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WorksheetsStandard 5 Heredity Benchmark Test (A)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
A student measured tail length in a group of adult mice that have the same parents and recorded the data in this table. Based on the data, which of the following is the best prediction for the length of one of the parents' tails?
a)
6 cm
b)
7 cm
c)
9 cm
d)
12 cm
2.
If a young plant looks different from its parent plant, how would it most likely grow?
a)
The young plant will have grow into a new species of plant.
b)
The young plant will grow into a plant that is easier for an animal to eat.
c)
The young plant will grow into a plant that looks similar to the parent plant.
d)
The young plant will have grow up to look nothing like the parent plant.
3.
Which human characteristics are inherited?
a)
Brown eyes, short hair, dimples.
b)
Tongue rolling, short hair, dimples.
c)
Brown eyes, tongue rolling, dimples.
d)
Brown eye, tongue rolling, short hair.
4.
Which bird is adapted to be successful in an environment where fruits and large seeds are the common food source?
a)
Eagle
b)
Kiwi
c)
Pelican
d)
Toucan
5.
A student learns the temperature range in which lizards can survive. What can the student best predict basked on this information?
a)
The color of the lizard.
b)
The life span of the lizard.
c)
The kind of environment the lizard would live in.
d)
The different organisms that make up the lizard's diet.
6.
Snowshoe rabbits' fur changes color from brown in the summer to white in the winter. How does this adaptation help snowshoe rabbits survive?
a)
White rabbits need less food to survive harsh winter.
b)
White rabbits have better hearing to survive harsh winters.
c)
White rabbits are able to run faster to get away from predators.
d)
White rabbits blend in the snow to hid from predators.
7.
A student found a mealworm in an old bag of flour. He decided to keep the mealworm. He placed it in a jar with a lid with a small amount of water and some flour for food. Several weeks later, the student noticed that his mealworm was gone and a beetle was in the jar instead. Which statement best explains what happened to the mealworm?
a)
The beetle crawled into the jar and ate the mealworm
b)
The mealworm crawled out the jar and the beetle crawled in.
c)
The mealworm is one part of the life cycle of the beetle.
d)
The beetle was accidently placed in the jar by someone else.
8.
Which characteristic does a tadpole have that frog does not have?
a)
Gills
b)
Lives in water
c)
Lungs
d)
Eats insects.
9.
Which trait is inherited?
a)
long hair
b)
brown eyes
c)
the ability to run
d)
the ability to write in cursive
10.
In an environment where speed is important to survival, which characteristic give the snowshoe hare an advantage over the cottontail rabbit?
a)
Its fur
b)
Its eyes
c)
Its feet
d)
Its nose
11.
A student is researching how sharks have been able to exist since prehistoric time. Which keywords would be best to use in an Internet search?
a)
fish, sharks, different populations
b)
fish, prehistoric, trait inheritance.
c)
sharks, offspring, learned behavior.
d)
sharks, survival advantage, traits.
12.
To conserve water, some Utah homeowners are starting to practice xeric landscaping. Xeric landscaping uses native plants that occur naturally in Utah and are adapted to the dry environment. Why would using these native plants help Utah homeowners conserve water?
a)
Native plants' instincts help the plant survive in Utah's dry climate.
b)
Native plants' offspring help the plants survive in Utah's dry climate.
c)
Native plants' learned behavior help he plants survive in Utah's dry climate.
d)
Native plants' specialized structures help the plant survive in Utah's dry climate.
13.
Which kind of research would help a scientist learn how birds survive in a desert?
a)
Finding pictures of birds that live in a desert.
b)
Interviewing people who live in a desert and own birds.
c)
Counting the total number of bird species that live in the desert.
d)
Observing the behaviors and physical characteristics of birds that live in a desert.
14.
According tot he diagram, which statement is true?
a)
A tadpole does not resemble its parent.
b)
A tadpole resembles its parent.
c)
A tadpole jumps very early in life.
d)
A tadpole lives out of water.
15.
A student created the tally chart to record inherited traits of a group of fifth-grade students. Which trait should be added to the chart?
a)
Scars
b)
Dark hair
c)
Pierced ears
d)
Long fingernails.
16.
Based on beak shape, which food would a sparrow most likely eat?
a)
Clams
b)
Fish
c)
Seed
d)
Other Birds
17.
Coral are small animals adapted to living in shallow, warm water. What would most likely happen to coral if the water temperature dropped?
a)
The coral would grow thicker.
b)
The coral would stay the same.
c)
The coral would grow at a faster rate.
d)
The coral would have trouble surviving.
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