Chapter 5 Test

A food web is shown.

Suppose a disease kills a large number of raccoons. Which is LEAST LIKELY to happen next?

• The number of grasshoppers rises.

• The number of mice rises.

• The number of mountain lions drops.

• The number of wolves rises.

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Which is TRUE of learned behaviors?

• You are born knowing how to do them.

• Parents can teach them to their children.

• They are seen in both plants and animals.

• They are never useful for survival.

Energy for all living things can be traced back to

• water.

• producers.

• sunlight.

• soil.

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A butterfly is going through metamorphosis. Which stage happens after the larva stage?

• seed

• egg

• adult

• pupa

Which is a path that energy can take through an ecosystem?

• leaf > caterpillar > robin > cat

• caterpillar > leaf > cat > robin

• cat > robin > caterpillar > leaf

• robin > caterpillar > leaf > cat

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What is inside a seed?

• only stored food

• only a tiny plant

• pollen and a tiny plant

• a tiny plant and stored food

All the people in a family speak Spanish. Speaking Spanish is

• a physical characteristic

• an inherited trait

• a learned behavior

• a physical trait

The photo shows a frog.

The frog's eyes are near the top of its head. Which is MOST LIKELY one way that this adaptation helps the frog survive?

• The adaptation helps the frog look for food underwater.

• The adaptation helps the frog stay warm when its swimming.

• The adaptation helps the frog see when most of its body is underwater.

• The adaptation helps the frog swim fast.

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Which is NOT an inherited trait in chickens?

• laying eggs

• having feathers

• making clucking sounds

• running to the person who feeds them

The picture shows a dandelion plant.

Which adaptation helps this plant's seeds move to new places?

• The flowers are bright yellow.

• The leaves are long and narrow.

• The seeds are white.

• The seeds and light and fluffy.