Science Chapter 4

What do sea jellies, earthworms, and spiders have in common?

• They all have eight legs

• They all have stingers

• They all have backbones

• They do not have backbones

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

• Pierced ears

• Dyed hair

• Green eyes

• Broken arm

Which animal group has mostly live births?

• amphibians

• mammals

• reptiles

• arthropods

How would you classify an octopus?

• amphibian

• worm

• arthropod

• mollusk

Nora falls and cuts her leg. It leaves a scar. Which best describes her scar?

• acquired characteristic

• inherited behavior

• inherited trait

• learned behavior

Which animal group includes cold-blooded vertebrates that have dry, scaly skin?

• mammals

• amphibians

• reptiles

• mollusks

The second stage in a life cycle of some insects...

• larva

• pupa

• metamorphosis

• instinct

A stage of an insect's life cycle between larva and adult...

• larva

• metamorphosis

• pupa

• trait

A behavior an animal is born able to do...

• instinct

• inherit

• acquired

• trait

to receive from a parent...

• trait

• instinct

• inherit

• acquired