Comparing Plant and Animal Structures

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5th Grade
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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?
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
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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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