Traits
Yuri has a pet rabbit. His rabbit has gray fur, brown eyes, two long ears, and weighs 4.2 pounds. The rabbit's _______ is an acquired characteristic.
A. fur color
B. number of ears
C. eye color
D. body weight
What is D. body weight
A mother is teaching her child how to use a computer. Using a computer is a behavior that
What is c. must be learned
Is a a horse a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a. vertebrate
b. invertebrate
What is a. vertebrate
Where do fish live?
a. on land
b. in water
c. on land and water
What is b. in water
The plant kingdom is divided into two main groups:
a. flowering & non-flowering
b. seed & seedless
c. trees & plants
d. conifers & flowering plants
What is b. seed & seedless
A lamb was born with a long tail, but it was cut short (docked) to prevent disease. What kind of characteristic is the lamb's docked tail?
A. acquired
B. inherited
C. natural
D. adapted
What is A. acquired
A dog's instincts allow it to do some things without being taught. Which of the following things would a dog do based on instinct?
What is b. chase a squirrel
Is a frog a invertebrate and vertebrate?
a. invertebrate
b. vertebrate
What is b. vertebrate
Are birds warm or cold-blooded?
a. Warm-blooded
b. Cold-blooded
What is a. warm-blooded
Nonvascular plants usually grow in:
a. damp, shady areas
b. deserts
What is a. damp, shady areas
Which type of trait gives a daisy white petals?
What is a. inherited
Knowing how to swim is an instinct that a fish has. This means that a fish can begin swimming right after it
What is D. all of these
Crabs, lobsters, and shrimp with hard exoskeletons are ___.
a. vertebrates
b. invertebrates
What is b. invertebrates
How do reptiles give birth?
a. Live birth
b. Lay eggs
What is b. lay eggs
Seedless plants reproduce by
a. spores
What is a. spores
Gina has a plant in a pot in her bedroom. The plant has pink flower petals and long green leaves. Gina waters the plant every day and makes sure that it gets plenty of sunlight. An inherited trait of Gina's plant is
A. the location of the plant in Gina's bedroom.
B. the color of the pot that the plant grows in.
C. the color of the plant's flower petals.
D. the amount of water that the plant gets daily.
What is C. the color of the plant's flower petals
Which of the following is an inherited behavior?
What is a. a bird flying
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians are all ___.
a. invertebrate
b. vertebrate
What is b. vertbrates
What kind of body covering do mammals have?
a. Hair/fur
b. Feathers
c. Scales
d. Dry Scales
e. Moist, slimy skin
What is a. hair/fur
Plants that reproduce from seeds can be further divided into:
a. monocots & dicots
b. angiosperms & dicotyledons
c. flowering & non-flowering plants
d. spores & conifers
What is c. flowering ad non-flowering plants
Mellie's guinea pig has two babies. She gives one of the babies to her brother Ralph. She keeps the other baby.
Mellie gives her baby guinea pig food once a day. She puts a wheel in its cage so it can exercise. Ralph leaves food out for his baby guinea pig all the time. His guinea pig does not have a wheel.
After several months, Mellie's guinea pig is about the size of its parents. Ralph's guinea pig is overweight.
Why are the guinea pigs different sizes?
What is c. because they grew up in different environments
When danger approaches, a black bear mother will send a warning call to her cubs. The cubs will then climb a tree. This response is
What is c. a learned behavior
What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?
a. Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.
b. Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.
c. Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.
d. Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.
What is a. Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.
How do amphibians breathe?
a. Lungs
b. Gills
c. Gills then lungs
What is c. gills then lungs
Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.
a. cones
What is c. flowers and fruits