Life Science PSSA Prep

Which adaptation helps a giraffe hide from grassland predators?

• long neck

• long legs

• spotted coat

• strong lips

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People cut down a forest in order to build a road. Which change will most likely happen as a result?

• trees in nearby forests become diseased and die

• rabbits that live in the forest start eating more grass

• insects that live in the trees lose their homes and die

• insects that live in the trees have more babies and grow in numbers

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Use the table to answer the question.

Which statement most accurately compares birds and mammals?

• only mammals breathe with lungs

• only birds have feathers

• both mammals and birds are cold-blooded

• both mammals and birds lay eggs

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Which statement most accurately describes why offspring look like their parents?

• offspring inherit their traits from their parents

• parents inherit their traits from their offspring

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A city park is an example of a human-made ecosystem. Which example is a nonliving part of that ecosystem?

• soil

• squirrel

• bird

• grass

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Which example is one way in which humans rely on the environment?

• to provide offspring

• for water to drink

• for pollutants

• to start fires

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A certain animal has a strong, muscular tail like a crocodile. In which environment would this tail be most helpful for survival?

• desert

• forest

• tundra

• swamp

Which is the name for all living and nonliving things in a certain area?

• community

• habitat

• food chain

• ecosystem

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Which trait did you inherit from your parents?

• hair length

• ability to read

• eye color

• behavior of writing

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Amphibians and reptiles are the same in some ways and different in others.

What is one way they are the same and one way they are different?

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