Cells, Traits and Adaptations 1

​Cells, Traits, and Adaptations

By Kim Tran

​All living things are composed of cells

Nucleus: CONTROLS the cell, contains the cell's DNA

​Mitochondria: Break down food and releases energy

Cell Membrane: REGULATES what enters and exits the cell​

Cell Wall: provides SUPPORT, PROTECTION, and, MAINTAIN SHAPE. (only plant cells)

Cytoplasm: provide shape, structure, and movement for cell. Filled with fluid.

Chloroplast: absorbs sunlight and produces glucose (sugar) during photosynthesis (only plant cells)

Vacuole: STORES food, water, and waste material

Multiple Choice

The brain or "control center" of the cell. 

• Mitochondria
• Cell Membrane
• Cytoplasm
• Nucleus

Multiple Choice

What is the function of a chloroplast?

• makes proteins for animal cells

• allows materials in and out of the cell

• provides structure and support

• absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

What organelle is this??

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• cell membrane

Multiple Choice

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

• ribosome

• cell membrane

• nucleus

• chloroplast

Multiple Choice

This organelle stores water, and is very big in plant cells

• nuclolus

• ribosomes

• golgi bodies

• vacuoles

Multiple Choice

The _____________ is a gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells. It holds the organelles in place and gives each cell its shape.

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Cell Wall

• Chloroplast

Multiple Choice

What is the organelle shown?

• Plant

• Ribosomes

• ER

• Chloroplast

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What type of cell is shown?

• Prokaryotic (Bacteria)

• Eukaryotic (Plant or Animal)

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What can only be found in plant cells?

• Cell membrane
• Vacuole
• Chloroplast
• Mitochondrion

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The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?

• Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
• Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
• Prokaryotes are plant cells.
• There is no difference.

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Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.

• Lysosomes
• Nucleus
• ribosomes
• Mitochondria

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What is the function of the organelle labeled "F"?

• Use sun energy to make food
• Break food down for energy
• Contains DNA
• Protects the cell

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Sharks are born with gills.

• inherited from parents

• acquired

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A humpback whale watches its friend slap the water with its tail and copies it.

• natural instinct

• learned behavior

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Humpback whales grow to be as big as two school buses.

• inherited from their parents

• acquired trait

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What is an inherited trait?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

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What is a learned behavior?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

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Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?

Curly hair

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

Multiple Choice

B = brown fur  b = white fur
In the punnett square, what is the probability for white fur? 

• 0%
• 25%
• 50%
• 75%

Multiple Choice

Which of the following allele pairs is heterozygous?

• RR

• Qq

• ss

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What allele combination should go in the missing box?

• AA
• Aa
• aa
• none of these

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Which of the following is a structural adaptation?

• Feathers

• Predation

• Migration

• Hibernation

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Which internal adaptation allows a bird to fly?

• Feathers

• Wings

• Hollow Bones

• Beaks

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Which bird's foot is BEST adapted to swimming?

• Picture A

• Picture B

• Picture C

• Picture D

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Which beak is best adapted to tear meat?

• Picture A

• Picture B

• Picture C

• Picture D

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Adaptations help animals ___________.

• survive

• get food

• protect themselves

• all of the above

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The ears of this fox are an example of...

• A behavioral adaptation
• Poor breeding
• A structural adaptation
• Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong

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An example of a STRUCTURAL adaptation is...

• a turtle hiding inside its shell

• The spikes on a porcupine fish

• a rabbit burrowing underground

• a viper biting when threatened

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The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:

• hibernation.
• behavior.
• migration.
• camouflage.

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An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe
• Penguins huddling together for warmth
• A camel's hump used to store water
• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

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An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings

• Environment 
• Mimicry
• Camouflage

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A monkey has a long tail to help it swing from branch to branch.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical/Structural Adaptation

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A black bear hibernates during the winter months.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical/Structural Adaptation

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A penguin is white on its belly and black on its back so it harder to see underwater from above and below.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical/Structural Adaptation

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An owl is mostly nocturnal meaning it hunts and is active at night.

• Behavioral Adaptation

• Physical/Structural Adaptation

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When an animal looks like another animal it is called ______________.

• camouflage
• mimicry
• warning coloration
• protective resemblance

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Whos is the father of Genetics?

• Watson

• Crick

• Mendel

• Mr. Morris

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Look at this picture of a human mother. Which of the following traits is most likely to be passed to her child?

• pink dyed hair

• pierced ears

• brown eyes

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A turtle decides to tuck itself into its shell to escape enemies.

• Internal Structural

• External Structural

• Behavioral

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The physical features of an organism that help it survive.

• Extinction
• Behavioral Adaptation
• Structural Adaptation
• Physiological Adaptation

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The way an organism acts in order to help it survive.

• Structural Adaptation
• Physiological Adaptation
• Mimicry
• Behavioral Adaptation

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A relatively long distance journey or individuals on a seasonal basis.

• Mimicry
• Migration
• Learned Behavior
• Extinction

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An adaptation that allows an organism to perform special functions within the body.

• Mimicry
• Migration
• Learned Behavior
• Physiological Adaptation

Multiple Choice

Birds flying south for the winter is a ____ adaptation.

• structural

• behavioral

• functional

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Hibernation, migration, and dormancy or all examples of ___________ adaptations.

• behavioral

• physical

• special

• environmental

Multiple Choice

Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?

• flowers with bright colors
• sharp thorns
• small seeds
• deep roots

Multiple Choice

An example of a behavioral adaptation is

• The long neck of a giraffe
• Penguins huddling together for warmth
• A camel's hump used to store water
• A polar bear's white fur used for camouflage

Multiple Choice

An owl is mostly nocturnal meaning it hunts and is active at night.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Structural Adaptation
• Functional Adaptation

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Parrots have special feet, with two toes on the front and back to help them cling to branches.

• Behavioral Adaptation
• Structural Adaptation
• Functional Adaptation

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protects and supports plant cells

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• mitochrondria

• cytoplasm

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storage area for the cell

• vacuole

• cytoplasm

• chloroplast

• cell wall

Multiple Choice

controls what enters and leaves the cell

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• endoplasmic reticulum

• golgi body

Multiple Select

Click all the boxes that are adaptations.

• Bear hibernating

• Gills in fish

• Water in a pond

• The wings of a bird

• The temperature of the earth