WorksheetsScience Prep MP2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 27mins
Look at the image of a butterfly’s life cycle above. In which stage does the butterfly reproduce?
When the caterpillar changes into a chrysalis
When the caterpillar grows inside the egg
When the butterfly lays eggs so new caterpillars will hatch
When the butterfly feeds on green leaves to grow
There is a kind of flower that is only found on one hill in the world. A building company buys the hill and destroys all of the flowers except one. What do you predict will happen?
The flower will make new seeds soon. Those seeds will grow into new flowers.
The flower will die soon because it cannot reproduce.
The flower will reproduce slowly. After many years, the hill will have flowers again.
The flower cannot reproduce by itself. The species will be gone forever when the flower dies.
How does living in groups help chimpanzees survive?
Chimpanzee mothers can leave their young when they go to find food.
Chimpanzees work together to meet their needs.
It is easier for chimpanzees to find sticks when they are in groups.
It is easier for scientists to study chimpanzees when they are in groups.
Zebras live in herds, and their stripes can make it difficult to see their location.
How could living in a herd help a zebra to survive?
Predators are afraid of big herds of zebras. They will not attack them.
Predators like to attack big herds of zebras. They do not attack zebras who are alone.
Predators will not know where to attack because of the zebra’s stripes.
Zebras make huffing sounds to communicate with other zebras in the herd.
Physical traits are details about the body that young inherit from their parents. Which traits can a cat inherit from its parents?
Select the two correct answers.
fur color
wearing a collar
four legs
meowing
Which answer best explains why some puppies have different patterns and colors of fur?
They eat different foods.
They have different ancestors.
They got the same traits from their parents, but like to do different things.
They got a variation of traits from their parents.
Why might an in the zoo have pale feathers instead of bright pink feathers?
because of their neck length
because they eat something different from animals outside of the zoo
because of their beak shape
Tree 1 (leaves): dark green, pointy shape, smooth
Tree 2 (leaves): dark green, pointy shape, smooth
Tree 1 (flowers): many red petals many
Tree 2 (flowers): red petals
Tree 1 (height): taller
Tree 2 (height): shorter
Tree 1 (location): in the yard
Tree 2 (location): in a pot on the porch
Which statement is true?
The color of tree leaves depend on where they are planted.
The heights of trees depend on where they are planted.
The color of the tree's flowers depend on where they are planted.
The location of the trees is a trait that comes from the parent plants.
True or False?
The temperature of a nest determines whether eggs are male or female.
True
False
Here is information on two cows born to the same parents.
Moo: Fur color-brown
Spot: Fur color- brown
Moo: Weight- 1,300 pounds
Spot: Weight- 1,300 pounds
Average temperature at their new farm:
Moo- 70 degrees Fahrenheit
Spot- 89 degrees Fahrenheit
Moo- Food- 27 pounds of hay per day
Spot: Food-27 pounds of hay per day
Daily milk production: Moo- 6 gallons Spot-2 gallons
Which is true?
Cows that weigh more produce more milk.
Cows that live in cooler temperatures make more milk.
Cows that eat more food make less milk.
Cows with different parents make different amounts of milk.
Why might birds live in large groups?
Select all that apply.
to make a nest
to change color
to reproduce
to stay safe from predators
Why do wolves live in packs?
to chase down and trap their prey
to reproduce within the pack
so that they have a male and female in charge
to communicate with sneeze sounds
What best describes why packs keep the wolves safe from predators?
Females leave the pack when predators are around.
Other animals help fight off predators to keep following the packs
The wolves can fight the predators off with their large numbers.
The wolves hunt the predators for food.
What trait would you predict the offspring of the two milk snakes would have in common with each other?
white stripes
orange stripes
yellow spots
green spots
Which two traits could a puppy possibly inherit from it's parents?
has white fur
wears a blue collar
sits on command
has four legs
can fetch a ball
