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Understanding the Ermine

Understanding the Ermine

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

4th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Emma Peterson

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Ermine, members of the weasel family, are born blind and helpless but grow rapidly to near adult size within six weeks. Their coat changes color with the seasons, being brown in summer and white in winter, while the tip of their tail remains black throughout the year.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To which family do ermines belong?

Dog family

Weasel family

Bear family

Cat family

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long does it take for ermine newborns to grow to almost adult size?

Two weeks

Eight weeks

Six weeks

Four weeks

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What color is the ermine's coat during the summer?

Gray

Black

White

Brown

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the ermine's coat in winter?

It remains brown

It turns black

It becomes pure white

It turns gray

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is unique about the tip of the ermine's tail?

It remains black all year

It becomes brown in summer

It turns white in winter

It changes color with the seasons

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