Comparing Plant and Animal Structures

Comparing Plant and Animal Structures

5th Grade

14 Qs

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Comparing Plant and Animal Structures

Comparing Plant and Animal Structures

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS1-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Theresa Madonia

Used 17+ times

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Compare the human body to an oak tree. A human’s skin is most like which part of an oak tree?

Acorn

Bark

Leaf

Root

Answer explanation

Bark protects the inside of the tree similar to the way skin protects the inside of the human body.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The waxy leaves on some trees help keep water inside the leaves. Which body part performs a similar function?

Ears

Eyes

Tongue

Skin

Answer explanation

One of the functions of skin is to keep water inside the body, to prevent dehydration.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Animals have body coverings, such as skin, that protect them. This protective layer can be used to protect the animal from extreme temperatures, or to help it blend in with its environment to avoid predators. Look at the body coverings of these animals. Which animal has a body covering that will best protect it from bites and scratches during an attack by a predator?

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

A Venus flytrap has trigger hairs that can sense when an insect lands on its lobes, or leaves. Which statement best explains how this differs from the sense of touch in animals?

Animals do not have hairs that can sense things.

Animals also use sensory hairs to taste the food as well.

The Venus’ flytrap does not have a brain to process the information.

Most animals do not use their sense of touch to catch food.

Answer explanation

An animal’s sense of touch includes the brain. The brain is what processes the information from the cells that sense the touch.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Florida’s state flower is the orange blossom. All of the following features are important to this flower. Which feature most likely helps protect it from damage?

The edible fruit

Fragrant blossoms

Tough covering on the petals

Oranges still on the tree when new blossoms appear

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Plants and animals have highly organized systems. Which of these shows the level of complexity, from simplest to most complex?

Organism - Organs - Organ systems

Organs - Organ systems - Organism

Organ systems - Organism - Organs

Organs - Organism - Organ systems

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The flower is a plant reproductive structure. What is the main role of a plant’s flower?

To produce food

To produce seeds

To produce water

To provide support

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