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Science Chapter 4

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do sea jellies, earthworms, and spiders have in common?

a)

They all have eight legs

b)

They all have stingers

c)

They all have backbones

d)

They do not have backbones

2.

Which is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

Pierced ears

b)

Dyed hair

c)

Green eyes

d)

Broken arm

3.

Which animal group has mostly live births?

a)

amphibians

b)

mammals

c)

reptiles

d)

arthropods

4.

How would you classify an octopus?

a)

amphibian

b)

worm

c)

arthropod

d)

mollusk

5.

Nora falls and cuts her leg. It leaves a scar. Which best describes her scar?

a)

acquired characteristic

b)

inherited behavior

c)

inherited trait

d)

learned behavior

6.

Which animal group includes cold-blooded vertebrates that have dry, scaly skin?

a)

mammals

b)

amphibians

c)

reptiles

d)

mollusks

7.

The second stage in a life cycle of some insects...

a)

larva

b)

pupa

c)

metamorphosis

d)

instinct

8.

A stage of an insect's life cycle between larva and adult...

a)

larva

b)

metamorphosis

c)

pupa

d)

trait

9.

A behavior an animal is born able to do...

a)

instinct

b)

inherit

c)

acquired

d)

trait

10.

to receive from a parent...

a)

trait

b)

instinct

c)

inherit

d)

acquired

11.

an animal with a backbone

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

arthropod

d)

mollusk

12.

an animal that has a hard covering outside it's body

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

arthropod

d)

mollusk

13.

a feature passed on to a living thing from its parents...

a)

trait

b)

instinct

c)

inherit

d)

acquired

14.

an animal without a backbone

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

arthropod

d)

mollusk

15.

A change in form during an animal's life cycle...

a)

larva

b)

metamorphosis

c)

pupa

d)

trait

16.

Which trait is not part of the mammal group

a)

live births

b)

feed milk to its young

c)

cold-blooded

d)

fur or hair

17.

Brown eyes are...

a)

inherited

b)

learned

c)

acquired

18.

playing soccer is...

a)

inherited

b)

learned

c)

acquired

19.

pierced ears are...

a)

inherited

b)

learned

c)

acquired