Life Cycles and Traits

What is the process by which a plant grows from a seed and produces new seeds?

• Germination

• Reproduction

• Photosynthesis

• Pollination

What is the process by which an animal is born, grows, reproduces, and dies?

• traits

• metamorphosis

• photosynthesis

• life cycle

What are traits that are passed down from parents to offspring called?

• Inherited characteristics

• Inherited traits

• Acquired traits

• Environmental factors

What are traits that are acquired or learned during an organism's lifetime called?

• acquired traits

• innate traits

• inherited traits

• genetic traits

Give an example of an acquired trait in animals.

• A cat being born with the ability to sit down.

• A bird growing wings to fly.

• A dog learning to sit on command through training.

• A fish developing lungs to breathe air

What is the term for the differences or variations that exist among individuals of the same species?

• variation

• morphological variation

• individual variation

• species

What is the second stage of a plant's life cycle?

• Germination of seeds

• Flowering

• Growth of roots and shoots

• Photosynthesis

What is the third stage of a plant's life cycle?

• adult or mature stage

• flowering stage

• seedling stage

• germination stage

What is the first stage in the life cycle of an organism?

• Birth

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Death

What stage of the life cycle does an animal grow to an adult?

• Birth

• Growth

• Reproduction

• Death