Chapter 2 Science Review

An animal with a backbone is called a(n)

• vertebrate

• larva

• trait

• migrate

In an early stage of life, when a butterfly eats and grows, it is called a(n) _______.

• adaptation

• vertebrate

• larva

• inherited

Some animals need much less food to survive when they ______.

• migrate

• trait

• pupa

• hibernate

Something that helps a living thing survive is called a(n) ______

• migrate

• adaptation

• larva

• pupa

If something passes on from a parent to its offspring. It is ______

• vertebrate

• hibernate

• trait

• inherited

The stage in the life cycle of a butterfly during which it changes into an adult is called the ______

• pupa

• vertebrate

• adaptation

• trait

Sometimes animals move to another place, or _______, to find better food or shelter.

• adaptation

• larva

• migrate

• pupa

A feature passed on to an animals from its parents is a(n) _______.

• trait

• hibernate

• adaptation

• vertebrate

Sea jellies, earthworms, and spiders are all animals ...

• with a backbone (vertebrate)

• without a backbone (invertebrate)

True or false: An instinct is a behavior that animals are born to do.

• True

• False