Science Unit 8 Study Guide

While walking through a rainforest, Sandy sees moss growing on a rock. What does moss produce?

• fruit

• seeds

• spores

• flowers

Darin reads a book about sea animals. The picture shows some of the animals. Which animal is a mammal?

• octopus

• seahorse

• shark

• whale

Laurel has a fern in her room. Into which classification does Laurel's plant belong?

• cone-bearing

• spore-producing

• flowering

• moss

Dirk is making a poster about: flamingos, tortoises, and frogs. What is one way that all of these animals are alike?

• They lay eggs.

• They have feathers.

• They use gills for breathing.

• They have scales on their skin.

Jana's class takes a trip to a nature museum. One display tells about forest animals that lay eggs. Which of these animals could be in the display?

• deer

• rabbit

• raccoon

• snake

Emmanuel classifies a plant as a nonflowering, seed-bearing plant. What evidence explains his choice?

• He sees cones.

• He sees spores.

• He sees petals and leaves.

• He sees spores and needles.

Students in Karlee's class make posters about different animals. The picture shows some of the animals on the posters. Which of the animals are amphibians?

• tuna and frog

• newt and frog

• turtle and newt

• snake and turtle

Mrs. Jameson's class takes a nature hike. How do the students identify a fern plant?

• look for petals and flowers

• look for cones that grow along branches

• look for brown spores underneath the leaves

• look for fuzzy patches that grow near the ground

Kyle observes a rose bush, a fern, and a pine tree. Which can he classify as seed bearing?

• rose bush and fern only

• rose bush and pine tree only

• fern and pine tree only

• all three plants

Miss Jacobi's class studies seeds and plants that reproduce through seeds. Which is trey about seeds?

• all fern plants make seeds

• only flowering plants make seeds

• mosses and flowering plants make seeds

• nonflowering plants with cones make seeds