WorksheetsBio St 2.1.2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 41mins
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Class
Date
1.
Vascular tissue that transports water and minerals UPWARDS from a plant's roots is known as ______.
a)
Cuticle
b)
Phloem
c)
Stomata
d)
Xylem
2.
To obtain the energy from the food it produces, plants must break down the sugar in the cells throughout the plant in a cellular process called
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
transpiration
3.
Plants COULD NOT survive without _____ and ______.
a)
Transpiration and Gravity
b)
Oxygen and Water
c)
Seeds and Water
d)
Carbon Dioxide and Water
4.
Why might some plants have thorns?
a)
to stay safe from animals that want to eat the plant
b)
to attract insects that spread pollen to other plants
c)
to take in nutrients from the air
d)
to provide shade for the plant
5.
What is one reason why some plants have scents?
a)
to shed extra water off the plant
b)
to take in nutrients from the soil
c)
to attract animals to spread its pollen
d)
to conserve water during dry periods
6.
Animals disperse seeds by _________.
a)
eating seeds and dropping waste later on
b)
hiding seeds for late and not coming back for them
c)
catching seeds on their fur and carrying them to different places
d)
all of the above
7.
What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survive.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
d)
How animals evolve throughout time.
8.
The goal of every species on earth is...
a)
to survive and reproduce
b)
divide and conquer
c)
survive and conquer
d)
reproduce and die
9.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
d)
Habitat
10.
External fertilization is common for organisms that live in:
a)
Trees
b)
Water
c)
Land
d)
Ummm, I'm pretty sure you didn't teach us this...
11.
Gametes join inside the female reproductive tract (Land adaptation)
a)
Internal Fertilization
b)
External Fertilization
c)
Internal Development
d)
External Devlopment
12.
Which of the following is an advantage of sexual reproduction?
a)
it creates more genetic diversity
b)
it is fast and efficient
c)
it is easy to find a mate
d)
it is easier to develop offspring
13.
What is Estivation?
a)
The process of an animal becoming fully grown
b)
When animals reduce their activity in the summer
c)
When animals use adaptations to their advantage
d)
The natural instinct to go to a warmer place during the winter
14.
What is innate behavior?
a)
Something that helps an animal communicate
b)
A way an animal is categorized
c)
Learned behavior
d)
An ability that you are born with
15.
What is an example of innate behavior?
a)
A person solving a math problem
b)
A spider spinning its web
c)
A dog knowing to walk on a leash without running away
d)
A puppy doing tricks
16.
Which would be a display of reproductive behavior?
a)
foraging
b)
growling
c)
courtship
d)
estivation
17.
What is the name of an area that an animal defends from other members of its species?
a)
niche
b)
habitat
c)
territory
d)
ecosystem
18.
Which of the following is a reproductive adaptation that assisted in animals being able to live on land instead of water?
a)
Amniotic egg
b)
Stink sacs
c)
Pheromones
d)
External fertilization
19.
What does it mean to hibernate?
a)
To change your physical characteristics
b)
To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
c)
To travel to a warmer location
d)
To eat all the oreos
20.
Behavioral adaptations can be...
a)
instinctive or learned through experience.
b)
a structural adaptation.
c)
can not be learned.
d)
really hard for animals.
21.
What is a behavior in which newborn animals recognize and follow the first moving object they see?
a)
courtship
b)
mimicry
c)
imprinting
d)
conditioning
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