All living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.
What is an environment?
100
The camouflaged coloration of lizards in the rainforest is an important adaptation because;
a. they make pretty pets;
b. lizards have scales and claws;
c. they can easily hide from prey;
d. they are very interesting to study
What is c. they can easily hide from prey?
100
Tippy the cat does many things. Which behavior if an instinct?;
a. ringing the door bell;
b. meowing along with the radio;
c. running to the kitchen when a can is opened;
d. sleeping more hours than it is awake.
What is d. sleeping more hours than it is awake?
100
How do adaptations help species survive?
What is adaptations allow a species to change so that they can better find shelter, bare and care for their young, and survive from predators?
200
Factor that contains the DNA code for a trait.
What is a gene?
200
A behavior that is passed from parents to offspring.
What is an instinct?
200
The African Baobab tree has a huge trunk that can store as much as 100 kiloliters of water. This adaptation would be an advantage in a climate that is very....
What is Dry?
200
Adam can roll his tongue. His brother Lee cannot. Which statement explains why?;
a. Adam can do it because he is older;
b. Adam has a dominant trait for tongue rolling;
c. Lee can't because he hasn't practiced enough;
d. Lee has a dominant and recessive factor for tongue rolling.
What is b. Adam has a dominant trait for tongue rolling?
200
Being able to play a board game, is a.....
What is learned behavior?
300
Characteristic that appears, even if there is only one factor present for it.
What is a Dominant Trait?
300
An arctic fox has white fur in winter to help it survive. What is this an example of?;
a. adaptation;
b. mitosis;
c. instinct;
d. learned behavior
What is a. adaptation?
300
Which is NOT an adaptation of desert plants;
a. Root systems that are spread out over large distances or deep roots;
b. seeds that can lie in soil for years before germinating;
c. ability to withstand high humidity and saturated soil;
d. ability to store water.
What is a. Root systems that are spread out over large distances or deep roots?
300
Jenna has blue eyes. What trait did she inherit from Mom? and What trait did she inherit from Dad?
What is she inherited a recessive trait for blue eyes from both parents.
400
A trait that appears only if an organism has two factors for the trait.
What is a recessive trait?
400
A frog moves to a near by pond because its own pond is drying up. What changed for the frog to cause it to move?;
a. its chromosomes;
b. its environment;
c. its inherited traits;
d. its instincts
What is b. its environment?
400
Name 2 changes to the environment that causes many animals to prepare for the coming winter in Massachusetts.
What are: color of leaves changing and falling off trees, getting colder outside and starting to snow; water on lakes begins to freeze?
400
Kyle inherits brown eyes. Is it possible for one of his parents to have blue eyes?
What is yes, if Kyle inherited a brown dominant trait from one parent and a recessive trait of blue eyes from another parent; he will still have brown eyes.
500
A behavior that an animal acquires through experience.
What is a Learned Behavior?
500
An egg hatches into a caterpillar, which eats, becomes a pupa, emerges as a moth, and lays eggs. What is this an example of?;
a. inherited trait
b. learned behavior;
c. mitosis;
d. Life Cycle
What is d. Life Cycle?
500
How do animals prepare to survive in the winter in Massachusetts (at least 2)
What are grow thicker fur, hibernate, store food, fly south for the winter?
500
How are traits inherited?
What is each parent passes a factor to its offspring?