NGL Unit 2 Checkpoint Quiz 2

Why do plants and animals of the same type look somewhat different?

• They have learned to look different.

• They have different life cycles.

• They have identical inherited traits.

• They have some different inherited traits.

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A type of grass grows tall and green when it is healthy. What can you infer about an environment

where that same type of grass is short and brown?

• The environment has everything the grass needs.

• The environment does not have what the grass needs.

• The grass has too much space.

• The grass is healthy.

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Some traits in certain kinds of living things continue. Other traits in these kinds of living things stop

appearing. Why does this happen?

• Only the traits of individuals that survive get passed on.

• Only acquired traits get passed on.

• All inherited traits get passed on.

• Animals can decide not to pass on some traits.

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A scientist places a laboratory rat in a maze. At the end of the maze is food. After a few tries, the rat quickly

finds the way to the food. After a while, the laboratory rat goes directly to the food. It does not take any wrong turns. What

kind of behavior is being displayed?

• environmental

• inherited

• learned

• automatic

A different rat grew up in the wild. Will it be able to complete the maze on its first try? Tell why.

A spider builds a web. The spider lays eggs and dies before the eggs hatch. When they hatch, the

young spiders can build webs. Why are the spider's offspring able to build webs?

• They learn to build webs by watching their mother.

• They learn to build webs by watching other spiders.

• They match the kind of web to the insects they eat.

• They inherit the ability to build a web

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On a trip to the seashore, Tony noticed that many of the trees growing along the sand dunes had

branches growing away from the ocean. What may have caused this growth?

• inherited trait to bend

• acquired trait from strong winds

• growing trait passed on from parent trees

• not enough sunlight

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The life cycle of a frog is similar to the life cycle of an orangutan.

Choose one way that shows they're different.

• Young animals can hatch from eggs or live birth.

• Young animals breathe with gills.

• Young animals grow larger.

• Adults reproduce.

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How are the life cycles of a ladybug and a pepper plant similar?

• Both have a seed stage.

• Both have a egg stage.

• Both reproduce before they reach the adult stage.

• Both reproduce after they reach the adult stage.