WorksheetsDay 10 STAAR® Blitz Warm-Up: Ecosystems
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A characteristic of an organism
(a)
(a)
Choose from the below words
Trait
Camouflage
Inherited trait
Learned behavior
2.
A color, shape, or pattern that helps an animal blend into its surrounding
(a)
(a)
Choose from the below words
Camouflage
Inherited trait
Learned behavior
Trait
3.
A behavior that is taught and gets better with practice
(a)
(a)
Choose from the below words
Learned behavior
Camouflage
Inherited trait
Trait
4.
A characteristic passed from parents to offspring
(a)
(a)
Choose from the below words
Inherited trait
Camouflage
Learned behavior
Trait
5.
A fifth-grade student went to the pond near his house. He noticed that the ducks all have webbed feet to help them swim. Most of the ducks at the pond were white but there was one yellow duck. The color of the duck best describes which of the following?
Inherited trait, learned behavior, camouflage, adaptation.
(a)
6.
A bright-red male cardinal comes to a school bird feeder every morning. Like other cardinals, this bird makes a sharp chirping sound as it hops around the bird feeder. Which of these is a learned behavior of this bird?
Select TWO correct answers.
a)
Gathering trash to build a nest
b)
Eating seeds during the day
c)
Coming to the bird feeder each morning
d)
Making a chirping sound
7.
A family takes a group picture in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and others are blue.
The color of the blooms is most likely determined by -
(a)
(a)
Choose from the below words
inheritance from parent plants
air temperature
the age of the plant
the types of consumers that eat the plant
8.
Students record characteristics of a tomato plant. One student’s list is shown.
Which tomato plant characteristic is least likely to be inherited?
(a)
(a)
Choose from the below words
Number of tomatoes
Flower color
Leaf shape
Type of roots
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