WorksheetsStructures and Behaviors of Organisms Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins
Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?
eating
running
barking
shaking hands
A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?
eye color
length of hair
ability to read
type of language spoken
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
blinking
riding a bike
swallowing
crying
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
eye color
tongue rolling
handedness
language
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait? brown fur
inherited trait
learned behavior
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait?
Sally likes playing catch.
inherited trait
learned behavior
Is the following a learned behavior or inherited trait?
brown eyes
inherited trait
learned behavior
For fox squirrels, which of these is a learned behavior?
Which is an adaptation that polar bears use to survive the cold Arctic.
They are big animals.
They love the cold snow.
They have sharp claws and paws to walk on ice and find food.
Polar hibernate during the long cold winter.
In the winter, a weasel's coat turns from brown to white. Why do you think this happens?
The white coat is too hard to keep clean in the summer.
The lack of food in the winter makes it's coat turn white.
The white coat is prettier.
The white coat helps it blend into the snow in the winter.
Which sentence shares a detail about a polar bear's white camouflage?
Polar bears eat fish and seals.
Polar bears will hunt for humans.
Polar bears use their white paws to hide their black noses in the snow.
Polar bears can smell seals 20 miles away.
Which detail supports the main idea that octopi are very good at camouflaging themselves?
Octopi can change their skin from smooth to bumpy to blend in with rocks.
Octopi live in the ocean.
Octopi mate for life.
Octopi will eat crabs, lobster, and other fish.
The blue whale uses what adaptation to keep warm in cold water?
blubber (fat)
swimming in shallow waters
generating excess body heat
A child can speak English and Spanish
Inherited Trait
Learned Behavior
A seagull that has been fed by tourists returns to the same are in search of food
Inherited Trait
Learned Behavior
The ability to camouflage within your environment
Inherited Trait
Learned Behavior
Which of these is a trait the crawfish inherited from its parents?
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
bears having long fur to keep them warm
spiders spinning webs
a dog avoiding porcupines after a bad meeting
beavers having long teeth to cut down trees
A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.
an adaptation
environment
response
stimulus
Which adaptation (for the underlined animal) serves the function of defense?
A walking stick looks like the twig on which it rests.
A porcupine’s quills cause a predator to seek another meal.
A whale filters plankton and krill from the water in which it swims.
A penguin is dark on top and white below to blend in with the water.
How do adaptations help animals?
To escape animals
to hunt for food
to survive in their habitats
All of these are correct
Plants with spines and waxy leaves are well suited for life in which environment?
Desert
Temperate forest
Grassland
Tropical Rain forest
Dandelions have light furry seeds that allow them to spread easily.
True
False
The raccoon has hands and feet. Why would the raccoon need this adaptation?
to fight
to help them find and pick up food
to hang from trees
to dig a tunnel
