STUDY GUIDE 4TH SIX Weeks

Imagine Mia, Grace, and Liam are time-traveling scientists. They land in the era of a famous scientist who discovered natural selection. Who is this scientist they've come to meet?

• Albert Einstein

• Issac Newton

• Thomas Jefferson

• Charles Darwin

David and Aiden were having a heated debate about what Scarlett was studying. Can you help settle their argument?

• pea plants

• cardinals

• finches

• monkeys

Imagine Charlotte, Scarlett, and Ethan are part of a tribe in a remote island. To survive, they must be able to _________ and __________. What do you think they need to do?

• eat; drink

• adapt; change

• hunt; reproduce

• adapt; grow

Anika, Aiden, and Zoe are on a thrilling adventure in the Galapagos Islands! They noticed that the Finches have adapted their _________________ based on available ___________ sources. Can you guess what they observed?

• beak shape; shelter

• wings; food

• beak shape; food

• beak shape; prey

Emma, Daniel, and Grace are having a debate. Emma thinks that an insect's mouthparts would change based on its ability to chew food. Daniel thinks it's based on the insect's method of feeding. Grace thinks it's based on the insect's chance of eating or finding shelter. Who do you think is correct?

• Emma: ability to chew food

• Daniel: method of feeding

• Grace: chance of eating or finding shelter

Mia, Kai, and Aria are on a nature walk and they spot an organism with burrs. They start wondering how the seeds of this organism might get dispersed. Can you help them figure out if it would happen by a(n) ________________?

• wind

• water

• gravity

• animal

Imagine Priya and Daniel are scientists. They are working on a project called 'Selective Breeding'. This is when _________ intervene and cross certain parents to pass along ______________ traits. Can you guess who intervenes and what kind of traits are passed along in this process?

• animals; desired

• humans; hated

• humans; easy

• humans; desired

Imagine Emma, Grace, and William are on a magical journey to discover how plants make their food. They found out that plants use the __________ energy to whip up their meals, which is then transformed into ________________ energy and stored in the form of glucose (sugar). Can you help them fill in the blanks?

• Sun's; chemical

• thermal; chemical

• Sun's; thermal

• Sun's; mechanical

Imagine this, Lily and Liam are having a fun discussion about why humans develop two sets of teeth. Lily thinks that as a baby, teeth must be ___________, but once you’re older, like their friend Michael, you have the space to grow ___________ teeth. What do you think is the correct answer?

• weak; strong

• strong; weak

• small; large

• large; small

Emma, Lily, and William are on a field trip to the aquarium. They see a shark and Emma wonders how it breathes underwater. She thinks, '__________ allow fish and sharks to extract and use the _______________ that is dissolved in water.'

• Gills; water

• Lungs; water

• Gills; water

• Gills; oxygen