
5.10AB- Adaptations and Traits

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Science
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5th Grade
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Hard
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Mrs. M. Bowman
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The students record the characteristics of a tomato plant. One student's list is shown. Which tomato plant characteristic is least likely to be inherited?
flower color
leaf shape
types of roots
number of tomatoes.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The chart describes some beak and toe adaptations that help some birds species survive in different habitats.
Based on these adaptations, which table matches the bird species to its environment?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Butterflies have long, tube-like tongues. Hummingbirds have very long tongues. Which statement best describes why butterflies and hummingbirds both have long tongues?
Butterflies and hummingbirds both migrate
Butterflies and hummingbirds are both attracted to bright colored flowers?
Butterflies and hummingbirds both eat the same food.
Butterflies and hummingbirds have the same predators.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The tallest trees in a rain forest are removed for lumber. This increases the amount of light on the forest floor. The table shows information about fungi and ferns that grow on the forest floor.
Which statement explains why one organism is better adapted to the removal of the tall trees?
The fungi are better adapted because they have spores that grow better in the dark.
The ferns are better adapted because they have strong root systems.
The fungi are better adapted because they can get energy from decaying trees.
The ferns are better adapted because they get energy from the sun.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
The racoon can be found in most areas of Texas. The coati has a smaller territory and is found from Big Bend to Brownsville. These two species are related. The chart shows the characteristics of these two species.
Which statement does NOT describe how the body structures of these animals help them escape predators?
Paws with long claws on flexible toes help them climb trees.
Sharp teeth allow them to catch prey on land or in water.
Long tails allow them to balance on branches in trees.
Good eyesight helps them to see at night.
Tags
NGSS.4-LS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Students observe a gerbil in a cage. They write their observations as shown.
Which of these observations is most likely a learned behavior?
Twitching its whiskers.
Burrowing in the bedding
Drinking water from a metal tube.
Walking on four legs
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Javier wrote facts about honeybees. Which fact is a learned behavior?
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
Fact 4
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
A scientist makes observations about a tulip. Which observation is an inherited trait?
Observation 1
Observation 2
Observation 3
Observation 4
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS3-1
NGSS.MS-LS3-2
NGSS.MS-LS4-4
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Students observe these diagrams showing the life cycles of an oak tree and a lady beetle.
Which inference can be made by comparing these diagrams?
Plants require less energy than insects require to undergo changes from a young organism to a mature organism.
Insects and plants follow a series of changes that allow them to survive and reproduce
Insects are more likely than plants to adapt to changes in the environment to survive.
Insects and plants are dependent on one another for survival.
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