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Life science review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of an inherited trait?

a)

riding a bike

b)

curly hair

c)

reading another language

d)

having a tattoo

2.

What is an example of a learned trait or behavior?

a)

how tall an animal is

b)

the body covering of an animal

c)

a dog responding to the command "sit"

d)

the color of an animal's eyes

3.

What is the shape of a life cycle?

a)

a triangle

b)

a square

c)

a circle

d)

an octagon

4.

What is a food web?

a)

A trap made by a spider

b)

A picture of food you can eat for dinner

c)

A diagram showing the animal at different stages of life

d)

Many intersecting food chains

5.

Which one is an example of an adaptation?

a)

shape and size of teeth

b)

sharp claws

c)

camouflage

d)

all of the above

6.

What is the name of a meat eater?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

7.

What is the name of a plant eater?

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

omnivore

8.

Which one is an example of a producer that makes its own energy?

a)

hawk

b)

snake

c)

rabbit

d)

grass

9.

Which one is an example of a consumer that eats food for energy?

a)

fungi

b)

bacteria

c)

wolf

d)

tree

10.

What is Mrs. Ochoa's favorite animal?

a)

longhorn

b)

sea otter

c)

panda

d)

tiger

11.

Does a life cycle ever stop?

a)

yes

b)

no

12.

Fossils are usually found above ground.

a)

false

b)

true

13.

What is a food chain?

a)

chain showing organisms passing on energy

b)

food found underground after millions of years

c)

a circle diagram showing how food is eaten

14.

The color of your skin is...

a)

an inherited trait

b)

a learned trait

15.

A desert habitat today was always a desert habitat in the past.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

We can learn about extinct animals by studying their fossils and comparing them to animals living today.

a)

true

b)

false

17.

What are the remains of an organism preserved in rock over a long period of time?

a)

carnivores

b)

consumers

c)

fossils

d)

producers

18.

Which fossil did Mrs. Ochoa find in her backyard?

a)

t-rex

b)

saber tooth tiger

c)

do-do bird

d)

none - don't be ridiculous!

19.

Yoda's green skin and large ears are an example of....

a)

learned traits

b)

inherited traits