Inherited Traits, Learned Behaviors, and Adaptations
Resources and Food Webs
100
Plants need all the following to survive except--
a. carbon dioxide
b. water
c. oxygen
d. sunlight
c. oxygen
100
All energy in a food chain comes from--
the Sun
100
What is weathering?
When small pieces of rock break down
100
Observe the picture of the seal. What is the learned behavior it is showing?
Balance a ball on its nose
100
Plants, coal, water, air
Which is nonrenewable?
Coal
200
Observe the table. Which soil would best support plant life?
Potting soil
200
Organisms that eat dead plants and animals and release nutrients into the soil are known as--
decomposers
200
What is erosion
When small pieces of rock move via wind, water, or ice
200
A tiger inherits which of the following from its parents?
a. hunting quietly
b. the pattern of its stripes
c. the ability to roar
b. the pattern of its stripes
200
Natural gas, oil, wind, coal
Which of the above is renewable?
Wind
300
Observe the table. What levels of water retention support plant life?
Low to medium
300
Frogs are consumers. They rely on _____________ to survive
Other organisms
300
What is deposition?
When small pieces of rock are deposited in a new place
300
Which of the following structures helps a lion survive by hunting food?
a. a large stomach
b. the shape of its eyes
c. lsharp claws
d. a long tail
c. sharp claws
300
Observe the food web. What would happen to the mouse population if the snakes disappear?
The mouse population would increase
400
What do plants need to produce their own food? (three things)
Water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide
400
Name the four stages of the life cycle of a butterfly
Egg, caterpillar, cocoon, adult
400
Observe the picture. These rocks were found at the bank of a fast moving river. Why do they appear smooth?
The rushing water of the river eroded the rocks
400
Which of the following behaviors are learned?
1. A child playing soccer
2. A parrot saying polly want a cracker
3. A cat meowing
4. A polar bear hibernating
1 and 2
400
Observe the food web. What would happen to the hawk population if the snakes disappeared?
The hawk population would decrease
500
Observe the seedling in your packet. What two stages of life has the seedling gone through?
Germination and sprouting
500
Name the process that some animals go through to change from the young stage to the adult stage.
Metamorphosis
500
Observe the picture. How were these sand dunes formed?
Heavy winds in the desert caused deposition
500
Give an example of an inherited trait and a learned behavior
Answers will vary
500
Observe the food web. What would happen to the deer population if the mountain lions disappeared?