Life Cycles Test

When an animal is extinct, what can be said about that animal?

• It has grown larger over time

• It has grown smaller over time

• It has disappeared from the Earth altogether and no longer exists

• It has changed slowly over time

Which sequence correctly shows the stages in a plants life cycle?

• 1. seed

  2. young plant

  3. adult plant

• 1. seed

  2. adult plant

  3. young plant

• 1. adult plant

  2. young plant

  3. seed

• 1. young plant

  2. seed

  3. adult plant

A child speaks Spanish fluently but has never lived in Spain. What best explains why the child can speak Spanish so well?

• She watched a TV show once where the actors spoke Spanish

• She learned to speak Spanish in a class she took at school

• She has a brother that took Spanish in school for 2 years

• She inherited her ability to speak Spanish

A red flower and a white flower make pink flower offsprings. Why is the offspring flower not the same as the parents?

• The offspring color is the result of the mixing of inherited traits

• The offspring's color is the result of differences in precipitation

• The offspring's color is the result of growing at a different temperature

• The offspring's color is the result of new predators in the environment

Which animal behavior is learned?

• whales migrating

• bears hibernating

• ducks swimming

• a dog "shakes hands" with its owner

Which animal behavior is learned?

• whales migrating

• bears hibernating

• ducks swimming

• a dog "shakes hands" with its owner

Ground squirrels sleep for 5 to 6 months in their burrows during the winter. Why do ground squirrels sleep during the winter?

• to raise young ones

• to hide from enemies

• to survive the winter

• to look the same as their surroundings

An inherited behavior or instinct comes naturally to an organism. Which behavior is inherited?

• bears hibernating

• cat learning to use litter box

• dog rolling over on command

• tiger learning to hunt for food

How are vertebrates and invertebrates different?

• vertebrates have backbones

• vertebrates only eat vegetables

• all vertebrates are warm-blooded

• all vertebrates can fly

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

• being able to read

• having a scar

• having blue eyes