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Lesson 3 Traits Influenced by the Environment

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do some saguaro cactuses have more branches

than others?

a)

The environment has more sunlight.

b)

The environment has more water.

c)

The environment has more temperature.

d)

The

the environment has more space.

2.

Why do the cactuses have different shapes?

a)

The cactus with many branches gets less wind.

b)

The cactus with no branches gets more

sunlight.

c)

The amount of water they get influences their

shape.

d)

The cactus with many branches gets less soil.

3.

A flamingo’s feathers are originally orange in color.

a)

true

b)

false

4.

When the environment is warmer, the leaves of the holy oak

the tree grows larger.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Organisms' traits don’t affect by the environment.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Plant stems grow toward the sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The flamingo’s environment affects its color.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Look at the picture. How is the environment influencing the

growth of the plants?

a)

The plant is only getting sunlight from one

side.

b)

The plant is getting too much soil.

c)

The plant is not getting watered.

d)

The plant is not getting air.

9.

How can the kind of food affect flamingos?

a)

flamingos grow large leaves.

b)

flamingos become male or female.

c)

Flamingos' Feathers turn pink when they eat shrimp

d)

Flamingos develop longer tails and helmet-like protection

10.

How can temperature affect the holy oak tree?

a)

The holy oak tree has large leaves in warm temperatures and small leaves in cold temperatures.

b)

The holy oak tree grows helmet-like protection and a long tail.

c)

The holy oak tree can be male or female.

11.

 

How can temperature affect the crocodile eggs?

a)

The crocodile eggs become male or female

b)

The crocodile eggs develop longer tails and helmet-like protection.

c)

The crocodile eggs grow large leaves in the warmer temperature.

12.

Which sentence is evidence of the environment

influencing the trait of an organism?

a)

All the birds in a nest lay the same number of eggs.

b)

Organisms traits don’t affected by the environment.

c)

All the puppies in a litter have the same ear shape.

d)

The leaves of a tree turn brown because it has not been

raining.

13.

Which sentence is evidence of the environment

influencing the trait of an organism?

a)

All the eggs in a crocodile nest become male because of the

temperature.

b)

All the puppies in a litter have the same ear shape.

c)

All the birds in a nest lay the same number of eggs.