Fact or Fiction

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Science
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5th Grade
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Hard
Melanie Micallef
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Earthworms are covered in tiny hairs that
help them grip the soil and move.
Earthworms eat soil as they burrow,
getting nutrients from decomposing
organic materials.
Earthworms like the sunshine and can be
found in deserts.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Oyster reefs provide a natural barrier to
storm waves.
These oysters only live in deep waters.
Oysters filter water, trapping plankton
and other particles in their gill mucus.
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Male peacock spiders do a dance
by waving their tails and legs to
impress females.
Peacock spiders are the size of a golf ball.
They can jump really far - about 20 times
their body length.
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Cleaner shrimps travel in large groups.
Cleaner shrimps perform a rocking
dance to let fish know they are ready to
start cleaning.
Cleaner shrimps feed on dead skin and
parasites from bodies of other fish.
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Leeches live on every continent, apart
from Antarctica.
Once leeches are done with feeding from
an animal, they fall off the animal.
All leeches feed on blood of other animals.
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Their muscular ‘foot’ helps them move by
releasing mucus.
Giant African snails lay about 20 eggs
at a time.
These snails hide inside their shells from
predators or when it gets too cold.
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Most millipedes feed on decomposing
plant and animal parts (they are
detrivores).
Millipedes have 1000 legs.
They curl up into a tight coil and might
release a horrible smell if a predator
comes close.
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