Science and Environment Quiz

Which environment are the organisms best suited for?

• An ocean partly covered with ice

• A shallow body of freshwater with plants near the surface

• A fast-moving freshwater stream that flows deep underground

• A tropical ocean that has coral and rocks

Which statement identifies an interaction between an organism with both a biotic and an abiotic factor of its ecosystem?

• The water plants are rooted in the clay soil as it floats in the water.

• The deer scratches its antlers on the bark of a tree as it eats grass.

• The fisherman stands on the rock as he casts his fishing pole into the water.

• The fish swims in the water as it nibbles the stems of plants.

Which bird is NOT likely to survive on the shoreline of the Gulf Coast of Texas?

• Bird 1

• Bird 2

• Bird 3

• Bird 4

Which of the following behaviors is most likely an instinctual behavior passed from parent to offspring?

• Raccoons open trash cans to get food.

• A chimpanzee uses a tool to get food.

• Bar-tailed Godwit migrate from New Zealand to Alaska.

• Sea lions jump through hoops at the aquarium.

Which bird's beak is adapted for scooping fish out of the water?

• Bird 1

• Bird 2

• Bird 3

• Bird 4

Which behavior is most likely instinctual?

• A chimpanzee uses a tool to get food.

• Sea lions jump through hoops at the aquarium.

• Turtle hatchlings scurry to the ocean.

• Raccoons open trash cans to get food.

Which bird's beak is adapted for jabbing fish, frogs, and shellfish?

• Bird 1

• Bird 2

• Bird 3

• Bird 4

Which behavior is an example of an instinctual behavior?

• A chimpanzee uses a tool to get food.

• Roosters crow at the break of dawn.

• Raccoons open trash cans to get food.

• Sea lions jump through hoops at the aquarium.

Which bird's beak is adapted for swinging through water to catch fish?

• Bird 1

• Bird 2

• Bird 3

• Bird 4

Which of the following is a learned behavior?

• Bar-tailed Godwit migrate from New Zealand to Alaska.

• Turtle hatchlings scurry to the ocean.

• A chimpanzee uses a tool to get food.

• Roosters crow at the break of dawn.