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Unit A Chapter 4 Vocabulary Assessment


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
Living things that have parents that are different species are called
a.
donkeys.
b.
hybrids.
c.
offspring.
d.
mules.
 

 2. 
A group of organs that work together to do a certain job is a(n)
a.
organ system.
b.
tissue.
c.
brain.
d.
cell.
 

 3. 
Animals that blend in with their backgrounds are an example of protective
a.
hiding.
b.
camouflaging.
c.
coloration.
d.
mimicry.
 

 4. 
A trait that is passed down from one generation to the next is
a.
inherited.
b.
mimicry.
c.
diversity.
d.
instinct.
 

 5. 
Animals that do not have backbones are
a.
vertebrates.
b.
mammals.
c.
jellyfish.
d.
invertebrates.
 

 6. 
Camouflage is when
a.
an animal looks like another animal.
b.
an animal uses protective coloration.
c.
an animal moves very, very slowly, and looks like its surroundings.
d.
an animal looks like a thornbug.
 

 7. 
A tissue is a group of
a.
similar cells that have the same job or function.
b.
different organs that come together.
c.
invertebrates, either fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles, or mammals.
d.
vertebrates.
 

 8. 
An animal that looks like another, unpleasant, animal is using
a.
protective coloration.
b.
camouflage.
c.
mimicry.
d.
heredity.
 

 9. 
The passing of inherited traits from parents to offspring is called
a.
inherited.
b.
heredity.
c.
coloration.
d.
mimicry.
 

 10. 
Mating closely related living things is a process called
a.
mimicry.
b.
inherited traits.
c.
coloration.
d.
crossbreeding.
 

 11. 
Animals that have backbones are
a.
vertebrates.
b.
reptiles.
c.
agnatha.
d.
invertebrates.
 

 12. 
A group of the same kind of animal in which there are lots of animals with different traits is called animal
a.
crossbreed.
b.
adaptation.
c.
mimicry.
d.
diversity.
 

 13. 
A group of tissues that come together is a(n)
a.
organ.
b.
system.
c.
cell.
d.
building block.
 



 
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