5th grade Chapter 4 Science Test “How Living Things Grow”

Tuyen’s class was studying vertebrates. What are vertebrates?

• animals with body parts with segments

• animals with spiny skin

• animals with backbones

• animals without backbones

Which of the following describes the process called incomplete metamorphosis?

• newborn-toddler-child-adult

• egg-nymph-adult

• egg-larva-pupa-adult

• egg-hatchling-adult

Scientists organize living things into a number of different levels of classification. As you continue down the levels of classification, which of the following is true?

• Each level refers to a unique kind of organism.

• The members of each classification level have more and more differences.

• The organisms are grouped more and more by their behavior.

• The organisms are more and more closely related to each other.

Which of the following is a list of invertebrate groups?

• amphibians, fish, reptiles

• sloths, spiders, sea urchins

• frogs, salamanders, sea turtles

• mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms

Aran observed moss growing on rocks and trees in a shady moist area of a forest. Which of the following is true about moss?

• Moss is a vascular plant, so it has true leaves and roots.

• Moss is a nonvascular plant, without true leaves or roots.

• Moss reproduces by seeds that are protected inside a fruit.

• Moss is a fern plant.

In warm weather, the egg of a house fly takes about 7 days to mature. In cooler weather this takes much longer. What type of adaptation does this illustrate?

• change in habitat

• change in behavior

• change in life cycle

• change in environmental conditions

Emma’s class was studying vertebrates. Which of the following are examples of vertebrates?

• ferns, conifers, mosses

• brittle stars, sea stars, basket stars

• camels, falcons, frogs

• crabs, grasshoppers, jellyfish

Which of the following describes a complete metamorphosis?

• newborn-toddler-child-adult

• egg-nymph-adult

• egg-larva-pupa-adult

The 3 domains are

• bacteria-archaea-eukayra

• protists-fungi-plantae

• bacteria-animalia

• animalia, plantae, fungi

The first part of the scientific name of an organism is the

• species

• genus

• kingdom

• classification