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2nd Grade Life Science Proficient Test 2



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Life Science Proficient RIT 180 - 191
 

 1. 

A characteristic of an organism is called
a.
a behavior
c.
an observation
b.
prey
d.
a trait
 

 2. 

A behavior than an animal inherits from its parents.  It is not taught.  This is called
a.
inherited trait
c.
learned behavior
b.
instinct
d.
adaptation
 

 3. 

An animal that is hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal is called
a.
a carnivore
c.
a predator
b.
prey
d.
a consumer
 

 4. 

The stages of an animal’s life from birth to death is called
a.
a life cycle
c.
a habitat
b.
the food chain
d.
an ecosystem
 

 5. 

To make more organisms of the same kind is called
a.
reproducing
c.
a life cycle
b.
the food chain
d.
consuming
 

 6. 

A behavior that is developed from observing other animals or being taught is called
a.
inherited trait
c.
instinct
b.
learned behavior
d.
adaptation
 

 7. 

The change of water from one state to another as it moves through the Earth’s environment is called
a.
the life cycle
c.
the food chain
b.
the water cycle
d.
the ecosystem
 

 8. 

An organism that makes its own food is called
a.
a producer
c.
a herbivore
b.
an omnivore
d.
a consumer
 

 9. 

Materials from nature that are useful to people is called
a.
a natural resource
c.
a food chain
b.
a habitat
d.
an ecosystem
 

 10. 

An animal that eats both plants and animals is called
a.
an omnivore
c.
a herbivore
b.
a decomposer
d.
a carnivore
 



 
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