TRAITS
Hurricanes damage trees. If a pine tree loses half of its branches in a hurricane, which trait will its offspring MOST LIKELY inherit?
a. they will have twice as many branches
b. they will have the normal number of branches
c. they will have half the normal number of branches
b. they will have the normal number of branches
In our solar system, what is Earth's position from the sun? The first planet is the one closest to the sun.
a. first
b. fifth
c. third
d. fourth
c. third
Ann builds a model to show how glaciers cause erosion and deposition. Whic model would BEST show erosion and deposition?
a. let a chunk of ice melt all day in the hot sun and then freeze it again.
b. chip a large blck of ice into smaller pieces and pile them up
c. move a large block of ice slowly across a try filled with diret and rocks
c. move a large block of ice slowly across a try filled with diret and rocks
What stage of the life cycle is missing?
seedling--> seed -->grass --> young plant --> adult plant
a. seed
b. death
c. growth
b. death
Water is a natural resource that is necessary for many reasons. Which of the following are uses of fresh water?
a. growing crops
b. shelter
c. covering
d. cooking
e. protection
a. growing crops
d. cooking
Animals may look like their parents. The way animals look may also change because of the environment. Which of the following traits are inherited traits from their parents?
a. starfish loses one arm
b. giraffe has a long neck
c. parrot has an injured wing
d. a sheep gets their wool shed
b. giraffe has a long neck
A scientist records the following information about a planet.
*it is the smallest planet in the solar system
*it is made up of rocks and metals
*it is closest to the sun
*It is a little bigger than the earth's moon
Which planet is the scientist studying?
a. Saturn
b. Uranus
c. Neptune
d. Mercury
d. Mercury
Callie's class is planning a field trip to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. They will be looking for evidence of slow change to Earth's surface. Which most likely produced the rock towers and wall of the canyon?
a. erosion
b. weathering and deposition
c. deposition
d. erosion and weathering
d. erosion and weathering
Chloe constructs the life cycle of a monarch butterfly. How can her drawing be completed for the second stage?
a. adult monarch butterfly
b. caterpillar
c. chrysalises
d. egg
b. caterpillar
Volcanic Eruption
Snowshoe hares that live in Alaska are brown in the summer. In the winter, they molt to change their fur to white to camouflage in the snow. Snowshoe hares that live in northern California stay brown all year round. How do parents and the environment affect the fur color of the snowshoe hare?
Brown fur color is an ______________ physical trait caused by the parents.
inherited
What is the fourth planet from the sun and is red in appearance?
Mars
Which of these describe slow changes to Earth's surface caused by glaciers?
a. U-shaped oxbow lakes forming
b. canyons forming between cliffs
c. melting water forming lakes
d. rocks breaking down after erosion
c. melting water forming lakes
What would most likely happen if the water in a frog's habitat became more salty?
If the water became more salty, it would affect the frog's life cycle. It would be _________ for eggs and tadpoles to survive in salty water. Over time, there would be fewer adult frogs.
a. less
b. more
c. easy
d. hard
d. hard
Because inherited traits are passed from ____________ to offspring, offspring often look like their parents.
a. environment
b. ecosystem
c. all organisms
d. parent
d. parent
Snowshoe hares that live in Alaska are brown in the summer. In the winter, they molt to change their fur color to white for camouflage in the snow. Snowshoe hares that live in northern California stay brown all year round. How do parents AND the environment affect the fur color of the snowshoe hare?
White fur color is an acquired trait caused by the _________________.
environment
What planet is the second planet from the sun and is the hottest planet?
Venus
What are large amounts of earth, rock and other material that moves down a steep slope?
a. landslide
b. earthquake
c. volcanic eruption
d. hurricane
a. landslide
Compare the life cycle of a cricket to the life cycle of the darkling beetle. Which is true?
a. the cricket and the beetle both have a pupa stage
b. the beetle life cycle has a nymph stage, but the cricket does not
c. the cricket transforms during the larva stage like the beetle.
d. the beetle and the cricket both have an egg stage and an adult stage.
d. the beetle and the cricket both have an egg stage and an adult stage.
Choose any of the following songs to sing to your teacher. ALL group members MUST participate to earn the points!
*Count on trees (resources)
* WED chant
* Water cycle song
*CLAWS chant (climate and weather)
An example of an observable trait that an offspring could share with their parents is the color of their ___________.
a. scars
b. teeth
c. petals
d. soil
c. petals
This is the third planet from the sun and the only one with visible life.
Earth
What is the process of the ground shaking and cracking of the ground surface?
earthquake
Which sequence shows the sunflower's life in the correct order?
a. seed--adult flower--death--sprout
b.seed--sprout--death--adult flower
c. seed--sprout--adult flower-- death
c. seed--sprout--adult flower-- death
Draw a life cycle of an organism that has at least 4 stages.
(answers will vary)