Unit 11 Review

1. What adaptation does a deer have to be able to escape from a mountain lion?

• thick fur
• small ears
• strong legs
• short tail

2. Some likenesses between parents and children are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

• eating
• barking
• running
• shaking hands

3. Susan plants a tomato seed in a wooden box with good soil. She gives it plenty of water. What will happen next in the plant’s life cycle?

• it will flower
• it will grow leaves
• it will germinate
• it will grow roots

4. Tom looks a lot like other members of his family. What is a trait that he probably did not inherit from his parents?

• size of his feet
• the shape of his ears
• color of his eyes
• length of his hair

5. What is the correct order of events in the life cycle of a plant?

• leaves, flowers, pollination, seed
• flowers, leaves, seed, pollination
• seed, flowers, pollination, leaves
• leaves, pollination, flowers, seed

6. A stilt is a bird found in wetlands. It wades in shallow water and has a slender, sharp beak. What does the stilt most likely eat?

• seeds and nuts
• frogs and large fish
• nectar and sap
• insects and small fish

7. What type of beak would be best for eating a small seed with a thick shell?

• short and strong
• long and slender
• long and pointed
• short and hooked

8. Some bears fish for food. Where does a bear learn this behavior?

• on its own
• from its mother
• from instincts
• from other bear cubs

9. What adaptation allows a snake to survive in the desert?

• fangs
• scaly skin
• rattling tail
• small ears

10. Sarah knows that some likenesses between parents and children are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?

• eye color
• ability to read
• length of hair
• type of language