Life Cycles and Growth

The pictures show behaviors of animals and people. which is an inherited behavior?

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An animal's environment can change some of its physical traits. Which trait can be changed by the environment?

• gills on a tadpole

• stripes on a zebra

• color of a pink flamingo

• type of hair on a dog's coat

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An arctic hare is brown in the summer and white in the winter. What is the most likely cause of this change?

• learned behavior

• instinctive behavior

• effect of environment

• beginning of hibernation

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The picture shows a Florida panther stalking its prey. Where does the panther learn this behavior?

• by itself

• from its mother

• from its instincts

• from other panther cubs

Warrick looks a lot like other members of his family. Which is a trait that Warrick probably did not inherit from his parents?

• size of his feet

• shape of his ears

• color of his eyes

• length of his hair

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While researching opossums, Alexis came across the picture above. What classification best describes the opossum?

• amphibian

• hatchling

• marsupial

• reptile

The tussock moth caterpillar can cause many problems for people in Florida. The webs that the caterpillars spin are very sticky and are hard to remove. In what stage of its life cycle would the moth be when it spins its web?

• adult

• egg

• larva

• pupa

Florida is home to the great siren, a very large salamander. This animal is sometimes called a mud eel, but it is not an eel. Just like frogs, salamanders lay eggs that become tadpoles. At what stage of metamorphosis can a salamander lay eggs?

• adult

• egg

• larva

• pupa

Some insects go through incomplete metamorphosis. Others go through complete metamorphosis. What stage is part of complete metamorphosis, but not incomplete metamorphosis?

• adult

• egg

• nymph

• pupa

Animals that go through incomplete metamorphosis spend some time as nymphs. Which claim about nymphs could be supported by evidence?

• Nymphs are fully developed and can lay eggs.

• Nymphs look nothing like adults of the same animal.

• Nymphs molt as they grow from an immature animal to an adult.

• Nymphs spin cocoons so that they can rest and change form.