Life Science Questions and AnswersCreated by : Olivia Brook Payne

17 Questions

Draw and label a diagram of the water cycle. Be sure to include its source of

energy. Be sure to have all labels.Diagram WITH labels..

What happens during condensation? Does Earth only experience

condensation in the clouds? Why or why not?

Condensation happens when: the outer temperature of something is hotter than the

inner temperature.  

Condensation doesn’t only happen in the clouds. I know this because: condensation

can happen at any time if the outer temperature of something is hotter than the

inner temperature.    

Draw and label a diagram of the carbon dioxide/oxygen cycle. Include

producers & animals and add what would happen we got more producers on

animal in an ecosystem. If we had too many

plants, then we would have too much oxygen in

the air. 

If we had too many animals or pollution,

then we would have too much carbon in the air.

Describe the differences in inherited traits vs. learned behaviors. Give 5+ examples of each.

Inherited traits: are traits living thing this are BORN with 

Examples: Hair color, eye color, height, diseases   

Learned Behaviors: are actions living things learn DURING their lives

 Examples: learning how to … walk, cook, hunt, swim

Define the following & give at least 2 examples of each:

-producer -consumer -decomposer -herbivores -carnivores -omnivores -

scavenger -nicheProducers: make their own food Ex: flowers, trees

 Consumer: something that needs to eat to survive/cannot make its

own food Ex: cats, dogs

 Decomposer: breaks down dead plants and animals

Ex: bacteria, fungi 

Herbivores: eats ONLY plants Ex: giraffe, rabbit

 Omnivores: eat BOTH plants and animals

Ex: humans, bears 

Scavengers: eats DEAD plants and animals 

Ex: vultures, hyenas  

Niche: the role an animal has in its environment Ex: humans release C2O for plants, plants release Ox for humans

How are the teeth different of a herbivore vs. a carnivore? Can they

decide one day to change their diet? Why?

Herbivore teeth: flat for grinding plants 

Carnivore teeth: sharp for grabbing, catching, and killing prey

 Could they change their diet? Why?: Herbivores

couldn’t because they wouldn’t be able to kill their prey, but carnivores could because their teeth could

break apart the plants

Put the following food chains in the correct order & identify the following

organisms as producer, consumer, predator, prey, or scavenger.

 #1: Seal, seaweed, polar bear, sun

 #2: Hawk, sun, rabbit, grass,

vulture#1: sun(producer), seaweed(producer, prey),

seal(consumer, prey), polar bear(consumer, predator)

  

#2: sun(producer), grass(producer, prey), rabbit(consumer, prey), hawk(consumer,

prey, predator), vulture(consumer, predator)

List 4 different possibilities that would happen if one of the

organisms in your food chains from question #10 died.

If the seed was taken away the plants wouldn’t grow 

If the plants didn’t grow they couldn’t release oxygen  

if the plants didn’t release oxygen Animals would run out of air

 if the animals didn’t have enough air they would all die

Define and list the similarities and differences in complete &

incomplete metamorphosis. **Be sure to draw an example of an

animal’s metamorphosis for each – and label each stage!

 Both metamorphosis’s include stages animals

go through to reach adult hood accept a different amount of

phases.

Describe the function/purpose of each plant part: seed, flower,

leaf, stem, rootSeed: protect plant till it’s ready to grow

 Flower: attract pollinators

 Leaf: photosynthesis

 Stem: bring water to leaves, and nutrients to the

roots 

Root: to collect water

Do all plants need the same amount of sunlight, water, and nutrients in the soil?

Explain with examples.No, plants have adapted to their environment over

the hundreds of years of their existences so certain species have different needs than others, such as

cacti only needs a small drink every month because it can store water in side of itself, where as a daisy

needs watering every day to stay healthy.

List the 3 ways seeds mainly travel.

Seeds travel by:1.wind

2.animals3.water

List 4+ possibilities how a plant population would decrease.

Plants in an ecosystem could decrease if…1.flood

 2.forest fire

 3.drought

 4.volcano

Choose an animal that lives in a desert and list 3 adaptations (1 adaptation must help it survive in its

climate).

Kangaroo rat

burrow in sand 

long tail 

brown fur blends in with sand

Describe how a cactus adapts and its niches in its environment.

Cactus’ adaptations:Shallow roots that absorb water, quills to protect is self, can

store water.  

Cactus’ niches (jobs): a hallow cactus can be protective home to a animal

 

Describe a deciduous forest biome in detail with pictures.

Deciduous forest biome… deciduous forests are a type of forest were the dominant

species of trees live

Describe a tundra biome & the organisms in it. Include plant

and animal adaptations for survival

 Biome: The tundra is cold, and flat with no plant life

  

Animals: polar bears and seals both have thick blubber layers to keep them warm

  

Plants: no plant life   

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