Standard 16.1
Standard 16.2
Standard 16.3
Standard 16.4 Animal Life Cycles
Standard 16.4 Plant Life Cycles
100
Animals can move and live within a large geographic area. However, plants cannot move from place to place. What process helps plants live over a large geographic area?
A. pollination
B. fertilization
C. seed dispersal
D. seed germination
C. Seed Dispersal
100
Some garter snakes in Northern Florida hibernate in the winter. What is most likely the cause for the hibernation of the garter snake?
A. It is a learned behavior.
B. It is an inherited behavior.
C. There is too much food to eat.
D. The animals are bored and decide to sleep.
B. It is an inherited behavior.
100
Some human behaviors involve communication. Humans mainly depend on their voices to communicate. Which of the following examples of vocal communication is most likely an inherited behavior?
A. a baby crying at night
B. a student asking a question
C. a teacher explaining the answer
D. a teenager talking on a cell phone
A. a baby crying at night
100
Florida is home to the Greater Siren, a very large salamander. This animal is sometimes called the Mud Eel, but it is not an eel. Just like frogs, salamanders lay eggs that become tadpoles. At what stage of its metamorphosis can a salamander lay eggs?
A. pupa
B. larva
C. egg
D. adult
D. adult
100
What are the major stages in the life cycle of plants?
Seed -> Seedling -> Mature Plant -> Flower or Cone
200
Reproduction in flowering plants involves several stages. Sometimes animals have a role in plant reproduction. In which two of these stages can animals play a role?
A. pollination and fertilization
B. pollination and seed dispersal
C. seed dispersal and fertilization
D. seed germination and seed dispersal
B. pollination and seed dispersal
200
List some examples of inherited plant traits.
Leaf shape, leaf size, leaf color, flower shape, flower size, root type
200
Ms. Leon asks Alicia to describe four things she did that morning. Alicia shares that she rode her bicycle to school, spoke Spanish with her friend, jumped when the fire alarm sounded, and finished her science and math homework. What does Alicia do that was most likely an instinctive behavior?
A. Alicia rides her bicycle to school.
B. Alicia speaks Spanish with her friend.
C. Alicia jumps when the fire alarm sounded.
D. Alicia finishes her science and math homework.
C. Alicia jumps when the fire alarm sounded.
200
The Eastern Lubber grasshopper is a common sight in Florida. This grasshopper can get as long as 7 cm. The female grasshopper lays eggs in the Spring, and these eggs hatch into nymphs. Nymphs look like small adults but without wings. Which of the following statements is true about the Eastern Lubber grasshopper?
A. This grasshopper does not go through reproduction.
B. This grasshopper can fly shortly after the eggs hatch.
C. This grasshopper goes through complete metamorphosis.
D. This grasshopper goes through incomplete metamorphosis.
D. This grasshopper goes through incomplete metamorphosis.
200
The life cycles of all seed plants involve certain stages. What stage will most likely be next after a plant reaches adulthood?
A. sprouting
B. seedling
C. reproduction
D. germination
C. reproduction
300
The Florida Skullcap is a flowering plant. Scientists carefully monitor this plant. In one area alone, scientists observed a change in population from 2017 to 2018. The data is shown below.
Florida Scullcap Population
Year Number Found
2017 550
2018 2,500
What is the most likely explanation for the increase in the number of Florida skullcaps?
A. a decrease in the rate of seed germination
B. an increase in the number of pollinators in the area
C. a decrease in the number of pollen grains released by an anther
D. an increase in the number of cones produced to protect the seeds
B. an increase in the number of pollinators in the area
300
List some examples of inherited Animal Traits.
Presence of hair, scales, the shape of teeth, bird beak size and shape, and instincts
300
You visit an aquarium and see the dolphin show. They can balance the ball on their nose and jump through hoops with ease!
What type of behavior are the dolphins demonstrating?
A. neither hereditary nor learned
B. hereditary
C. instinctive
D. learned
D. learned
300
3. The most common stick bug in Florida is the Two-striped Walkingstick. Stick bugs undergo incomplete metamorphosis. What is the main difference between the life stages of stick bugs and insects that undergo complete metamorphosis like butterflies?
A. Stick bugs do not lay eggs.
B. Stick bugs do not form pupa.
C. Stick bugs reproduce by giving birth to live young.
D. Stick bugs develop directly from an egg to an adult.
B. Stick bugs do not form pupa.
300
What is one difference between the life cycle of an orange tree and the life cycle of a pine tree?
A. Orange trees reproduce using spores. Pine trees use seeds
B. Orange trees grow from flowers. Pine trees grow from cones.
C. Orange trees have no flowers and fruit. Pine trees have flowers and cones.
D. Orange trees have flowers and fruit. Pine trees have cones and no flowers.
D. Orange trees have flowers and fruit. Pine trees have cones and no flowers.
400
During the flower dissection, Avion and his partner make some observations. Their recorded observations are listed below.
- There are pollen grains on the tip of the pistil.
- The ovary can be broken into two halves.
- The ovary has tiny white eggs inside.
- The eggs are arranged like corn kernels on a corn cob.
Which of the following processes would most likely have happened next if the flowering plant was still alive?
A. seed dispersal
B. pollination
C. germination
D. fertilization
D. fertilization
400
1. A female Green turtle lays and buries her eggs in the sand on the beach. The table below shows the temperature of some of the eggs as they are developing.
Egg Temp of Egg Gender
1 88°F female
2 88°F female
3 82°F male
4 82°F male
5 82°F male
6 88°F female
Based on the data in the table, what will scientists most likely conclude about the gender of a Green turtle?
A. There will always be a certain number of eggs.
B. Warmer eggs will be female Green turtles.
C. More Green turtles are female than male.
D. Warmer eggs will be male Green turtles.
B. Warmer eggs will be female Green turtles.
400
Gray whales make one of the longest migrations of any mammal on earth. Every year of their lives, they swim more than 10,000 miles roundtrip. They swim from Mexico to the Arctic, and then back again. When the gray whales are in Mexico, their young are born. Then they swim north to the feeding grounds in the Arctic.
Which of the following best describes the animal behavior of migration?
A. learned behavior
B. acquired behavior
C. instinctive behavior
D. environmental behavior
C. instinctive behavior
400
What life cycle is shown in the picture. Label each of the stages.
This is an incomplete metamorphosis!
Stages include -
1. egg
2. nymph
The nymph grows larger and molts several times
3. adult
400
Our Florida orange trees flower in the Spring. Soon after the flowers bloom, the fruit develops on the trees. Which of the following describes the life cycle stage that occurs after the flowers bloom and while the fruit develops?
A. embryo
B. germination
C. seeds are developing
D. the seedling is growing
C. seeds are developing
500
Avion’s class performs a flower dissection for the students to observe the different structures
of a flower on a flowering plant. The teacher asks Avion to find where fertilization takes place.
Use the picture to identify where it takes place!
Ovary - fertilization and seed production take place here. The pollen joins with the egg cells in the ovary.
500
What is an Acquired Trait and what are some examples of them.
Acquired Traits - characteristics determined during a living thing's lifetime by the outside world; these traits cannot be passed down to the offspring
Examples - scars, changing hair color, disease from parasites, developing muscles, learned behavior (using tools)
500
Hurricanes in Florida damage trees. If a pine tree loses half of its branches, what will its offspring most likely look like?
A. They will have half the normal number of branches.
B. They will have the normal number of branches.
C. They will have twice as many branches.
D. They will have no branches.
B. They will have the normal number of branches.
500
What life cycle is shown in the picture. Label each of the stages.
This is complete metamorphosis
1. egg
2. larva/caterpillar
3. pupa/cocoon
4. Adult
500
The Saw Palmetto is the most common palm in Florida. Its small flowers develop into a fleshy fruit eaten by the forest animals such as bears and gopher tortoises. Pine trees do not have flowers but do have cones. These cones are used for reproduction. What do the Saw Palmetto Palm and the pine tree have in common?
A. They are both nonflowering and produce seeds.
B. They both use pollen to make seeds for reproduction.
C. They both rely on the wind to attract insects for pollination.
D. They both produce a fruit that contains seeds for reproduction.
B. They both use pollen to make seeds for reproduction.