Big Idea 16: Heredity and Reproduction Vocabulary

What are adaptations?

• A learned behavior to respond to environmental changes.

• The characteristics of an organism that increase its chances of survival in its environment.

• The process by which plants grow from a seed or spore.

• A stage in the life cycle of an organism.

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What does the term 'adult' refer to in the life cycle of an animal or plant?

• An early stage in the life cycle.

• The stage where the organism is fully grown and able to reproduce.

• The stage of producing new seeds.

• A behavior that an organism is born with.

What is complete metamorphosis?

• 2 stages of development that include egg and adult.

• 3 stages of development that include egg, nymph, and adult.

• 4 stages of development that include egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

• The process by which the female and male reproductive cells are united.

What is the first stage in the life cycle of many organisms?

• Larva

• Pupa

• Egg

• Nymph

What is germination?

• The process by which an organism adapts to its environment.

• The stage in an animal's life cycle when it is ready to reproduce.

• The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed or a spore, also called sprouting.

• A behavior that an organism is born with.

What is an instinct?

• A learned behavior to adapt to the environment.

• A stage in the life cycle of an organism.

• A behavior that an organism is born with.

• The process by which plants produce seeds.

What is incomplete metamorphosis?

• 2 stages of development that include egg and adult.

• 3 stages of development that include egg, nymph, and adult.

• 4 stages of development that include egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

• The process by which the female and male reproductive cells are united.

What is a larva?

• An early stage in the life cycle of some insects with complete metamorphosis that looks like the adult.

• The final stage in the life cycle of an insect.

• An early stage in the life cycle of some insects with complete metamorphosis that does not look like the adult.

• A stage in plant development.

What is learned behavior in animals?

• The stages of an organism's growth and development

• The act of transferring pollen from the stamen to the pistil

• Something an animal learns from experience or by watching other animals

• The process of moving seeds to a new location so that it has room to grow

What is the life cycle?

• The fertilized structure of a flowering or cone-producing plant

• The stages of an organism's growth and development

• A young plant that lacks flower growth and is unable to reproduce

• The stage of incomplete metamorphosis that occurs between the egg and adult stages of some insects