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A group of science students created a chart to show what they knew about inherited traits and learned behaviors in children. Which of these is an inherited trait the students could put in that column of the chart?

• cooking a meal

• speaking English

• crying when hurt

• using a pencil

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• F

• G

• H

• J

A cactus can live in the desert because of this adaptation:

• wide flat leaves to catch water

• shallow roots

• thick, waxy leaves help it store water

• tendrils to reach sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which foot is best suited for a wet environment?

• Clawed foot with talon 

• Human-like foot

• Webbed foot

• Small clawed foot without a talon 

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Which adaptation of a frog most helps it capture insects to eat?

• Croaking sound

• Sticky tongue

• Laying eggs

• Smooth skin

Which foot is best adapted for an animal that must dig tunnels underground to escape predators?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What does it mean to CAMOUFLAGE?

• when a weak animal copies a stronger animal to warn of predators

• when an animal is able to change colors to survive in an enviornment

• when an animal hibernates during the winter.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of these adaptations most help the hawk keep other hawks out of its territory by warning them from far away?

• Brown head

• Loud call

• Hollow bones

• Sharp claws

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Some animals, such as lions, have pointed teeth, while other animals, such as cattle, have flat teeth. The difference in the shape of these animals' teeth is most closely related to--- (5.10A)

• the type of organisms the animals consume

• the sounds the animals make

• the habitat the animals live in

• the type of predators the animals have

A chameleon lies next to a large blue flower so predators can NOT find it. This is an example of

• camouflage

• mimicry

• migration

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