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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA characteristic that is passed from parents to offspringbasic needsinherited traitinstincthibernation
- 2. Multiple ChoiceFood, water, air and shelter that an organism needs to surviveinstinctinherited traitbasic needsmimicry
- 3. Multiple ChoiceA body part or behavior that helps an organism survivecamouflagemigrationinstinctadaptation
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA behavior that an animal begins life withadaptationinherited traitinstinctlearned behavior
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA dormant, inactive state in which normal body activities slowhibernationinstinctadaptationlearned behavior
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe movement of animals from one region to another and backinstinctmigrationlearned behaviorhibernation
- 7. Multiple ChoiceA behavior that an organism doesn’t begin life withinstinctadaptationlearned behaviormimicry
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAn animal’s color or pattern that helps it to blend in with its surroundings. Camouflage is an adaptation that helps an animal hide.adaptationinstinctmimicrycamouflage
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAn adaptation in which an animal looks similar to another animal. The viceroy butterfly is a good example of mimicry. It looks like a monarch butterfly, which tastes bad to birds. The birds often mistake the viceroy for a monarch and leave it alonemimicryadaptationcamouflagemigration
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is an example of a learned behavior?
Crying
playing piano
sleeping
breathing
- 11. Multiple Choice
Why does an animal's temperature drop during hibernation?
to protect its young
to gain energy
to provide food
to conserve energy
- 12. Multiple Choice
Mrs. Taylor has a puppy named Roux. Puppies are born with instincts and develop behaviors that they learn. Which is a learned behavior?
Shaking hands
barking
tail wagging
lapping water
- 13. Multiple Choice
When one animal looks like another to protect itself, this adaptation is called:
instinct
migration
mimicry
camouflage
- 14. Multiple Choice
Both parents of a litter of kittens are white cats with gray and black stripes. What characteristics will the kittens most likely have?
black fur with gray and white stripes
white fur with gray and black stripes
gray fur with black and white stripes
white fur with gray and brown stripes
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which characteristic CANNOT be passed from the adult cat to its kittens?
color of fur
number of legs
ability to walk upright
ability to meow
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