Day 10 STAAR® Blitz Warm-Up: Ecosystems

A characteristic of an organism
(a)  

• Trait
• Camouflage
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior

A color, shape, or pattern that helps an animal blend into its surrounding
(a)  

• Camouflage
• Inherited trait
• Learned behavior
• Trait

A behavior that is taught and gets better with practice
(a)  

• Learned behavior
• Camouflage
• Inherited trait
• Trait

A characteristic passed from parents to offspring
(a)  

• Inherited trait
• Camouflage
• Learned behavior
• Trait

A fifth-grade student went to the pond near his house. He noticed that the ducks all have webbed feet to help them swim. Most of the ducks at the pond were white but there was one yellow duck. The color of the duck best describes which of the following?

Inherited trait, learned behavior, camouflage, adaptation.

A bright-red male cardinal comes to a school bird feeder every morning. Like other cardinals, this bird makes a sharp chirping sound as it hops around the bird feeder. Which of these is a learned behavior of this bird? Select TWO correct answers.

• Gathering trash to build a nest
• Eating seeds during the day
• Coming to the bird feeder each morning
• Making a chirping sound

A family takes a group picture in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and others are blue. The color of the blooms is most likely determined by -
(a)  

• inheritance from parent plants
• air temperature
• the age of the plant
• the types of consumers that eat the plant

Students record characteristics of a tomato plant. One student’s list is shown. Which tomato plant characteristic is least likely to be inherited?
(a)  

• Number of tomatoes
• Flower color
• Leaf shape
• Type of roots