Question

bill nye - science guy
life cycles
directions: while watching the video, use the word bank to fill in the blanks.
resources 5,000 years spore k - selected birth
reproduce seedling r - selected small death
life cycle genes generation fly life

1. every living thing has a ____________.
2. the stages of a chicken life cycle is egg, chick, chicken and then ____________.
3. every tree in the forest grew from a tiny ____________.
4. a ____________ is a tiny piece of a mushroom that will grow into an adult mushroom.
5. humans start off ____________ and get bigger.
6. ____________ is when living things lay a lot of eggs at once.
7. ____________ is when living things have just a few offspring.
8. how fast something grows depends on what ____________ are available to them and what time of year.
9. most living things have have these stages in common: ____________ growth, reproduction, and death.
10. the seeds in the pyramids must have been alive for ____________.
11. spontaneous ____________ is the idea that life could just grow out of stuff that wasnt alive.
12. all life comes from other ____________.
13. maggots are the first stage in a ____________ life cycle.
14. all living things must grow, ____________ and die in a life cycle.
15. during reproduction, ____________ get passed on.

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the concept for each blank

Match words from the word - bank to the context of each sentence.

Step2: Fill in the blanks

1. Every living thing has a life cycle.
2. The stages of a chicken life cycle is egg, chick, chicken and then death.
3. Every tree in the forest grew from a tiny seedling.
4. A spore is a tiny piece of a mushroom that will grow into an adult mushroom.
5. Humans start off small and get bigger.
6. r - selected is when living things lay a lot of eggs at once.
7. K - selected is when living things have just a few offspring.
8. How fast something grows depends on what resources are available to them and what time of year.
9. Most living things have these stages in common: birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
10. The seeds in the pyramids must have been alive for 5,000 years.
11. Spontaneous generation is the idea that life could just grow out of stuff that wasn't alive.
12. All life comes from other life.
13. Maggots are the first stage in a fly life cycle.
14. All living things must grow, reproduce and die in a life cycle.
15. During reproduction, genes get passed on.

Answer:

1. life cycle
2. death
3. seedling
4. spore
5. small
6. r - selected
7. K - selected
8. resources
9. birth
10. 5,000 years
11. generation
12. life
13. fly
14. reproduce
15. genes