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3rd Grade Environmental Traits Review

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 7hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What an organism eats.

a)

Characteristic

b)

Trait

c)

Diet

d)

Organism

2.

What an organism eats.

a)

Characteristic

b)

Trait

c)

Diet

d)

Organism

3.

The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism.

a)

Environment

b)

Characteristic

c)

Interactions

d)

Explanation

4.

Statements or ideas that make something understood.

a)

Characteristic

b)

Interactions

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

Explanation

5.

Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing.

a)

Learned Behvior

b)

Interactions

c)

Trait

d)

Explanation

6.

Behavior that is acquired through experience.

a)

Explaination

b)

Environment

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

Interactions

7.

A single, self-contained, living thing

a)

Organism

b)

Trait

c)

Characteristic

d)

Environment

8.

A single characteristic of a living thing.

a)

Characteristic

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Organism

d)

Trait

9.

The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism.

a)

Environment

b)

Characteristic

c)

Interactions

d)

Explanation

10.

Statements or ideas that make something understood.

a)

Characteristic

b)

Interactions

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

Explanation

11.

Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing.

a)

Learned Behvior

b)

Interactions

c)

Trait

d)

Explanation

12.

Behavior that is acquired through experience.

a)

Explaination

b)

Environment

c)

Learned Behavior

d)

Interactions

13.

A single, self-contained, living thing

a)

Organism

b)

Trait

c)

Characteristic

d)

Environment

14.

A single characteristic of a living thing.

a)

Characteristic

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Organism

d)

Trait

15.

Singing is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

16.

Cooking is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

17.

Having blue eyes is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

18.

Having brown eyes is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

19.

Playing basketball is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

20.

Playing soccer is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

21.

Having curly hair is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

22.

Having straight hair is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

23.

Being tall is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

24.

A dog doing a trick is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

25.

Playing on Tik Tok is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

26.

Listening to music is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

27.

Having freckles is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

28.

Speaking a language is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

29.

Which of these is NOT an inherited trait?

a)

A dolphin's long rounded nose

b)

A dolphin's blowhole for breathing

c)

A dolphin's flat tail

d)

A dolphin's scar from a boat

30.

A student thinks that the amount of water a plant gets determines how tall a plant grows. What evidence could the student use to support this idea?

a)

Some plants that are given very little water are shorter than the same kind of plants grown with plenty of water.

b)

Some of plants are able to grow very tall in the desert where there is not much rain.

c)

Some plants grow to be the same height no matter how much water is given to them.

d)

Some plants in the rainforest do not grow very tall even though there is plenty of water.

31.

Two puppies were born to the same parents. The puppies went to live in two different homes. The puppies were not the same. Which difference was because the puppies lived in different homes?

a)

One puppy had spots and the other puppy had no spots.

b)

One puppy is mostly brown, the other is black and white.

c)

One puppy was overweight and the other puppy was a healthy weight.

d)

One puppy has a tail with a white tip, the other puppy has a tail with one color.

32.

A plant grew next to a sunny window. What part of the plant was changed by growing in this spot?

a)

The leaves are pointed.

b)

The stem is bent.

c)

The roots are white.

d)

The plant is short.

33.

Two kittens have the same parents. One kitten lives in a house. The other kitten lives on a farm. Living in two different places might make the kittens different in the way they...

a)

use their tongue to clean their fur and paws.

b)

act when they hear a can opener being used.

c)

try to hunt and catch birds or other small animals.

d)

use their tails for balance when climbing on things.

34.

The ducks at a local park will swim up to people that are sitting on the dock. The ducks on your uncle’s ranch fly away if you walk too close to them. Explain the most likely reason there is a difference in behavior between the two groups of ducks.

a)

The ducks at the park are fed by people. The ducks at the ranch may think people are predators.

b)

The ducks at the park aren't used to people walking in the park. The ducks at the ranch are use to animals.

c)

The ducks at the park never see people. The ducks at the ranch never see people.

35.

Feeding a dog too much food is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

36.

The color of a bird's feathers is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

37.

A cat using a litter box is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

38.

A bird talking is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

39.

The shape of a bird's beak is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

40.

A bird getting its wings clipped is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

41.

An animals fur color is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

42.

A plant being able to absorb water is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

43.

A grasshopper losing a leg is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

44.

A grasshopper hopping is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

45.

A shark swimming to find dinner is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

46.

A shark missing a piece of its fin is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

47.

A flower being able to absorb nutrients through its roots is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

48.

A dog barking when it hears noises is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

49.

A lizard eating insects is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

50.

A lizard living in a tank is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

51.

_____________ traits are something you are born with, and can be passed on to an organism’s offspring. Eye color and hair color are examples of these traits.

a)

Learned Behavior

b)

Inherited

c)

Environmental

d)

Characteristic

52.

Sometimes an animal has a trait it is not born with, which is the result of the _________________

a)

environment

b)

behavior

c)

learned behavior

d)

offspring

53.

These kinds of traits are ones which animals get as a result of something happening to them or their habitat. Organisms _______________

pass on these traits to their offspring

a)

can

b)

cannot

c)

might

54.

Examples of traits ___________________

by the environment include scars on a manatee’s tail and plants with stunted growth because of insufficient water.

a)

can

b)

cannot

c)

caused

55.

The ability to swim, play the piano, and read are ___________________

behaviors. People are not born with these skills and must be taught how to do them.

a)

learned

b)

inherited

c)

characteristic

d)

offspring

56.

List 3 inherited traits that you have.

4 lines
57.

List 3 environmental traits that you have.

4 lines
58.

How do you start a claim sentence?

a)

My claim is...

b)

My evidence is...

c)

My reasoning is...

59.

How do you start a reasoning sentence?

a)

My claim is...

b)

My evidence is...

c)

My reasoning is...

60.

How do you start an evidence sentence?

a)

My claim is...

b)

My evidence is...

c)

My reasoning is...

61.

A statement that answers your original question.

a)

Evidence

b)

Claim

c)

Reasoning

62.

The scientific reason why your evidence supports your claim.

a)

Evidence

b)

Claim

c)

Reasoning

63.

Proof that you have to support your claim.

a)

Evidence

b)

Claim

c)

Reasoning

64.

Give an example of an animal trait that is influenced by its environment.

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65.

The color of tree's bark.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

66.

A scar on a lion's nose.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

67.

A broken stem on a flower.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

68.

The color of a cat's fur.

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

69.

A feature that helps identify something.

a)

Interactions

b)

Characteristic

c)

Trait

d)

Learned Behavior

70.

Singing is a...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

71.

Skating is a...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

72.

Having curly hair is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

73.

Drawing well is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

74.

Your favorite color is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

75.

Playing piano is a...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

76.

Writing in cursive is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

77.

Dancing is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

78.

Blue eyes is a...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

79.

Brown eyes is a...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

80.

Blonde hair is a...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

81.

Driving is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

82.

Driving is an...

a)

Environmental Trait

b)

Inherited Trait

83.

Write any questions you still have?

4 lines
84.

Explain what an inherited trait is.

4 lines
85.

Explain what an environmental trait is.

4 lines
86.

A feature that helps identify something.

a)

Interactions

b)

Characteristic

c)

Trait

d)

Learned Behavior