Science Final Exam 2023-2024

The lion is trying to find food. Which part of the lion’s behavior is an instinct?

• Deciding when to hunt

• Hiding in the grass

• Searching for food

Which is the best definition of an instinct?

• A behavior that an animal copies

• A behavior that an animal is born with

• A behavior that lets an animal survive without eating

_________is the stages that a living thing passes through as it grows and changes.

• Life cycle

• Seedling

• Germinating

The tadpole has_____ which help it to breathe underwater.

• Gills

• Stomach

• Lungs

Bears wait in the water to catch fish. Which kind of behavior is this action?

• Instinct

• Learned behavior

• Defense

After frog eggs hatch, a ______will appear.

• Nymph

• Tadpole

• Kitten

________metamorphosis is when a life cycle goes through four stages.

• Inactive

• Incomplete

• Complete

Mosses make_______

• Flower

• Seeds

• Spores

Most birds and reptiles_________ by laying eggs?

• reproduce

• germinate

• metamorphosis

Which of these is the best definition for hibernation?

• An instinct that an animal prepares for by eating lots of food

• A deep, sleeplike state in which normal body activities slow

• The movement of animals from a cold climate to a warm climate