having a superior or more favorable position. |
| What is an ecosystem? | An ecosystem is all living things and their interactions with each other and the environment in which they live in. All living things in an ecosystem interact with each other. |
| Name 2 adaptations of elephants. | 1) Their size 2) Their long tusks |
| What is hibernation? | Hibernation: animals that sleep through the winter. These animals use little energy during the winter months. i.e. bears hibernate |
| What adaptation do ducks have? | Webbed feet |
| What adaptation do cactus have? | Thick waxy coat |
| What is an example of mimicry in reptiles? | Reptiles that look like poisonous reptiles are examples of mimicry. |
| How does competition between animals help them survive? | Write your answer on piece of paper. |
| What if not enough is not done to help an endangered species? | That species become extinct. |
| Why would it be helpful for seals to live in a group? | Write your answer on piece of paper. |