2nd trimester review grade 6

The animal in the picture is a(n) ______ because it has a ______.

• invertebrate... backbone

• vertebrate... backbone

• reptile... backbone

• backbone... skeleton

The following living things are all found in nature. What do they have in common?

• Bilateral symmetry

• Radial symmetry

• Tissues

• Nothing is similar

Most animals that have been discovered on earth are invertebrates. Choose the groups of animals below that are invertebrates.

• marsupials

• arthropods

• amphibians

• birds

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

• Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

Why is the plant in the picture a vascular plant?

• it absorbs water from the sun

• it has a stem that can carry water and nutrients

• it has more than one cell

• it makes its own food

Angiosperms are easily classified because of the ___ that they produce.

• cones

• fruits and flowers

• leaves

• rhizomes

Vascular, seeded plants that contain seeds in cones are called ___________.

The tallest plant on Earth is a non-vascular plant.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Scientists classify plants in order to...

• Study them more easily

• Collect them more easily

• Earn more money

• Fight insects that damage them more easily

The plant in the photo is an example of...

• angiosperms

• gymnosperms

• non-vascular plant

• none of the above