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What are benefits of animals living in groups?
They can keep each other safe, warm, fed, and cared for
True or False: a benefit for animals living together is that they easily share sicknesses.
False
What are the downsides to animals living in groups?
They easily share sickness, easier to spot, food is depleted faster
What is a trait
a distinguishing quality or characteristic
What are some traits of Charlie?
red hair, strong nose, four legs, double coat, motivated by food, obedient, affectionate, loyal
What are the different types of traits?
Inherited and acquired
What is an adaptation?
a characteristic of an organism that helps it survive and reproduce in its environment
What is a variation?
the difference observed between individual organisms within a species
What do organisms need to survive
water, nutrients, energy (food), suitable habitat (space/temp/etc.)
What happens if an organism does not get what it needs to survive?
It might grow for a while but die quickly, might grow but not strong and healthy, might not grow at all, mostly it will die!!
What are the four stages of a plant life cycle?
seed, germinated seed, seedling, sprout (bonus points if you can do the actions!! Teach them if they don't know!)
What can you conclude about this organism when it was alive (habitat, behaviors, diet, etc.)
aquatic, eat things in the ocean/water, swim, other reasonable answers
What is the difference between an inherited trait and an acquired trait?
Inherited traits are passed down from the organisms parents and acquired traits are gained over time
What type of trait are freckles?
Inherited
What is the difference between a behavioral adaptation and a physical adaptation?
behavior adaptations are learned or instinctive behaviors (actions) that it does to survive. Physical adaptions are changes in its appearance to help it survive
True or False: a bear hibernating is a physical adaptation.
False! That is a behavioral adaptation.
