Organisms and Environments

What is an inherited trait? 

• A trait that an organism learns.

• A trait that comes from a parent.

• A place where a plant can grow.

• A change in the environment.

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

• When the squirrel has been alive for a month.

• When the squirrel has learned from it's environment.

• When the squirrels parent teaches it to survive.

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

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What part of an organism does NOT decide inherited traits?

• parents

• genes

• changes in environment over time

• what the organism likes to do for fun

What is NOT a physical trait of a rose? 

• deer like to eat roses

• soft petals

• thorns

• many different colors

What is an example of a behavioral adaptation? 

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

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

• A snake creates venom to protect itself from other predators.

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

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What is an example of a structural adaptation? 

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

• A snake creates venom to protect itself from other predators.

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

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

What is an example of a physiological adaptation? 

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

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

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

• A snake creates venom to protect itself from other predators.

What is an example of hibernation? 

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

• Elephants travel in herds.

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

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

Why do monarch butterflies migrate? 

• to live in an exciting new place

• to stretch out their wings

• to travel to a warmer place for the winter

• to find new places to live

What is NOT a benefit of animals living in groups? 

• hunting

• movement

• environmental changes

• body heat