Vocabulary
Physical Adaptations I
Behavioral Adaptations I
Physical Adaptations II
Behavioral Adaptations II
100
Any characteristic that helps an organism live and survive.
adaptation
100
How is a plant most likely to be different from its parents?
A. It will grow in a different place.
B. The shape of its leaves will be different.
C. It will make a different kind of fruit.
D. It will grow best in a different season.
A. It will grow in a different place.
100
Why do animals need their senses?
A. Animals need their senses for their hearts to function.
B. Animals need their senses for their brains to function.
C. Animals must use their senses to breathe.
D. Animals must take in and process information in order to make a response.
D. Animals must take in and process information in order to make a response.
100
Which is an example of a living thing’s environment affecting its physical characteristics?
A. a puppy born with brown fur
B. a flower in the shade not growing very tall
C. a bird’s ability to fly
D. a baby crying when hungry
B. a flower in the shade not growing very tall
100
Which gives an example of an inherited behavior?
A. a dog obeying commands
B. a horse running a race
C. a rat completing a maze
D. a bird building a nest
D. a bird building a nest
200
A behavior an animal knows how to do without being taught.
instinct
200
This 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. adapted
B. acquired
C. natural
D. inherited
B. acquired
200
A rabbit in a grassy field hears in the distance the rustling of vegetation. The rabbit then quickly runs into a rabbit hole. Which of the following best describes the reaction of the rabbit to the sound?
A. The rabbit hears the sound and learns that the sound represents danger at the same time.
B. The rabbit's muscles sense the sound which makes it run to safety.
C. The rabbit hears the sound, and because of memory stored in the brain, it reacts by running to safety.
D. The rabbit hears the sound, the information goes directly to the rabbit's muscles, and it runs to safety.
C. The rabbit hears the sound, and because of memory stored in the brain, it reacts by running to safety.
200
Which of the following is an inherited characteristic of a rose?
A. the color of the rose's petals
B. the presence of thorns on the rose's stem
C. the shape of the rose's petals
D. all of these
D. all of these
200
Instincts are related to
A. both inherited and learned behaviors.
B. learned behavior.
C. inherited behavior.
D. neither inherited nor learned behavior.
C. inherited behavior.
300
A trait that results from effects of the environment. (like Mrs. Lowery's pierced ears and giant mermaid tattoo)
acquired trait
300
Elizabeth is eight years old. She has long, brown hair and brown eyes. Her favorite color is green and she loves to help her mother in the garden.
A characteristic that Elizabeth inherited from her parents is
A. her age.
B. her favorite color.
C. her eye color.
D. her love of gardening.
C. her eye color.
300
A tortoise uses its eyes to see something moving nearby. The tortoise feels threatened by the movement. It pulls its head, legs, and tail into its shell. The tortoise's shell is hard and thick. This helps protect the turtle's soft body parts from any danger.
Which of these describes a response of the tortoise to sensory information processed by its brain?
A. The tortoise's shell is hard and thick.
B. The tortoise uses its eyes to see something moving nearby.
C. The tortoise pulls its head, legs, and tail into its shell.
D. The tortoise's soft body parts are protected from any danger.
C. The tortoise pulls its head, legs, and tail into its shell.
300
A fern plant is growing in the forest by Mike's house. The leaves of the fern plant are small and green. Mike often finds small caterpillars eating the leaves of the fern plant.
Which of the following is an inherited characteristic of the fern plant?
A. The location of the fern plant inside the forest.
B. The shape of the fern plant's leaves.
C. The distance of the fern plant from Mike's house.
D. The number of leaves that are eaten by caterpillars.
B. The shape of the fern plant's leaves.
300
The flowchart below can be used as a model of one way animals respond to changes in their environment.
Which of the following could the flow chart describe?
A. A rabbit hears something moving nearby and freezes in place.
B. A hawk sees a mouse moving and swoops down to catch it.
C. A pigeon feels cold and fluffs up its feathers.
D. A dog smells an animal trail and follows it.
A. A rabbit hears something moving nearby and freezes in place.
400
The part of a chromosome that contains information for specific inherited traits.
gene
400
Lisa has freckles, dimples, red hair, and wears her hair in a ponytail. Which of these features are genetic (inherited) traits?
A. red hair and ponytail
B. freckles, dimples, and red hair
C. dimples, red hair, and ponytail
D. freckles, dimples, and ponytail
B. freckles, dimples, and red hair
400
An octopus uses its eyes to see a predator near it in the water. The octopus feels scared. It releases a colored liquid into the water. This allows the octopus to hide from the predator and get away.
Which of these describes the octopus receiving information from its senses?
A. The octopus uses its eyes to see a predator near it in the water.
B. The octopus releases a colored liquid into the water.
C. The octopus is able to get away from the predator.
D. The octopus feels scared.
A. The octopus uses its eyes to see a predator near it in the water.
400
Jan and Mark each get a puppy at the same time from the same parents. When the puppies are young, they look almost the same.
Jan gives her puppy a healthy amount of food every day and takes her puppy for a daily walk. Mark leaves food out for his puppy at all times and does not take it outside for exercise.
After a year, Jan's puppy is a healthy weight. Mark's puppy is overweight.
The body weight of a puppy is a characteristic that is
A. inherited from the puppy's parents only.
B. affected by the puppy's environment.
C. learned by watching other puppies.
D. learned by watching the puppy's parents.
B. affected by the puppy's environment.
400
When your eye sees a pencil, it sends a signal to your brain. Your brain then signals muscles in your hand and arm, and you can reach and pick up the pencil.
In the process that was described, which was a sensory receptor?
A. bone
B. eye
C. brain
D. muscle
B. eye
500
An animal response that is gathered through the senses, processed, and stored as memories to guide their actions.
learned behavior
500
Which characteristic of a pea plant is an inherited trait?
A. pruned
B. soil type
C. pod shape
D. watered daily
c. pod shape
500
A pet dog responds to its environment in many different ways. Which of the following is most likely an inherited response?
A. to sit on command
B. to walk with a leash
C. to eat
D. to wait under the table for food scraps
C. to eat
500
A pea plant has purple flowers. The pea plant reproduces, and its offspring has white flowers. The parent pea plant and its offspring are shown below.
Which of these is true?
A. The color of a pea plant's flowers changes when the pea plant has offspring.
B. A pea plant can produce an offspring that is not a pea plant.
C. The flower color of a pea plant's offspring cannot be predicted.
D. A pea plant can produce an offspring that has different-colored flowers than its own
D. A pea plant can produce an offspring that has different-colored flowers than its own
500
Young wolves learn how to hunt with their pack. When a young wolf smells the scent of a rabbit, it sees an older pack member pounce on the rabbit as prey. When this young wolf is mature and hunting and smells the scent of a living rabbit, it prepares itself to pounce on the rabbit. How does the wolf know that the rabbit is good for food?
A. The wolf is born with the ability to know what a rabbit smells like.
B. The wolf senses the same scent from the rabbit as from other animals.
C. The wolf remembers the smell and taste of rabbit from when it was younger.
D. The wolf learns about the rabbit scent as it smells it.
C. The wolf remembers the smell and taste of rabbit from when it was younger.