Characteristics of Organisms Unit Test Review

What does a vertebrate have that an invertebrate does not have?

• gills

• a brain

• lungs

• a backbone

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What makes mammals different from all other vertebrates?

• They give milk to their young.

• The live on land.

• They are warm-blooded.

• They use lungs to breathe.

Which one of the animals is an amphibian?

• Polar bear

• Butterfly

• Lizard

• Frog

What do earthworms, jellyfish, and spiders have in common?

• They all have eight legs.

• They all have stingers.

• They all have backbones.

• They do not have backbones.

Which choice is the correct order of a butterfly's life cycle?

• Egg, pupa, larva, adult

• Pupa, egg, larva, adult

• Egg, larva, pupa, adult

• Larva, egg, pupa, adult

What inherited trait does a human have to help itself when it's cold?

• A human knows how to put on a jacket.

• A human knows where to find a heater.

• A human knows how to shiver.

• A human can shop for a blanket.

Which answer choice is a LEARNED trait?

• A baby being born with brown hair.

• An apple tree producing red apples.

• A baby bird being taught how to fly by it's parents.

• The patterns of a snakes scales.

Kim's father jokes that she has inherited most of her traits from her mother. Which trait could she really have inherited?

• good table manners

• blond hair

• speaking with a southern accent

• knowing how to use the computer

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

Which of the following responses is an adaptation for defense?

• A giraffe's horns

• A monkey's tail

• A penguin's flippers

• A tiger's stripes

A bear uses it's sense of taste to...

• locate shelter

• communicate

• judge which foods are okay to eat

• sense danger to escape enemies

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8