Unit 8 and 9 Review

What is learned behavior?

• Dog answering to their name

• He is 5 years old

• He rolls over on command

• He has black paws

Small burrowing animals have advantages over larger ones because

• They have a large amount of water stored in they body.

• Large animals can outrun small one

• They can burrow and wait until the fire is over

• They can catch small animals escaping the fire

Match the trait to the environment

• Excellent tunneling skills

• Forest

• Large flat footprints

• Aquatic

• Brown and tan fur

• Safari

• Streamlined body

• Desert

• Thick fur

• Artic Tundra

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The differences among a species, like different bird beaks, are called _______

• Variation

• Inheritance

• competition

• Genes

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• I eat nuts

• I eat insects

• I eat fish

• I eat mice

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• I eat nuts

• I eat insects

• I eat fish

• I eat mice

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What is the function (purpose) of a beak? Hint: You can tell a lot about a birds beak, what does a bird beak tell you?

• What it eats

• Where it comes from

• What predators it has

• The color of its feathers

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What is the function (purpose) of a long think beak? Hint: Their beaks are very thin and long, so it is able to get into small places.

• To open nuts and seeds

• To eat nectar from flowers

• To help grab large prey

• To help it tear apart its prey

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What is an INHERITED trait?

• A trait you get from your friend.

• A trait passed on from your parents.

• Something you get from your grandparents.

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Male deer fighting for the attention of female deer

• Inherited trait

• Learned behavior

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