Mini life review

Food of almost any kind can be traced back to what?

• the sun
• animals
• plants
• soil

Which of these is a consumer?

• sun
• human
• trees
• plants

What role do bobcats play in a forest food web?

• Bobcats break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil

• Bobcats are consumers of marmots and grouses

• Bobcats produce their own energy

• Bobcats are predators of grasses and berries

Which organisms in this food web only eats producers?

• Fruit bats and bandicoots only

• insects and fruit bats

• rufous owls, bandicoots and pythons only

• insects only

What is an inherited trait?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.
• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

What is a learned behavior?

• Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.
• A natural behavior that an organism inherits.
• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?

A rabbit digs a burrow.

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

Instinct, inherited trait, or learned behavior?

Curly hair

• Instinct

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

Which observation in a forest involves an interaction between two groups of living organisms?

• Termites live in a decaying log

• Plants provide food for wildlife

• A snake suns itself on a rock

• Trees grow next to a creek

A student observes the following activities during recess one day. Which of these organisms was interacting with another living organism around the student’s school?

• cat

• ant

• lizard

• blackbird