Chapter 2 - Science
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This is the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle after hatching from an egg.
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Pupa
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Larva
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Egg
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Adult butterfly
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Your Chapter 2 Test is on Friday, March 28. Use these questions to study for your test! Study hard!-Mrs. Vaughn
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What is it called when a trait is passed on from parents to their young?
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Inherited
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Camouflage
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Mimicry
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Trait
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A. InheritedExplanation
We inherit traits from our parents, such as eye color, hair color and other things.Rate this question:
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During hibernation an animal does what?
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Flies south for the winter
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Changes color to match the environment
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Slow's down its body systems to save energy
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Acts like other animals to scare off predators
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A. Slow's down its body systems to save energyExplanation
When an animal hibernates they sleep for long periods of time and their heart rate and other body systems slow down to save energy.Rate this question:
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This is a picture of the stage of a butterfly's life cycle where it has a hard covering. What is this called?
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Egg
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Adult butterfly
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Larva
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Pupa
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A. PupaExplanation
The hard covering is called a chrysalis. We sometimes refer to this as the cocoon.Rate this question:
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What do we call it when animals move from one place to another as the seasons change?
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Hibernation
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Migration
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Camouflage
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Mimicry
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A. MigrationExplanation
When birds fly south for the winter, this is called migration.Rate this question:
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What is a trait that helps animals meet their needs, to survive?
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Inherited
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Trait
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Adaptation
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Instinct
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A. AdaptationExplanation
Animals adapt to their environment in order to survive. They may need to adapt because of changes in food, weather, or other things.Rate this question:
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This picture is an example of what?
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Migration
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Hibernation
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Adaptation
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A life cycle
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A. A life cycleExplanation
This picture is an example of a life cycle because it depicts the different stages of a living organism's development and growth. A life cycle typically includes birth or hatching, growth, reproduction, and eventually death. The picture may show the various stages of an animal or plant's life, highlighting the changes and transformations that occur throughout its lifespan.Rate this question:
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All animals have the same stages in their life cycles.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
Animals all have different life cycles, some may be similar, but they are all different.Rate this question:
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The first stage of a frog's life cycle and a butterfly's life cycle is what?
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Egg
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A. EggExplanation
The first stage of a frog's life cycle and a butterfly's life cycle is the egg. Both frogs and butterflies start their life cycle as eggs, which hatch into larvae or caterpillars respectively. This stage is crucial for their development and growth before they undergo metamorphosis into their adult forms.Rate this question:
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When a harmless animal looks like a poisonous one, it is called camouflage.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
When a harmless animal looks like a poisonous one it is called mimicry.Rate this question:
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An instinct is a behavior that an animal is born knowing how to do.
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True
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False
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A. TrueExplanation
When some animals are born they already know how to find food, other need to be taught. The ones who are born knowing what to do are born with instincts.Rate this question:
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________ are features of animals, like fish's gills or scales.
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Traits
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Instinct
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Camouflage
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Hibernation
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A. TraitsExplanation
Traits can be any characteristic such as height, eye color, hair color, and more.Rate this question:
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Cats and dogs are vertebrates because
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They walk on four legs.
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They have a backbone.
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They have tails.
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They are furry.
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A. They have a backbone.Explanation
A vertebrate is any animal with a backbone.Rate this question:
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A fossil tells us that life existed in the past.
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True
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False
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A. TrueExplanation
A fossil is a hardened mineral, bone, or material left from the past.Rate this question:
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When tree sap hardens we call this
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Amber
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Gem
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Bones
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Extinct
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A. AmberExplanation
When tree sap hardens we call this amber. Some amber has been maintained for hundreds of years preserving the fossils of ancient bugs and small animals.Rate this question:
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An __________ animal is no longer living.
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Vertebrate
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Mammal
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Extinct
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Invertebrate
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A. ExtinctExplanation
Animals who are extinct no longer exist. Dinosaurs are extinct because they no longer are alive.Rate this question:
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Fossils show that Earth has _____ over time.
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Stayed the same
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Changed
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Grown
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Shrunk
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A. ChangedExplanation
Fossils of ancient plants and animals show changes over time. Animals existing today were not here in the past.Rate this question:
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Put the life cycle of a frog in the correct order.
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Adult frog, tadpole, egg, tadpole with legs, froglet
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Tadpole with legs, tadpole, egg, froglet, adult frog
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Egg, tadpole, froglet, tadpole with legs, adult frog
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Egg, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, adult frog
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A. Egg, tadpole, tadpole with legs, froglet, adult frogExplanation
The life cycle of a frog begins with an egg, which then hatches into a tadpole. The tadpole goes through metamorphosis and develops legs, becoming a tadpole with legs. After further development, it transforms into a froglet. Finally, the froglet matures into an adult frog.Rate this question:
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Why do animals migrate?
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To move to warmer climates.
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For more available food.
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Because it is an instinct.
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All of the above.
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A. All of the above.Explanation
Animals migrate for various reasons. Some migrate to move to warmer climates during winter seasons, as they are unable to survive in cold temperatures. Others migrate in search of more available food, as certain areas may become scarce in resources. Lastly, migration is often driven by instinct, as animals have an innate behavior to move from one place to another in order to survive and reproduce. Therefore, all of the given options are valid reasons for animal migration.Rate this question:
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