What is an inherited trait?

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

What is a learned behavior?

A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

What question can be used to sort fish, such as a bass, from amphibians, such as a frog?

Does the organism use gills to breathe?

Is the organism able to move around?

Which of the following questions could we ask to distinguish a mammal, such a spider monkey, from a reptile, such as a crocodile?

Does the animal lay eggs to reproduce?

Does the animal have four limbs?

Does the animal consume food for energy?

Does the animal have a backbone?

A student sees a turtle laying its eggs on the beach. Which of the following is an example of a question the student could ask to decide whether this is a learned behavior or an instinct?

Does the turtle have to see other turtles laying eggs on the beach to know how to do that?

How long does it take for turtles of this type to lay their eggs on the beach?

Do other types of turtles also lay their eggs on the same beach at the same time?

After laying the eggs, does the turtle remain on the beach to care for the newly hatched turtles?

A student observes a tree that is shaped like a cone. What question would help the student decide whether this shape is inherited or acquired?

Do all the trees of this kind have that same cone shape?

Are there more birds in the cone-shaped tree?

Does this cone-shaped tree produce more seeds?

Is there a water source close to the cone-shaped tree?

Life Science: S5L1 & S5L2

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5th Grade

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NGSS

MS-LS1-4, 4-LS1-1, 3-LS1-1

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27 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills

amphibian

fish

bird

reptile

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?

fish

amphibian

reptile

mammal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the only type of animal that has feathers?

bird

mammal

amphibian

reptiles

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

birds

reptiles

amphibians

mammals

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of animal spends part of its life in water and part on land and lays its eggs in water?

amphibians

reptiles

birds

fish

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Algea

Flowering

Non Flowering

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dogwood Tree

Flowering

Non Flowering

Tags

NGSS.3-LS1-1

NGSS.3-LS3-1

NGSS.4-LS1-1

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Life Science: S5L1 & S5L2

27 questions

What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills

What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?

What is the only type of animal that has feathers?

What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

What type of animal spends part of its life in water and part on land and lays its eggs in water?

Algea

Dogwood Tree

Is a fern classified as a seed or non-seed plant?

Does the moss in this picture reproduce using seeds?

Look at the picture.
A dog that sits when told to.

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27 questions

What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills

What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?

What is the only type of animal that has feathers?

What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

What type of animal spends part of its life in water and part on land and lays its eggs in water?

Algea

Dogwood Tree

Is a fern classified as a seed or non-seed plant?

Does the moss in this picture reproduce using seeds?

Look at the picture.A dog that sits when told to.

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