Grade 4 Heredity and Learning Summative Assessment Practice Quiz

Which characteristic below should be placed in the column labeled "Result of Environment"?

• torn ear

• small head

• able to save water in leaves

• Brown fur

Maddie is comparing different characteristics of organisms and wants to identify traits affected by the environment. Which of the following can Maddie list as a characteristic affected by the environment?

• ability to run fast from predators

• sharks having gills to breathe in the water

• plants growing better in a wet environment.

• animals with tails to keep balance.

Several of the same kind of plant are growing in the same location in a forest. The plants growing in the shade of a tree are taller than those growing in full sunlight. This is an example of which of the following?

• plants dispersing seeds.

• plants depending on each other.

• the sun moving across the sky.

• the environment affecting the characteristics of plants

Which of the following animal behaviors is learned?

• a parrot learning to talk.

• muskox protecting their young.

• a robin building a nest.

• a shark swimming fast.

Torty is a turtle brought to an animal rehabilitation center. Torty has characteristics that are listed below. Which of the characteristics is NOT inherited?

• hard shell

• ability to put his head in his shell

• missing leg

• sharp nails

Learned behaviors are changes in the behavior of an organism during its lifetime in response to its environment. Which of the following animal behaviors is learned?

• fetching a frisbee

• an animal breathing air

• an infant grasping an object

• a spider spinning a web

What is a learned behavior that an Orca displays?

• Orcas rank themselves to show dominance within a pod.

• Orcas spyhop, or rise out of the water to put their head straight out of the water to see what is happening at the surface.

• Orcas hunt with their pod to gather food to eat.

• Orcas breach, or jump out of water to make a big splash when directed to by a person.

When an animal is moving to a new location for the season, what are they doing?

• Migrating

• Hibernating

• Vay-cay-ing

• Travelling