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MP2 Benchmark Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

A scientist is interested in learning why monkeys live in groups. He has noticed that they look for food together. They teach each other how to use rocks for tools. He noticed that monkey fathers are very important to the groups. The monkeys stay with their family and teach them how to be good monkeys.

How does living in a group help monkeys survive?

a)

It is easier for monkeys to find rocks in groups

b)

Monkey mothers leave the family when they hunt for food

c)

It is easy to study monkeys in groups

d)

Monkeys work together in a group to meet everyone's needs

2.

Luz has a dog that had a litter of 4 puppies. Each puppy has 4 legs, 2 eyes, a tail and a wet nose. One of the puppies likes to run around all day. The other puppies like to sleep a lot. Also, each puppy has a different pattern on their fur.

Why do the puppies have different patterns on their fur?

a)

The puppies got a variation of traits from their parents.

b)

The puppies are really cats

c)

The puppies like different things

d)

The puppies eat different foods

3.

Which of these traits can a parrot inherit from their parents?

a)

has red feathers

b)

Has a bell in its cage

c)

Has wings

d)

Can speak English words

4.

Serenity plants 2 pepper plants. Plant 1 she plants in her garden. Plant 2 she plants in a pot on her back porch. After a few weeks, Serenity records her observations. What is true about her pepper plants?

a)

The shape of the leaves depends on where it was planted

b)

The color of the flowers depends on where it was planted.

c)

The height of the plant depends on where it was potted.

d)

The plants are exactly the same.

5.

Check out the life cycle and data for a turtle. What statement can you prove is TRUE based on the data?

a)

Male turtles hatch from cooler nests

b)

Female turtles hatch from cooler nests

c)

Female turtles control the temperature of their nests

d)

Male turtles hatch from warmer nests

6.

Based on the picture, what trait would you predict that the offspring of these 2 snakes would have?

a)

4 legs

b)

white stripes

c)

green eyes

d)

fat bellies

7.

Two calves are born on a far with the SAME parents. Look at the table comparing the calves after they move. What relationship is shown in the chart?

a)

cows do not make milk

b)

brown cows make chocolate milk

c)

Cows that live in cooler temperatures produce MORE milk

d)

cows that eat cheese make milk

8.

Take a look at this chart. What are 2 reasons that flamingos live in groups?

a)

to stay safe from predators.

b)

to find mates to reproduce

c)

to make sure they turn pink

d)

to dance with each other

9.

Based on the diagram, why might the flamingos at the zoo not be as bright pink as flamingos in the wild?

a)

They don't like the color pink

b)

They have long necks

c)

The flamingos dye their feathers

d)

The flamingos only eat pellets at the zoo

10.

Pick 2 similarities with these birds traits

a)

they all have 2 wings

b)

They all are big

c)

They all eat meat

d)

They all have a beak

11.

Pick 2 variations, or differences, in the traits of these birds

a)

Their leg length

b)

They are birds

c)

Their size

d)

They have beaks

12.

Study the table.

Why can prairie rattlesnakes have different tails?

a)

The snakes pick what kind of tail they want

b)

The snakes have inherited different tails from their parents

c)

The snakes had their tail bitten off

d)

Snakes don't have tails.

13.

Why do NONE of the Santa Catalina rattlesnakes have rattles?

a)

There are no snakes

b)

They all fell off

c)

They did not inherit the trait for rattles from their parents

d)

They don't like rattles