Vocabulary Review
A frog develops front and back legs during...
metamorphosis
What happens when a plant is pollinated?
Pollen is brought from the male part of the plant to the female part.
Which animal helps the gray fox to escape from predators?
d. It has the ability to climb trees
An adaptation allows an animal to survive in its environment. Climbing to a higher location allows the gray fox to avoid predators and therefore survive longer.
16. Which part of the cactus allows it to survive long periods of dry weather?
C. It has thick stems to hold extra water.
One type of adaptation helps a plant to conserve water, a critical resource.
A bird building a nest is an example of a...
a. life cycle
b. behavior
c. adaptation
b. behavior
Pupa
12. Flowers Come in many shapes, sizes, and colors. How is this a plant adaptation?
d. The different flower types attract different kinds of insects to pollinate them.
Flowers come in many shapes and sizes. Different flowers attract different kinds of insections to pollinate them.
17. The male snowy owl is almost completely white. It lives near the Arctic Circle, where this adaptation helps it stay hidden while hunting. What type of adaptation is this?
a. Camouflage
Camouflage is the ability of an animal to blend in with its surroundings
Before a new plant can grow, the seed must...
Germinate
8. Animals have many behaviors. Some are learned and some come from instinct. Which of the following is based on instinct?
a. a chimpanzee using a took to dig up insects
b. bats hibernating in the winter months
c. lion cubs imitating hunting behaviors of their mother
d. a dog responding to its owner's commands
b. bats hibernating in the winter months
The hibernation of bats is a behavior that is not learned, but a result of instinct.
b. 3, 1, 4, 2
A pine-tree life cycle includes pollination, seed formation, germination, and growth of an adult tree.
Snakes lay eggs as part of their...
life cycle
Oscar enjoys bird watching. His favorite bird is a warbler, but he can see them only during the month of September. After that, the warblers head south in search of food. What is the warbler's behavior an example of?
migration
Migration is the movement of an animal to a new location, usually to find food.
Austin has a female yellow and white cat that just had kittens. The father of the kittens is a black cat. The little of the kittens contains three black kitens, two yellow kittens, and one kitten that is black, yellow, and white. How can you explain these results?
c. Each kitten got a different mix of the features from the mother and father cats.
18. Matt is investigating the life cycle of plants. He wants to see if squash seeds germinate and grow faster than bean seeds. Design an experiment he can do to find out. Identify the controls, the variable and the hypothesis. Then describe how you would display the results.
Sample answer: Plant bean seeds and squash seeds in the same soil and same type of container. Water them the same amount each day. Record when germination happens and how quickly each plant grows. The variable (what's being tested) is the type of seed used; the controlled (what is the same/not being tested) parts of the experiment are the soil, water, and location. The hypothesis (testable prediction) is that the bean seeds grow faster than the squash seeds. The data for the experiment could be displayed in a line graph showing the growth of both plants.
The quill of a porcupine is a structural...
adaptation
11. Animals have body structures that help them to find food and shelter or defend themselves from predators. Looking at the picture on number 11, what adaptation helps the cheetah compete with other animals for food?
D, strong legs for high speed hunting
An adaptation helps an animal survive. Running fast helps the cheetah to survive because it allows it to catch fast-running prey.
15. A scientist is studying the behavior of chipmunks. She records the information in the chart. Which adaptation is show in the graph?
b. Hibernation
Hibernation is a time when animals conserve energy by sleeping or by being less active.
19. Katerina is doing a project on adaptations in birds for the science fair. Explain how she could use the materials shown here (#19) as models to show how different birds are adapted to eating different foods.
Sample answer: She could use the tools to show how birds with different lengths and shapes of beaks are adapted to grabbing and picking up different types of food. She could choose a tool and demonstrate how good it is at different types of movements, such as scooping, piercing, or pinching.
**An adaptation helps an animal survive better in its environment. Different-shaped beaks allow birds to catch a variety of prey.