Structures
Adaptations
Behaviors
Traits
Review
100
Which of the following is a structure?

a. spinning a web
b. migration
c. quills
d. building a nest

c. quills
100
Is the following a physical or behavioral adaptation?
Feathers to fly and keep warm. 
physical adaptation
100
True or False
A behavior is anything  an animal or plant does involving an action. 
True
100
Some people are right handed.

Some people are left handed.
What is this an example of?
a. inherited trait
b. acquired trait

a. inherited trait
100
Why does the sun appear to move across the sky?
a. rotation

b. revolution
c. refraction
d. reflection

a. rotation
200
Which of the following is a structural adaptation of a cow?

a. hooved feet
b. sharp teeth
c. coming when called
d. None of the above

a. hooved feet
200

All of the following are physical adaptations, except...

Sharp beak to crack of tree nuts.
Migrating for the winter.
Hooves to graze.

Thick layer of fat to keep warm.

Migrating for the winter.
200
Which of the following is an inherited behavior?
a. playing fetch
b. rolling your tongue
c. spinning a basketball on your finger
d. speaking Spanish
b. rolling your tongue
200
Biologists study the structural adaptations of organisms, which are

a. inherited behaviors
b. learned behaviors
c. inherited traits
d. learned traits

c. inherited traits


200
What is the primary advantage of solar energy?

a. it is plentiful
b. it is manmade
c. it produces air pollution
d. it cannot be replenished

a. it is plentiful
300
Which structure is beneficial for aquatic animals?

a. long tail
b. scaly skin
c. long beak
d. webbed feet

d. webbed feet
300
What adaptation allows an animal or plant to blend into its environment?
Camouflage 
300
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 
a. an environmental trait
b. an inherited trait
c. a learned behavior
d. a personality trait
c. a learned behavior
300
Horse hooves
Deer antlers
Elephant trunk
Eagle beak
These are all...
a. inherited traits
b. instinctive traits
c. Innate ablilities
d. learned traits

a. inherited traits
300
Which of the following produces mechanical energy?
a. an outlet plug
b. a flashlight
c. a burning campfire
d. riding a skateboard
d. riding a skateboard
400
Pointed teeth are a structural adaptation to help animals

a. chew grass
b. tear meat
c. climb trees
d. eat fruit

b. tear meat
400
Skunks release a foul odor when predators are near. This is an example of a 

a. behavioral adaptation
b. structural adaptation

a. behavioral adaptation
400
What is the difference between an inherited behavior and a learned behavior?
Inherited- passed from parent to offspring
Learned- changed because of experience, or something you are taught
400
Which of the following traits are acquired?
a. Spines on a cactus
b. Babies getting milk from their mother
c. a person having curly hair
d. a tree branch is broken by lightning  
d. a tree branch is broken by lightning 
400
Which of the following completes the flow chart?
weathering--sediment--erosion--?--compaction--rocks
a. layers

b. deposition
c. cementing
d. transporting

b. deposition
500
True of False

A Structural adaptation is only seen on animals, not plants.

False

example: spines on a cactus

500
What adaptation is when an animal acts like or mimics another animal for survival?
Mimicry 
500
A plant's roots grow toward water is an example of 

a. learned behavior
b. inherited behavior

b. inherited behavior
500
Which trait is acquired?
a. color blindness
b. leaf shape
c. breaking your arm
d. animal warning sounds
c. breaking your arm
500
Which of the following substances is a solution?
a. sand and water
b. sugar and water
c. spaghetti and meatballs
d. soil and water
b. sugar and water
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