PSSA Review Coach Ch 2

Which adaptation (body part or action that helps a plant/animal to survive) helps a giraffe hide from grassland predators?

• long neck

• long legs

• spotted coat

• strong lips

People cut down a forest in order to build a road. Which change will most likely happen as a result?

• Trees in nearby forests become diseased and die.

• Rabbits that live in the forest start eating more grass.

• Insects that live in the trees lose their homes and die.

• Insects that live in the trees lay more eggs.

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Use the table to answer the question.

Which statement most accurately compares birds and mammals?

• Only mammals breathe with lungs.

• Only birds have feathers.

• Both mammals and birds are cold-blooded.

• Both mammals and birds lay eggs.

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Which statement most accurately describes why offspring (children) look like their parents?

• Offspring inherit (get) traits from their parents.

• Parents inherit (get) their traits from their offspring.

• Many plants on Earth reproduce with pollen.

• Most large organisms (living things) on Earth reproduce by hatching.

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A city park is an example of a human-made ecosystem. Which example is a nonliving part of that ecosystem?

• soil

• squirrel

• bird

• grass

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Which example is one way in which humans rely on (need) the environment?

• to have children

• for water to drink

• for pollution

• to start fires

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A certain animal has a strong muscular tail like this one. Which environment would this tail be most helpful for survival?

• desert

• forest

• tundra

  (icy)

• swamp

  (muddy)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Which is the name for all the living and nonliving things in an area?

• community

• habitat

• food chain

• ecosystem

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Which trait did you inherit (get) from your parents?

• hair length

• being able to read

• eye color

• being able to write

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