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Animal Adaptations

Animal Adaptations

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Science

5th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS3-1, 4-LS1-2

+4

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Carissa Santos

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1 Slide • 14 Questions

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Animal Adaptations

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Multiple Choice

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If this animal is nocturnal, that means it naturally sleeps during daylight but is awake at night. Would this be a learned behavior or inherited trait?

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Learned behavior

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Inherited trait

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Multiple Choice

Which adaptation is best for an aquatic (water) environment?

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Migrates by swimming

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Hollow bones

3

Large wingspan

4

Short snout

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Multiple Choice

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How do shells help snails?

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They help the organisms move

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They help the organisms defend predators

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They help the organisms hunt for prey

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None of the above

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Multiple Choice

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Webbed feet on ducks help them to survive in which type of environment?

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Terrestrial

2

Grassland

3

Tundra

4

Aquatic

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Multiple Select

Check only the inherited traits

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Hair color

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Hunting prey

3

Fetching a stick

4

Fur length

5

Knowing how to read

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Multiple Select

Check only the learned traits

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Fur color

2

Knowing how to hunt

3

Knowing how to cook

4

Talking in english

5

Nose shape

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following behaviors of a dog might be a learned behavior?

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Wagging its tail when happy

2

Sleeping on its side

3

Learning to eat its dog food out of a bowl

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Multiple Choice

An adaptation like migration is considered a learned behavior or an inherited trait?

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Learned behavior

2

Inherited trait

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Multiple Choice

An adaptation like hibernation is considered a learned behavior or an inherited trait?

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Learned behavior

2

Inherited trait

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Multiple Choice

If someone naturally likes to read, is that a learned behavior or an inherited trait?

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Learned behavior

2

Inherited trait

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Multiple Choice

If someone is learning how to read, is that a learned behavior or an inherited trait?

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Learned behavior

2

Inherited trait

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Multiple Choice

If something has or has had a life cycle, is it considered living or non-living?

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Living

2

Non-living

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Multiple Choice

If something does not have or has never had a life cycle before, is it considered living or non-living?

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Living

2

Non-living

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Multiple Choice

Is it a learned behavior or an inherited trait when it is something you are born with?

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Learned behavior

2

Inherited trait

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