3rd Sci. LEAP prep unit 2

Look at the image of a butterfly's life cycle above. In which stage does the butterfly reproduce?

• When the caterpillar grows inside the egg

• When the caterpillar changes into a chrysalis

• When the butterfly feeds on green leaves to grow

• When the butterfly lays eggs so new caterpillars will hatch

There is a kind of flower that is only found on one hill in the world. A building company buys the hill and destroys all of the flowers except one. What do you predict will happen?

• The flower will die soon because it cannot reproduce.

• The flower will make new seeds soon. Those seeds will grow into new flowers.

• The flower will reproduce slowly. After many years, the hill will have flowers again.

• The flower cannot reproduce by itself. The species will be gone forever when the flower dies.

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How does living in groups help chimpanzees survive?

• Chimpanzees work together to meet their needs.

• It is easier for chimpanzees to find sticks when they are in groups.

• Chimpanzee mothers can leave their young when they go to find food.

• It is easier for scientists to study chimpanzees when they are in groups.

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How could living in a herd help a zebra to survive?

• Predators are afraid of big herds of zebras. They will not attack them.

• Zebras make huffing sounds to communicate with other zebras in the herd.

• Predators will not know where to attack because of the zebra’s stripes.

• Predators like to attack big herds of zebras. They do not attack zebras who are alone.

Which traits did the puppy inherit from its parents?

• four legs and white fur

• four legs and sits on command

• white fur and wears a blue collar

• sits on command and can fetch a ball

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Which answer best explains why these kittens have different patterns and colors of fur?

• The kittens eat different food.

• The kittens have different mothers.

• The kittens got different traits from their parents.

• The kittens got the same traits from their parents, but like to do different things.

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Based on his diagram, why might the flamingos in the zoo have pale pink feathers instead of bright pink feathers?

• They eat pellets

• They have long necks

• They have curved beaks

• They eat shrimp and algae

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Which statement about the rose bushes is true?

• The heights of the bushes depend on where they are planted.

• The color of the bushes' leaves depend on where they are planted.

• The color of the bushes' flowers depend on where they are planted.

• The location of the bushes is a trait that comes from the parent plants.

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Which statement is true about the environment and turtle traits?

• More female turtles hatch from cooler nests.

• Nest temperature does not affect whether turtles hatch as male or female.

• Sea turtle mothers control nest temperature to make their eggs male or female.

• The temperature of the nest determines whether turtle eggs are male or female.

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Which relationship is shown in the chart?

• Cows that eat more food make less milk.

• Cows that weigh more produce more milk.

• Cows that live in cooler temperatures make more milk.

• Cows with different parents make different amounts of milk.

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