Life Science 5th Grade Review

• There will be more aquatic wildlife.

• Populations of fish will decrease.

• The plants won’t have enough water.

• Beavers will have to leave the area.

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• a desert

• a shallow sea

• a tundra

• a rainforest

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• fish and duck

• cattails and water lily

• heron, raccoon, turtle

• mosquito, snail, frog

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• sea turtle

• apple tree

• butterfly

• milkweed bug

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A girl has a black Labrador retriever that she has taught to shake hands. She has also taught the dog to fetch a ball, sit, stay, and bark on command. Which of these is an inherited trait of her dog?

• shaking hands

• barking on command

• black fur

• sit and stay

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A small fish, called a cleaner fish, picks bits of food from a shark’s teeth. What can best be concluded about this behavior?

• It helps the shark blend in with its surroundings

• It removes food from inside the shark’s body

• It helps both the cleaner fish and the shark

• It takes needed nutrition away from the shark

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• The koala bears have sharp claws for grasping their prey and the owls have sharp claws to hold on to tree branches to look for food.

• The owls and koala bear both have sharp claws for grasping its prey.

• The koala bears have sharp claws for climbing and the owls have sharp claws for grasping its prey.

• The owls and koala bear both have sharp claws for climbing up trees away from dangerous predators.

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• allow them to absorb the maximum amount of water.

• grow deep underground to get nutrients.

• prevent predators from eating them.

• provide shade for animals.

• The larger ears act as camouflage, so its predators think it is really a butterfly.

• The larger ears release heat to help keep the desert fox cool.

• The larger ears keep the desert fox warm during the winter.

• The larger ears help the desert fox burrow underground.

• Energy is transferred from white-tail deer to mountain lions to wild hogs.

• Energy is transferred from mountain lions to wild hogs to corn.

• Energy is transferred from grass to white-tail deer to mountain lions.

• Energy is transferred from corn to duck to wild hogs to white tail deer.

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