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Organisms and Environments

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is an inherited trait? 

a)

A trait that an organism learns.

b)

A trait that comes from a parent.

c)

A place where a plant can grow.

d)

A change in the environment.

2.

Where in the life cycle does a squirrel get inherited traits? 

a)

When the squirrel has been alive for a month.

b)

When the squirrel has learned from it's environment.

c)

When the squirrels parent teaches it to survive.

d)

When the parent squirrel has not given birth to the baby squirrel yet.

3.

What part of an organism does NOT decide inherited traits?

a)

parents

b)

genes

c)

changes in environment over time

d)

what the organism likes to do for fun

4.

What is NOT a physical trait of a rose? 

a)

deer like to eat roses

b)

soft petals

c)

thorns

d)

many different colors

5.

What is an example of a behavioral adaptation? 

a)

A fox that learns the best places to hunt for food.

b)

A penguin has slick fur that helps it glide through the water.

c)

A snake creates venom to protect itself from other predators.

d)

A cactus can hold onto water in the dry desert climate.

6.

What is an example of a structural adaptation? 

a)

A fox that learns the best places to hunt for food.

b)

A snake creates venom to protect itself from other predators.

c)

A penguin has slick fur that helps it glide through the water.

d)

A cactus can hold onto water in the dry desert climate.

7.

What is an example of a physiological adaptation? 

a)

A penguin has slick fur that helps it glide through the water.

b)

A cactus can hold onto water in the dry desert climate.

c)

A fox that learns the best places to hunt for food.

d)

A snake creates venom to protect itself from other predators.

8.

What is an example of hibernation? 

a)

A queen bee slows her heartrate and sleeps through the cold winter.

b)

Elephants travel in herds.

c)

Lions live in a pride and will make male lions leave once they are adults.

d)

An arctic fox camouflages itself with it's white fur.

9.

Why do monarch butterflies migrate? 

a)

to live in an exciting new place

b)

to stretch out their wings

c)

to travel to a warmer place for the winter

d)

to find new places to live

10.

What is NOT a benefit of animals living in groups? 

a)

hunting

b)

movement

c)

environmental changes

d)

body heat