Science PSSA Review (End ?'s)

A mantis is a green insect that can grow up to 6 inches in length. One adaptation that helps it to survive in its environment is

• good hearing

• small size

• excellent vision

  (eye sight)

• good sense of smell

Water that is still; not moving is known as

• a puddle.

• lentic.

• lotic.

• cold.

Canadian geese migrate from Canada to the United States and Mexico. Which change occurs in Canada during winter that causes the geese to fly south?

• Sunrise occurs earlier in the day.

• There is less food available to eat.

• There are more animals that eat geese.

• Snow makes it hard for the geese to see.

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Which trait would a mouse MOST LIKELY inherit from its parents?

• A scar on its foot

• the color of its fur

• the habitat where it lives

• a favorite food it likes to eat

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Which sequence shows the order of the stages in the butterfly's life cycle?

• egg, larva, adult, pupa

• egg, pupa, larva, adult

• egg, pupa, adult, larva

• egg, larva, pupa, adult

When two animals live in the same area and depend on the same organism for food, they are

• competing.

• decomposing.

• germinating.

• hibernating.

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The energy that is stored in food originally comes from

• air.

• soil.

• sunlight.

• water.

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Which two environmental changes usually cuase certain animals to migrate?

• change of season &

  fewer predator

• change of season &

  less food

• loss of habitat

  &

  fewer predators

• loss of habitat

  &

  more food

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Why do some animals hibernate in the winter?

• to find food for their young

• to adapt to environmental changes

• at avoid predators

• to find a mate

Plants are PRODUCERS because they

• can grow in soil.

• make their own food.

• need water to grow.

• take in nutrients.

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