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organisms
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any living thing
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metamorphosis
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a chnage in body structure which takes place during the life cycle of the organism
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characteristic/trait
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a distinguishing feature or quality
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inherited traits
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to receive certain characteristics passed down from parent to offspring
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migration
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to move to another location with the change of season
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germination
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to begin to develop
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generation
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the time period in which an organism is born, grows, develops and dies
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chlorophyll
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a green material in plants that captures energy from sunlight for making food
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name 3 science tools and what they are used for
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magnifying glass - closely observe objects
ruler - measure growth & compare sizes of things tweezers -handle small objects |
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name 3 ways pollen is transferred from plant to plant
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wind
water animals (honeybees) |
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explain process of photosynthesis
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plants use sunlight, water, carbon dioxide cholrophyll to make food.
takes in: water - roots carbon dioxide - leaves sun's energy absorbed by chlorophyll in leaves food produced in leaves,then transported to all parts of plant OXYGEN is given off by plant. without leaves-plant couldn't make its own food and would die. |
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name some inherited traits
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eye color, hair color, height, foot size skin color
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name some non-inherited traits
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favorite clothes, length of hair, weight, what one likes to eat
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characteristics of mammals and examples
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have fur/hair
most live on land use lungs to breathe warm-blooded control their body temp. most have live births examples: humans,mice,dogs,cats,horses |
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name the function of the parts of the plant structure
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roots - absorb water
stems-carry water/minerals to all parts of plant leaves - make food flowers - produce seeds seed pods/fruit -protect/transport seeds |
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tell how plants and animals are different
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plants make their own food - animals don't.
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tell how plants and animals are alike
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both living organisms
both grow & develop both produce new generation of offspring both need air, water, light |
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explain why some animals migrate
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it is an animal instinct.
help animal survive. lets them live in place with a better climate-more food. |