Science Mid-Unit 3 Quiz

What is biomimicry?

• When engineers use ideas from nature to help design solutions to problems

• When engineers use ideas from art to help design solutions to problems

• When engineers use ideas from history to help design solutions to problems

• When engineers use ideas from technology to help design solutions to problems

What is camouflage?

• An adaptation that helps organisms survive in their environment by blending into their surroundings

• An adaptation that helps organisms survive in their environment by standing out from their surroundings

• An adaptation that helps organisms survive in their environment by making loud noises

• An adaptation that helps organisms survive in their environment by flying quickly

What do scientists study fossils for?

• To learn about current organisms that live today and to learn about what future environments will be like

• To learn about extinct organisms that lived long ago and to learn about what past environments were like

• To learn about fictional organisms that never existed and to learn about what imaginary environments were like

• To learn about alien organisms that come from outer space and to learn about what extraterrestrial environments were like

What is variation?

• Differences in organisms in a population

• Similarities in organisms in a population

• Differences in organisms in a habitat

• Similarities in organisms in a habitat

What is one possible adaptive trait that may occur in organisms that live in an ocean environment?

• Being able to hibernate in the winter

• Being able to change color to stay camouflaged

• Being able to fly in the air

• Being able to dig underground

What is the purpose of testing a tool in science?

• To see which features in a system work randomly and which need to be ignored

• To see which features in a system work perfectly and which need to be celebrated

• To see which features in a system work best and which need to be improved

• To see which features in a system work worst and which need to be removed

What is an example of an adaptive trait?

• A plant having colorful scales to hide from predators

• Leaves falling off a plant that cannot survive in its environment

• A plant growing the tallest but the leaves are dying and falling off

• Thorns on a flower that help keep the flowers alive

What do fossils help scientists learn about?

• Fictional organisms that never existed and imaginary environments

• Alien organisms that come from outer space and extraterrestrial environments

• Current organisms that live today and future environments

• Extinct organisms that lived long ago and past environments

What is an example of a habitat that could produce fossils of various organisms?

• A swamp

• A desert

• A mountain

• A beach

What happens if an environment does not have enough food for an organism?

• The organism may not be able to survive

• The organism will become stronger

• The organism will find more food elsewhere

• The organism will adapt to not needing food