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Science Topic 6 review POE

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why are shorea seeds able to be dispersed by the wind?

a)

It is light and has wing-like structure

b)

It has hooks to hook onto the fur of animals

c)

It has a fibrous husk that makes it float

d)

It has dry pods that split open

2.
Sometimes animals will _________ seeds and then forget to come back for them.
a)
carry
b)
hide
c)
drop
d)
eat
3.

How are dandelion seeds dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by explosion or bursting

c)

by wind

4.
When the ovules become fertilized, they will create....
a)
Seeds
b)
Fruit
c)
Pollen
5.
In what part of the flower does fertilization take place?
a)
anther
b)
stigma
c)
ovary
d)
filament
6.

A trait that is passed down from parent to offspring.

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Acquired Trait

c)

Leaned Behavior

d)

Taught Behavior

7.

What do we call a behavior that is learned from observations?

a)

inherited behaviors

b)

learned behaviors

c)

imprinting

d)

acquired traits

8.

A behavior animals are born knowing how to do is an __________.

a)

example

b)

animal

c)

option

d)

instinct

9.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
blinking
b)
riding a bike
c)
swallowing
d)
crying
10.
The following are all examples of instincts except:
a)
Blinking
b)
Breathing
c)
Talking
d)
Swallowing
11.

A cone is part of:

a)

A flowering plant

b)

A non-flowering plant

12.

Example of Non-flowering plants is ….

a)

Pine

b)

rose

c)

jasmine

d)

manggo

13.
Which of the following is an example of a learned behavior? 
a)
ground squirrels hibernating
b)
geese migrating south for the winter
c)
a lion cub hunting as its mother does
d)
an octopus spraying ink for protection
14.
Which of the following is an example of an instinct that helps an animal survive?
a)
a skunk spraying a smelly mist for protection
b)
a raccoon learning to cross the road
c)
a dog learning to beg for food
d)
a human riding a bicycle
15.
An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce is its ________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
c)
habitat
d)
population
16.

What do animals need to survive?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

food

d)

shelter

e)

all of the above

17.
Jane Goodall was the first to observe animals using _____________ in the wild.
a)
trees as homes
b)
their hands
c)
tools
d)
vocal communication
18.
The place where a plant or an animal gets the things it needs to live.
a)
hibernation
b)
adaptation
c)
habitat
d)
swamp
19.

True or False - There should only be one variable that changes in an experiment.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Depends

20.
In a well designed experiment, you should change how many variables?
a)
only one
b)
no more than two
c)
none at all
d)
as many as are needed
21.

Whitney has a scar on her right elbow.

a)

Inherited

b)

Acquired

22.

All the following can be inherited by the offspring of a dog EXCEPT?

a)

The length of the dogs nails.

b)

The texture of the dogs fur.

c)

The ability to drink milk from it's mother.

d)

The shape of the dogs ears.

23.

A bearded dragon we looked at in the pet store has 5 claws on one leg and 4 claws on the other leg. The pet store owner tells us this was an acquired trait. Which would explain why this was considered an acquired trait.

a)

The bearded dragon learned how to take off an extra claw when it isn't needed.

b)

Something must have happened during the bearded dragon's lifetime to the other claw missing.

c)

The bearded dragon is just like it's mom because she has 5 on one foot and 4 on the other foot.