Unit 8 Test

1. The lobster is an example of an arthropod. Look at the picture of the lobster. Which letter clearly shows that arthropods have a body that is divided into segments?

• A
• B
• C
• D

2. Ms. Li owns a flower shop. She finds a strange-looking bug in the flowers. What evidence would show that the bug is an insect and not a spider??

• The bug has 3 main body parts.
• The bug has a hard covering over its body.
• The bug has jointed limbs it uses to crawl.
• The bug has a body that is segmented.

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

• They all lay eggs.
• They have feathers.
• They use gills for breathing.
• The havye scales on their skin.

4. Miss Jacobi’s class studies seeds and plants that reproduce through seeds. Which is true about seeds?

• All ferns make seeds.
• Only flowering plants make seeds.
• Mosses and flowering plants make seeds.
• Nonflowering plants with cones make seeds.

5. A tick is an arthropod. A turtle is a reptile. What do both a tick and a turtle have in common?

• size
• lungs
• backbone
• hard covering

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

6. Dean’s class is making a list of invertebrates. Dean adds an animal to the list that is not an arthropod. Which animal does he add??

• Florida Chorus Frog
• Florida Moon Jellyfish
• Florida Black Scorpion
• Florida tortoise beetle

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

• tuna and frog
• newt and frog
• turtle and newt
• snake and turtle

8. Students in Ann’s class make a table to describe their pets. Students write yes or no to tell whether the pet has each characteristic. According to the table, whose pet is a reptile?

• Al's
• Mina's
• Ann's
• Keith's

9. Midori classifies a fern plant, a rose bush, moss, and an evergreen tree. Which two plants will Midori classify as nonflowering plants that reproduce through spores?

• fern and rose bush
• fern and moss
• moss and evergreen tree
• rosebush and evergreen tree

10. 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.