Heredity, Survival, & Selection - Unit Assessment

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1. There are so many different varieties of dogs because…

• people chose to breed dogs with traits they wanted.

• dogs wanted to be different from each other.

• dog babies (puppies) were different from their parents.

• dogs have a lot of puppies.

2. The green anoles are such good climbers because…

• they like climbing trees.

• they need to be able to climb to get food that is high up in the trees.

• they need to be able to get away from brown anoles on the ground.

• the green anoles that were poor climbers were more likely to get eaten by brown anoles, so they had fewer babies.

3. Becky has light-colored skin. During the summer, sometimes her skin turns red if she stays in the sun too long.

• Becky’s skin color is a trait she got from her parents.

• Becky’s skin color changed because of her experience in the summer.

• Both answers are correct

4. Chickens living today have bigger eggs than chickens that lived a long time ago. How do you think that happened?

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5. How does living in a group help vervet monkeys survive? Choose the best answer.

• They show each other where to find food.

• They communicate in their own language.

• They warn each other of danger.

• They groom each other’s fur.

6. If dry weather kills many of the plants in the vervet monkeys’ habitat, how would that affect the vervet monkeys?

• They would be more likely to survive.

• They would be less likely to survive.

• There would be no change.

7. How does living in a group help some animals survive? Give at least two animal examples to support your answer.

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8. Describe the traits their kittens might have. What will the tail and body look like? What will the face and ears look like?

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9. Why did you choose your answers above? Explain your reasoning.

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