Topic 5 Test Review

1. When an organism __________, it makes more organisms of the same kind as the parent.

• organism

• variation

• reproduces

• inherit

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

2. A ________ is a feature of an organism.

• variation

• trait

• inherit

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

3. A _________ is a living thing, such as a plant or an animal.

• organism

• trait

• gene

• variation

4. To ___________ something means that you got it from your parents our ancestors.

• variation

• influence

• diverse

• inherit

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

5. ______ means that there are many different kinds.

• inherit

• diverse

• reproduces

• influence

6. To have an effect on is called ________.

• inherit

• diverse

• influence

• reproduces

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NGSS.3-LS3-2

7. The differences in organisms from the same parent is called ________.

• diverse

• variation

• inherit

• traits

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

8. Put the stages of the life cycle in the correct order:

Growth

Birth

Death

Reproduction

Answer explanation

The correct answer is birth, growth, reproduction, death.

9. True or False: A young plant looking like the parent plant is an example of traits influenced by the environment

• True

• False

Answer explanation

When a plant looks like the parent plant, that is not influenced by the environment, but an inherited trait!

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

10. True or False: A hydrangea flower is blue or pink depending on the soil it is grown in is an example of traits influenced by the environment.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember, Mrs. Wynters' hydrangea bush was blue when it was planted, but then bloomed white flowers?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5