Heredity

Front

Spiders spin web by instinct. Which statement best describes the behavior of spiders?

Back

The spider knows how to spin the web the first time the spider does it.

Front

Why do some animals hibernate?

Back

Hibernating is a response to changes in the environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Front

Arctic Hares are brown in the summer and white in the winter. What is the most likely cause of this color change?

Back

changes in the environment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Front

What kind of behavior does the dolphin demonstrate at the aquarium show?

Back

both learned and inherited

Front

What is an actual observation you can make about plants?

Back

The number of flowers each plant has.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

What did you do that was instinctive behavior?

Back

jumped at the sound of the fire alarm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Front

Which is a characteristic that you probably did not inherit from your parents? Options: color of hair, size of feet, length of hair, shape of ears

Back

length of hair

Front

Which is not a learned behavior of an animal? Options: A rattlesnake using it's rattle to scare away a predator, A dog skateboarding, A dolphin jumping out of the water through a hoop, A lion hunting a zebra.

Back

A rattlesnake using it's rattle to scare away a predator.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Front

If one plant was grown in the dark and one was grown in the light, what can you conclude about the growth and features of the plants?

Back

The environments determine the growth and all features.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Front

What are traits that parents pass on to their children?

Back

physical features

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4