Unit 4 Part 2 Review

Which external structure of the duck functions for movement on both land and water?

• beak

• wings

• feet

• tail

How does the shape of a duck’s foot help it survive? 

• The pointed tips help the duck grab fish.

• 1. The pointed tips help the foot move easily through the water. 

• 1. The webbed skin between the toes helps the duck push water. 

• The layer of skin between the toes helps keep the duck warm.

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When a porcupine feels threatened, it raises its quills. How does this help the porcupine survive when attacked by a predator?

• It can run faster.

• It can climb trees more easily.

• It will make itself look bigger and more dangerous.

• It will blend into its environment.

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• In both cycles, an egg develops into an adult.

• Both cycles include one or more nymph stages.

• Both cycles involve a pupa as a resting stage.

• In both cycles, an adult lays eggs.

Choose the picture that shows the adult stage of a beetles life cycle.

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Choose the picture that shows the mature stage of the tomato.

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A lady beetle changes in several ways as it grows and develops. How is its life cycle different from the life cycle of a cricket?

• The lady beetle looks the same at every stage of its life cycle.

• The lady beetle changes body shape when it becomes an adult.

• The lady beetle grows larger at every stage while keeping the
  same body shape.

• The lady beetle changes only slightly from one stage to the next.

At which stage in the life cycle of a plant are seeds produced? 

• 1. Seedling

• Sprouting seed

• Young plant

• Mature Plant

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Observe the photograph. The cricket shown is in the ________ stage of its life cycle.

• larva

• pupa

• adult

• nymph

A cricket in the nymph stage will grow larger and grow wings but otherwise will keep looking about the same.

• True

• False