Life Cycles/Plant and Animal Adaptations

Which adaptation would you expect to find in a bird that swims?

• feet with webbing

• feet with feathers

• feet with large hooked claws

• feet with curling toes and thin claws

What is the difference between the larva stage and the adult stage in some insects?

• The larva has 12 legs

• There is no significant difference

• The larva is much smaller

• The adult has wings

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A student justifies that the white rabbit lives in colder area and the other brown rabbit lives in a warmer area. Which of the following MOST supports this explanation?

• The smaller rabbit would eat more food.

• the smaller rabbit would eat less food.

• The larger rabbit would drink more water

• The larger rabbit would be hard to see in the snow.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When frogs eggs hatch, they grow into animals called tadpoles. After some time the tadpoles change into frogs. What is this process called?

• respiration

• metamorphosis

• parasitism

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

Students noticed that an apple split open after being dropped four times. How does a ripe fruit falling from an apple tree's branch benefits the apple tree as a species?

• It carries away some water

• It keeps some animals away

• It helps spread the seeds

• It gives color the surroundings

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

One way that plants and animals are alike is that both plants and animals

• grow at the same time

• stop growing after the first 12 years of life

• have young that must be raised

• produce offspring that are similar to the parents

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The type of penguins shown in the pictorial above live in the icy lands of Antarctica. The male pengins huddle together in a tight group. They stay in this tight groups most likely because they...............

• are fighting over a piece of food.

• are sharing body heat

• are looking for the sun

• hiding from predators

What does this diagram below represent?

• growth chart

• energy transfer

• life cycle

• food chain

A scientist is studying an extinct. He wants to learn how it was adapted to its environment. Which feature of the bird would be the best thing for him to study to discover what the birds ate?

• tails

• feet

• beaks

• wings

Which birds beak is most suited to find food in soil?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2