Life Cycles Review

Why do living things of the same kind look similar?

• Because they have similar traits

• Because they eat the same food

• Because they live in the same place

• Because they are the same size

Which of the following is an example of offspring?

• A baby white-tailed deer

• A rock

• A river

• A cloud

Why do pine trees and their offspring have needle-shaped leaves?

• Because it is an inherited trait

• Because they grow in water

• Because they are cut by people

• Because they are painted

What does it mean when we say "offspring can be different from their parents"?

• Offspring always look exactly like their parents.

• Offspring can have traits that are not the same as their parents.

• Offspring never have any traits from their parents.

• Offspring are always a different species from their parents.

Which of the following is an example of a trait that an animal offspring might have that is different from its parents?

• A goat with the same fur color as its parent.

• A goat with horns that are a different length from its parents.

• A goat with the same number of legs as its parent.

• A goat that eats the same food as its parent.

Which of the following is true about traits caused by the environment?

• They are always passed to offspring

• They are never passed to offspring

• They are sometimes passed to offspring

• They are only found in plants

How can the environment change a flamingo?

• By making its feathers pink

• By making it smaller

• By making it fly faster

• By making it eat less

What is a learned behavior?

• A trait that an organism learns during its lifetime.

• A trait that an organism is born with.

• A type of food animals eat.

• A place where animals live.

What is an example of a trait that can change in a lion after a fight?

• The lion may get scars on its skin

• The lion will change its fur color

• The lion will start to fly

• The lion will become smaller

Why does the plant in the picture grow tall?

• It has plenty of water and sunshine

• It has no water

• It is in the shade all the time

• It is never watered