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Adaptations and Traits

Adaptations and Traits

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Science

5th Grade

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Medium

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-2

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Standards-aligned

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RACHEL HEIMBERGER

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3 Slides • 20 Questions

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Adaptations and Traits

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Important Vocabulary

  • instinct - something you're born knowing to do

  • learned behavior - something you learn as you grow

  • inherited trait - a feature you get from your parents

  • adaptation - a change made to survive

  • hibernation - an inactive state like deep sleep (animals)

  • dormancy - a state of rest or inactivity (plants)

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  • camouflage - to disguise by blending in

  • mimicry - looking like another animal for some benefit

  • photosynthesis - process by which plants produce food

  • endangered - in danger of becoming extinct

  • extinct - no longer in existence, died out

  • migration - moving from one place to another

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Multiple Choice

Riding a bike is a(n)

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instinct

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learned behavior

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inherited trait

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behavior

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Multiple Choice

A cat's green eyes is an example of a(n)

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instinct

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inherited trait

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learned behavior

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behavior

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Multiple Choice

A body part or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment is a(n)

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instinct

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adaptation

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learned behavior

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inherited trait

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Multiple Choice

A period of inactivity in a plant is called

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hibernation

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migration

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dormancy

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camouflage

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Multiple Choice

A species that no longer is living on Earth is

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endangered

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migrating

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biotic

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extinct

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Multiple Choice

An inactive state of an animal's body for an extended period of time is called

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hibernation

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dormancy

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migration

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camouflage

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Multiple Choice

Characteristics offspring get from their parents are called

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inherited traits

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learned behaviors

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extinction

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hibernation

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following adaptations would most help an animal that lived near a pond?

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a thick coat of fur

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webbed feet

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large body

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deep roar

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following adaptations would most help an animal that is nocturnal?

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excellent night vision

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a strong jaw

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webbed feet

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thumbs

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following inherited traits would be least helpful to an animal living in the ocean?

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gills

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fins

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light body covering on the bottom

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fur

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following does a daisy NOT need in order to make its food through photosynthesis?

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roots

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stem

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leaves

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All of the above are needed to make food.

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Multiple Choice

A long neck helps a giraffe to

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hide from predators

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stay warm

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reach its prey

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reach the leaves at the top of trees

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Multiple Choice

Leaves on a sunflower help it to

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obtain water

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obtain carbon dioxide

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obtain oxygen

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protect itself from herbivores

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Multiple Choice

Many raccoons have adapted to living in urban areas by

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looking for food during the day

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living as pets

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finding food in trash cans

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living underground

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Multiple Choice

Viceroy butterflies look similar to monarch butterflies, which contain a toxin that deters predators. This is an example of

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hibernation

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migration

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dormancy

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mimicry

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Multiple Choice

An example of a learned trait is

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a child reciting his ABC's

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height

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a giraffe's long neck

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a zebra's stripes

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Multiple Choice

Female sea turtles return to the location where they hatched from their eggs to lay their own eggs. This is an example of

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mimicry

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an instinct

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a learned behavior

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dormancy

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of bats' inherited traits?

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excellent night vision

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wings

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eating at night

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sleeping under a bridge

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Multiple Choice

A NONexample on an inherited trait of a tree is

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the color of its leaves

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the type of fruit it bears

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the insects that live on it

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its bark

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Multiple Choice

A lion's sharp teeth help it

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attack its prey

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chew leaves

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eat insects

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stay warm

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