Structure and Function

What type of beak is best for sucking nectar from flowers?

• Chopstick

• Spoon

• Straw

• Tweezer

A student has blue eyes and blonde hair. His parents also have blue eyes and his mom has blonde hair. This is an example of what kind of trait?

• Learned behavior

• Inherited trait

• DNA replication

• Camoflague

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An arctic fox has white fur in the winter and brown fur in the summer. This adaptation is important for the fox because...

• It allows it to hide from things that want to hunt it

• It allows it to sneak up on small animals it is hunting

• The change in colors matches the colors of its environment in each season

• All answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A mother cat will twitch its tail at kittens, making them chase the tail. The kittens get faster and better at catching the tail. Soon the kittens go with the mother to start trying to catch mice. The kittens ability to catch mice is what type of trait?

• Learned behavior, because the mother teaches them how to hunt

• Inherited trait, because the kittens are born knowing how to hunt

• Mimicry, because the kittens are pretending to be the mother

• Camouflage, because the kittens are good at sneaking up on their prey

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NGSS.3-LS3-2

NGSS.3-LS4-2

The elephant ear plant has large leaves. These leaves are a beneficial trait for the plant because

• They capture wind energy

• They require a lot of water to live

• They capture a lot of sunlight

• They hold a lot of water like a cactus

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Eye color, hair color, and height are all examples of inherited traits. An example of a learned behavior is

• Type of ear lobes

• Skin color

• Wear a green shirt

• Have a wide mouth

Which of the following is a learned behavior?

• A boy running

• Blue eyes

• Eight fingers and two thumbs

• Brown hair

What adaptation helps a polar bear stay warm in the arctic?

• Sharp claws

• Fangs

• Large muscles

• Thick layer of fat

What adaptation helps a goat climb mountains?

• Thick fur

• Sharp horns

• Fuzzy tail

• Cloven (split in two) hooves

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Carnivores have teeth that...

• are sharp and include fangs

• are flat and wide

• are sharp in the front and flat and wide in the back

• have fangs only