Life Science Milestones Review- 5th

Which one is an Inherited Trait

• A person driving a car

• A human watching T.V

• Scar

• Color of your hair

What is a acquired trait

• A Scar

• Color of hair

• Freckles

• Liking to swim

Which of the following statements is true for all living things (organisms)?

• All living things have organs

• All living things produce their own food through photosynthesis

• All living things are made of one or more cells

• All living things do not get energy from the sun.

What is the function of the nucleus within a cell?

• Acts as the cell's "brain"

• jellylike structure that fills most of the cell

• Completing photosynthesis

• large storage area filled with a liquid that contains various substances

Which of these makes vertebrates different from invertebrates?

• Vertebrates have backbones.
• Vertebrates live above water.
• Vertebrates have two parents.
• Vertebrates are warm-blooded.

What do all amphibians have in common?

• They all feed on plants.
• They are all cold-blooded.
• They all care for their young.
• They live only in the water.

What do all amphibians have in common?

• They all feed on plants.
• They are all cold-blooded.
• They all care for their young.
• They live only in the water.

All birds are...

• warm-blooded and have feathers
• warm-blooded and have fur
• cold-blooded and have feathers
• cold-blooded and have fur

How can you distinguish between a reptile and an amphibian?

• Amphibians can live in water and on land. Reptiles can't.

• Amphibians lay eggs, but most reptiles do not.

• Amphibians go through metamorphosis (change in their body), but reptiles do not.

• Repiles are cold-blooded, but amphibians are not.

Which of these is an inherited trait? 

• a broken wing
• knowing where to find a bird feeder
• a scar
• the shape of a birds beak