Traits and Behaviors/ Life Cycles Review

Crows are found throughout many parts of the world. They are black birds with excellent hearing. In the wild they live for six to seven years. Some crows in Japan open hard-shelled nuts by dropping them in front of moving cars. Which of these is a learned behavior?

• A. having excellent hearing

• B. long hind legs

• C. dropping nuts in front of cars

• D. having black feathers

How is the life cycle of the grasshopper and the fly similar?

• They both hatch to larva.

• They both have 4 stages.

• The adults look like the nymphs.

• They both start as eggs.

A student was observing rose bushes outside in the school garden and wrote down some notes. Choose the correct response to fill in the blank below. A description of an inherited trait of a rose bush is __________.

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The diagram shows the life cycle of a lady beetle. What stage is missing from the life cycle?

• A. pupa

• B. larva

• C. egg

• D. adult

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Which of these shows the correct order of the life cycle of a plant?

• A. 2, 1, 4, 3

• B. 3, 4, 2, 1

• C. 3, 1, 4, 2

• D. 1, 4, 2, 3

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What structure would most likely help a bird that needed to swim find its food?

• strong wings

• sharp talons

• good eyesight

• webbed feet

Which of these is an inherited trait of a dog?

• Short Tail

• Catching a ball

• sit on command

• leading a blind person

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The table shows the inherited and not inherited traits of a rose. Which characteristics of a rose plant belongs to the not inherited traits?

• Missing leaves

• Sharp Thorns

• Small Buds

• Long roots

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The life cycle of a darkling beetle is shown below. Which stage represents the larva stage?

• A

• B

• C

• D

This diagram illustrates the life cycle of a tomato plant. Which stage in this plant life cycle is the adult?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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