5 pt

1. Ecosystems Force, Motion, & Energy Inherited Traits Responses and Behaviors 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 5 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 10 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 15 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 20 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt 25 pt

2. The particular place where an organism lives

3. What is a habitat?

4. The role of an organism in its habitat

5. What is a niche?

6. Organisms in a living system that receive energy directly from the Sun

7. What are producers?

8. Organisms that feed on the wastes of plants and animals or on their remains after they die

9. What are decomposers?

10. The process that plants use to produce their own food

11. What is photosynthesis?

12. A path that electric current flows through

13. What is a circuit?

14. The role of a battery in an electric circuit

15. What is to provide power, energy?

16. The role of the handlebars on a bicycle

17. What is to provide steering?

18. Keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun

19. What is the force of gravity?

20. The role of sunlight in the water cycle

21. What is to provide heat to evaporate the water?

22. Any characteristic that can be used to identify or describe an organism

23. What is a trait?

24. The passing of traits from parents to offspring

25. What is heredity?

26. Eye color, hair color, and height

27. What are inherited traits?

28. An inherited trait that allows a lion to blend into its environment

29. What is fur color?

30. An inherited behavioral trait, such as hibernating in winter

31. What is an instinct?

32. When an organism changes its behavior because of practice or experience it has gained

33. What is a learned behavior?

34. A child pouts to try to get what she wants

35. What is a learned behavior?

36. A plant’s stem bends toward the light from a window

37. What is a response to the environment?

38. Koko is a gorilla that uses sign language to communicate with people

39. What is a learned behavior?

40. Vines grow up along a chimney

41. What is a response to the environment?