Quiz: Life Cycles - Organisms & Adaptations

1. WHO WANTS TO BE A SCIENTIST? Life Cycles

2. #1 Which example describes an organism taking in nutrients? • A dog burying a bone • A girl eating an apple • An inset crawling on a leaf • A boy planting tomatoes in a garden

3. Answer b. A girl eating an apple

4. #2 Which characteristic is inherited rather than learned? • Telling a story • Saluting the flag • Having blue eyes • Riding a bicycle

5. Answer c. Having blue eyes

6. #3 What is the main function of scales on a fish? • To protect the fish • To attract predators • To help the fish find food • To help the fish breathe

7. Answer a.

8. #4 Which behavior is an example of an animal adapting to a change in the environment? • A squirrel climbing a tree • A rabbit feeding its young • A frog eating an insect • A bird migrating south

9. Answer d. A bird migrating south

10. #5 Animals get energy for growth and repair from _____. • soil • food • water • air

11. Answer b. food

12. #6 A dog opens its mouth and lets its tongue hang out. A human’s body produces sweat. These are two ways that organisms may adjust to ___. • Cold temperatures • Hot temperatures • A shortage of food • A shortage of drinking water

13. Answer b. Hot temperatures

14. #7 During which season of the year would a rabbit’s fur be thickest? • fall • spring • summer • winter

15. Answer d. winter

16. #8 Which animal is preparing for a seasonal change in the environment? • A bat flying at night • A deer drinking water • An owl eating a mouse • A squirrel storing nuts

17. Answer d. A squirrel storing nuts

18. #9 Which characteristic helps a fox find food? • Sense of smell • Thick fur • Long tail • Pointed teeth

19. Answer a. Sense of smell

20. #10 A turtle eating worms is an example of ____. • breathing • reproducing • eliminating waste • taking in nutrients

21. Answer d. taking in nutrients

22. #11 What is the main function of a duck’s webbed feet? • To help the duck make noise • To help the duck protect itself • To help the duck swim in water • To help the duck find a mate

23. Answer c. To help a duck swim in water

24. #12 Which of the following is one way that animals usually respond to a sudden drop in temperature? • sweating • shivering • blinking • salivating

25. Answer b. shivering

26. #13 The energy that all organisms need to survive comes from ___. • the air • the Sun • water • grass

27. Answer b. the sun

28. #14 Which organism is a producer? • grasshopper • raccoon • grass • frog

29. Answer c. grass

30. #15 The long neck on the baby giraffe is ___. • a learned trait • an inherited trait • a seasonal adaptation • an environmental condition

31. Answer b. an inherited trait

32. #16 A decomposer is an organism that ___. • preys on other animals • eats only plants • recycles nutrients • uses sunlight to make food

33. Answer a. preys on other animals

34. #17 In order to survive, all animals need ___. • heat, water and soil • sunlight, soil and heat • sunlight, air and food • food, water and air

35. Answer c. sunlight, air and food

36. #18 One role of a producer in a food chain is to provide ___. • water for plants • sunlight for plants • nutrients for animals • shelter for animals

37. Answer c. nutrients for animals

38. #19 Which sequence shows the life cycle of some insects? • adult -> pupa -> larva -> egg • egg -> pupa -> larva -> adult • larva -> pupa -> egg -> adult d. egg -> larva -> pupa -> adult

39. Answer a.

40. #20 Which statement is an example of an inherited trait in a living thing? • A child learns to ride a bicycle • A cat has a kitten with a broken leg • A white dog has a puppy with white fur • A person has a scar from a burn

41. Answer c. A white dog has a puppy with white fur

42. Congratulations! You have won! You are on your way to becoming an excellent scientist!