Unit 1 Chapter 3 Review

Wolves live in a pack, or group of many wolves. Being a part of a group, no matter how big or small, often help animals in many ways. Choose 3 ways that being a part of a group can help animals. Select 3.

• 1. Group members can help find food for survival.

• 1. The group helps to adapt to changes in the environment. 

• 1. Group members help to adapt to changes in their fur color.

• The group helps in finding a new leader.

• 1. The group helps to defend against predators.

A group of students observe some starfish while on a field trip. Most of the starfish have five arms, but two of the starfish each have arms that are much shorter than their other arms. A worker tells the students that the shorter arms were once missing because they were probably eaten by a fish or a crab, but the arms have started to grow back. 

Which of the following best describes how starfish are able to regrow their arms?

• 1. Starfish learn how to regrow arms.

• 1. Starfish inherit the ability to regrow their arms.

• 1. Starfish eat food that causes them to grow arms.

• 1. Starfish move to warmer water that causes their arms to regrow. 

  
  

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1. Sometimes seeds from plants that produce red raspberries will grow into plants that produce yellow raspberries. 

Which of the following best describes how raspberries get their color?

• 1. Raspberry color is an inherited trait that varies among raspberry plants.

• 1. Raspberry color is controlled by the amount of sugar the plant produces.

• 1. Raspberry color is controlled by the amount of sunlight it receives. 

• 1. Raspberry color is an inherited trait that changes if the plant has a disease. 

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The brown pelicans like to make their nests close together on the coast. Which statement best explains how this helps the pelicans survive?

• 1. This helps protect the eggs from predators.

• 1. This helps protect the eggs from the wind.

• 1. This helps pelican parents leave their nest.

• 1. This helps pelican parents lay more eggs.  

Use the picture of the carrots below and your knowledge of science to answer the questions. 

PART A: Which carrot plant most likely got the greatest amount of sunlight in its environment?

• 1. Carrot A, the smallest carrot

• 1. Carrot B, the second smallest carrot

• 1. Carrot C, the second longest carrot 

• 1. Carrot D, the longest carrot

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Which carrot plant most likely got the greatest amount of sunlight in its environment? Which statement best supports your answer to PART A? 

• 1. Sunlight does not help a carrot plant grow longer.

• 1. The more sunlight the plant receives, the more the plant will grow.

• Carrot plants only grow if their parent plant grew.

• 1. The more sunlight the plant receives, the     less the plant will grow.

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Which two statements best describe examples of traits resulting from both inheritance and interaction with the environment? Select 2.

• Redwood trees have the ability to grow really tall.

• The vervet monkey can only make one alarm call.

• A song sparrow has the ability to sing and sing specific songs.

• 1. The grizzly bear uses only one fishing style to grab fish. 

• 1. The decorator crab decorates his shell with a sea sponge.

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The marigold plants in this field all have the same parents. Some of the plants are growing in the sun, and some are growing in the shade under a tree. The plants in the sunny area have more flowers than the plants in the shade. Which statement best explains the difference between the two groups of flowers shown?

• 1. The number of flowers produced depends on the traits inherited from the parent plant.

• 1. The number of flowers produced depends on the environment. 

• 1. The number of flowers produced is different with different plants. 

• 1. The number of flowers produced only depends on the amount of water received by the flower. 

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 Coyotes hunt for food such as rabbits, rodents, fish, frogs and sometimes deer. PART A: How did the coyote get the trait of hunting for food? 

• 1. This trait can only be learned from other coyotes.

• 1. This trait is always inherited from the coyote’s parents.

• 1. This trait can be determined by the coyote’s environment.

• This trait is inherited from only the father of the coyote.

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Coyotes hunt for food such as rabbits, rodents, fish, frogs and sometimes deer. Which statement best supports your answer to PART A?

• 1. A coyote can only hunt if it sees his parents hunting.

• 1. A coyote can learn to hunt by watching others hunt.

• A coyote who has never seen others hunt can still hunt.

• A coyote does not need the trait of hunting.