Science Unit 1

A butterfly is…

• A bird, because it has wings and can fly

• A reptile, because it lays eggs

• An invertebrate, because it doesn’t have bones

• None of the above

A pangolin is...

• A reptile, because it has scales

• A mammal, because it has hair and gives live birth

• Both a reptile AND a mammal, because it has

  characteristics of both groups

• None of the above

What is a habitat?

• What animals eat.

• Where animals live.

• Who animals take care of.

• When animals sleep.

Scientists can identify frogs by listening to their calls

• True

• False

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Only one kind of frog makes a call that sounds like “ribbit.”

• True

• False

Three friends are discussing what would happen if scientists discovered a new

animal. What would scientists do to figure out which group the new animal belongs to? Who do you agree with most?

• Dhara says, “I think scientists would look at the outside of the animal.”

• Xavier says, “I think scientists would look inside the animal.”

• Luo says, “I think scientists would look at the inside and the outside of the animal.”

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What lived inside the Bracken Cave?

• frogs

• birds

• bats

• snakes

Which is an example of an invertebrate?

• horse

• beetle

• eagle

• lizard

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Which is an example of a bird?

• horse

• beetle

• eagle

• lizard

Which habitat had more living things?

• Bracken Cave

• Congress Avenue Bridge