The life cycle of both butterflies and grasshoppers starts at the same stage. The pictures below show the life cycle of both organisms.

Which of the following is the beginning stage of the life cycle for both the butterfly and the grasshopper?

• Egg

• Larva

• Nymph

• Pupa

Loggerhead sea turtles are large turtles that live in the ocean and nest on the Florida coast. The female loggerhead sea turtle lays more than 100 eggs in the beach sand. How is laying so many eggs an important adaptation that helps these turtles to survive?

• Large nests of eggs help keep the eggs warm enough to allow more turtles to hatch.

• If many turtles hatch, they can help defend each other against predators in large numbers.

• The more eggs that are laid, the greater the chance that more turtles will live to become adults.

• A large number of eggs in one place makes it possible for the mother to lie on the eggs until they hatch.

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The Sun provides the energy to be used by the living things in the lagoon food chain shown below.

Which of the following describes the transfer of energy from a producer to a consumer?

• From Perch to Kingfisher

• From Brine Shrimp to Perch

• From the Sun to Green Algae

• From Green Algae to Brine Shrimp

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Absorb

• To take up and store energy without reflecting or transmitting that energy

• To take up and give away stored energy while reflecting and transmitting energy

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Adaptation

• A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment.

• A behavior concern that should be addressed as soon as it happens

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Analyze

• To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelatedness.

• To break down and really think hard about something

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Asteroid

• A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun and is much smaller than a planet.

• A big ball of fire flying through the intergalactic highway system

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Attraction

• When you like someone

• A term used to describe the electric or magnetic force exerted by oppositely charged objects or to describe the gravitational force that pulls objects toward each other.

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Forces that are _____ in size but opposite in direction.

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An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals is called a _________.