Comparing PLants & Animals

Alfie grew this sunflower. Its stem supports the leaves and the flower head. What part of a gorilla is the stem most like?

• Brain

• Muscles

• Skeleton

• Pancreas

A snake flicks its tongue in and out of its mouth to sense substances that are carried by the air. What do humans do that serves the same purpose?

• Breathing

• Hearing

• Smelling

• Tasting

When Paula’s dog gets hot, it sweats through its feet. It can also cool down by panting. What is the main difference between the way the dog's body cools itself and the way Paula’s body cools itself?

• Paula’s whole body can sweat.

• Paula cannot sweat through her feet.

• Paula can go swimming to cool herself.

• Paula has a smaller tongue, so it cools less by panting.

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Darius bought a postcard with a picture of sea animals on it.

Which of the sea animals is a mammal?

• A.      fish

• B. whale

• C. jellyfish

• D. seahorse

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Sydney went for a walk with his family and saw many flying animals. Which of these animal that Sydney saw is a vertebrate?

• bee

• hummingbird

• dragonfly

• ladybug

Jamie writes a report comparing an eagle with the two animals shown below.

How is an eagle like a crocodile, but NOT like a giraffe?

• They both are covered with scales.

• They both have backbones.

• They both have feathers.

• They both lay eggs.

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Andre and his family planted a garden. They planted carrots, corn, tomatoes, and watermelons. How are the carrots different from the other plants?

• It has green leaves.

• It is a flowering plant.

• The part we eat grows underground.

• The part we grows above ground.

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What are vertebrates?

• Animals with a backbone
• Animals without a backbone

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There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?

• Mammals
• Birds
• Arthropods
• Reptiles

My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?

• Amphibian
• Reptile
• Bird
• Fish

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