Standard 5 Heredity Benchmark Test (A)

A student measured tail length in a group of adult mice that have the same parents and recorded the data in this table.  Based on the  data, which of the following is the best prediction for the length of one of the parents' tails?

• 6 cm
• 7 cm
• 9 cm
• 12 cm

If a young plant looks different from its parent plant, how would it most likely grow?

• The young plant will have grow into a new species of plant. 
• The young plant will grow into a plant that is easier for an animal to eat.
• The young plant will grow into a plant that looks similar to the parent plant.
• The young plant will have grow up to look nothing like the parent plant.

Which human characteristics are inherited?

• Brown eyes, short hair, dimples.
• Tongue rolling, short hair, dimples.
• Brown eyes, tongue rolling, dimples.
• Brown eye, tongue rolling, short hair.

Which bird is adapted to be successful in an environment where fruits and large seeds are the common food source?

• Eagle 
• Kiwi
• Pelican
• Toucan

A student learns the temperature range in which lizards can survive.  What can the student best predict basked on this information?

• The color of the lizard. 
• The life span of the lizard.
• The kind of environment the lizard would live in.
• The different organisms that make up the lizard's diet.

Snowshoe rabbits' fur changes color from brown in the summer to white in the winter.  How does this adaptation help snowshoe rabbits survive?

• White rabbits need less food to survive harsh winter.
• White rabbits have better hearing to survive harsh winters. 
• White rabbits are able to run faster to get away from predators.
• White rabbits blend in the snow to hid from predators.

A student found a mealworm in an old bag of flour.  He decided to keep the mealworm.  He placed it in a jar with a lid with a small amount of water and some flour for food.  Several weeks later, the student noticed that his mealworm was gone and a beetle was in the jar instead.  Which statement best explains what happened to the mealworm?

• The beetle crawled into the jar and ate the mealworm
• The mealworm crawled out the jar and the beetle crawled in.
• The mealworm is one part of the life cycle of the beetle.
• The beetle was accidently placed in the jar by someone else.

Which characteristic does a tadpole have that frog does not have?

• Gills
• Lives in water
• Lungs
• Eats insects.

Which trait is inherited?

• long hair
• brown eyes
• the ability to run
• the ability to write in cursive

In an environment where speed is important to survival, which characteristic give the snowshoe hare an advantage over the cottontail rabbit?

• Its fur
• Its eyes
• Its feet
• Its nose