Unit 5 Test Review: Animal Structure and Function

Which structure helps keep a penguin warm?

• eyes

• beak

• claws

• feathers

Which set of organs most helps people know if something is cold?

• brain and skin

• heart and tongue

• nose and muscles

• eyes and stomach

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Canada geese are landing in a quiet city playground. More people start using the playground. This causes many geese to fly away. In the following weeks, fewer geese land in the playground. Which sentence most likely explains why there are fewer geese?

• They were scared and learned not to come back to that place.

• They were separated from their mates and left to find them.

• They could not find food, so they went to another place to eat.

• They could not hear each other, so they went to a quieter place.

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Which organs work closely together to help a lion find food?

• ears, fur, heart

• eyes, nose, brain

• eyes, lungs, heart

• nose, fur, stomach

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The main food of birds that live in an area is a tree that produces nuts with a hard shell. Which beak shape are birds that live there most likely to have?

• long and thin

• flat and wide

• thick and strong

• sharp and pointed

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The movement of legs allows people to walk. Which three body systems work together closely to give the legs movement?

• muscular, nervous, and skeletal

• digestive, muscular, and respiratory

• circulatory, digestive, and muscular

• circulatory, digestive, respiratory

Cats have sense receptors in their whiskers. Whiskers help cats figure out the size and location of objects. Which result could happen if a cat lost its whiskers?

• The cat would be less likely to keep warm on a cold day.

• The cat could not be able to know if a food is safe to eat.

• The cat would be less likely to land on its feet after a fall.

• The cat would not be able to know if it could fit in a small space.

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Squirrels eat fruits and nuts. They look for food during the day. At night, they stay in their shelters. Which best explains why squirrels are not out at night?

• Squirrels need to stay warm at night.

• There is not enough food for squirrels at night.

• Squirrels need to take care of their young at night.

• There is not enough light for squirrels to see at night.

Snowshoe hares live in wooded areas. In the summer, their fur is brown. In the winter, their fur is white. How does fur help the snowshoe hare?

• keeps the hare warm

• makes the hare move quickly

• hides the hare from predators

• allows the hare to dig burrows.

A hawk is a bird that eats mice. A hawk can see a mouse on the ground from above. Which is the first step to how a hawk sees a mouse?

• Light enters the hawk's eyes

• Light comes from the sun.

• Light is reflected off of the mouse.

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