A.4 Science Test Review

What is an adaptation?

• A behavior that helps an animal survive.

• The food that animal eats.

• How energy moves in a food web.

• How animals evolve throughout time.

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Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?

• Desert

• Temperate forest

• Grassland

• Tropical Rainfroest

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A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 

• an adaptation
• environment
• response
• stimulus

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What adaptation of the cactus helps it absorb water quickly?

• Needle-like spikes

• Waxy covering

• Long, shallow roots that cover a wide area

Students construct an obstacle course and watch a hamster successfully navigate through it. This is an example of-

• an inherited trait

• a learned behavior

• a structure

• a function

What adaptation helps animals hide in their surroundings?

• camouflage

• speed

• sharp teeth

• watching their mother

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Why is it helpful for lions to live in a pride?

• By living in a group, they do not get lonely.

• It is easier to get food when working as a group.

• They can protect themselves from predators.

• The old and wise lions can tell the rest of the group where to find food.

How can birds care for their young?

• camouflaging them

• helping them pick fleas out from their feather

• bringing them food, such as worms

• teaching them how to hunt

Are all kinds of symbiosis beneficial to all animals involved in the symbiotic relationship?

• Yes

• No

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What kind of symbiosis occurs between a human and a mosquito?

• Both are harmed.

• Both benefit.

• The mosquito benefits and the human is slightly harmed.

• The human benefits, and the mosquito is harmed.