Life Science Quiz

Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.

• behavior
• learned trait
• inherited trait
• function

A behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught.

• learned behavior
• inherited trait
• job
• function

Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.

• counter-shading
• mimicry
• adaptation
• camouflage

_______________ is when an animal blends into its environment.

• camouflage
• mimicry
• warning coloration

Which is a body part that can be adapted for getting food?

• claws
• beak
• teeth
• All of the above

Outer body coverings such as fur, scales, or feathers are considered to be an adaptation.

• True
• False

Adaptations for defense against a predator would include ____________.

• feathers
• short tail
• claws
• big ears

Which of these is not an inherited trait?

• a bird building a nest
• a turtle burying its eggs
• a bear hibernating in winter
• a horse pulling a plow

List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order. 

• Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult
• Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
• Adult, Egg, Larva, Pupa
• Adult, Egg, Pupa, Larva

In which stage can an organism reproduce? 

• Pupa
• Egg
• Adult
• Larva