Topic 8a Test-Plant & Animal Structures

Jordan wants to find out if a hamster can learn a maze as quickly as a mouse can. She has researched mice and hamsters and predicts which rodent she thinks will learn more quickly. What should her next step be?

• Analyze hamster behavior in the maze.

• Research how a rabbit would behave in a maze.

• Observe the behavior of both rodents in the maze.

• Make conclusions about rodent behavior in the maze.

Which of the following is present in the Milkweed but NOT in the Sword Fern?

• root growth

   

   

• flower production

• ability to reproduce

• ability to make food

Which plant structure is most important for moving water up to the flower of a plant and providing it support just as the backbone provides support for the human body?

• leaves

   

   

• stem

• seed

• roots

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What do all the organisms have in common?

 

• Each organism gathers food in the same way.

• Each organism moves around in the same way.

• Each organism has a way to reproduce.

• Each organism makes its own food.

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Which sentence correctly describes what is a common structure for a snail, a crab, and a lady bug?

• It regulates the animal’s temperature.

• It provides a hard, waterproof covering to protect its gentle organs.

• It allows the animals to fly.

• It helps them to capture prey.

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The scales of fish and the feathers of birds are both made from the same protein, called keratin. What is another characteristic birds and most fish share?

• Both are animals that lay eggs.

• Both are animals that have teeth.

• Both are animals that have cold blood.

• Both are animals that care for their young.

Which sentence best classifies this organism?

• It is an invertebrate and a reptile.

   

   

   

• It is a vertebrate and an arthropod.

• It is an invertebrate and an amphibian.

• It is a vertebrate and a reptile.

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Erica has six pet rabbits. Each one lives in a separate cage.  She thinks that her rabbits would prefer to sit on a pile of hay rather than on hard cage floor.  Erica put hay in one corner of each cage.  What data should she collect to help her test her idea?

 

 

• Record how much time the rabbits spend sitting on the hay.

• Measure how much of the hay is eaten by the rabbits.

• Count how many rabbits move the hay around in the cage.

• Note how often the rabbits burrow underneath the hay.

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Plants have flowers. The function of the flower is to reproduce. This organ in plants is most similar to which of the following organs in humans?

• the heart

• the intestines

• the ovaries

• the skin

 Which statement correctly classifies this group of animals? 

 

• All of the animals are vertebrates, and all are adapted to hot climate.

• All of the animals are invertebrates, and all are adapted to a hot climate.

• Some of the animals are vertebrates, and some are adapted to a cold climate.

• Some of the animals are invertebrates, and some are adapted to cold climate.