Life Science Milestones

A snail which has a shell and a muscular foot is a

• poriferan
• cnidarian
• arthropod
• mollusk

A fish with a bony skeleton and gills is a 

• vertebrate
• arthropod
• invertebrate
• crustacean

An animal with an exoskeleton, 8 legs and 2 body parts is a 

• vertebrate
• arthropod
• insect
• nematode

The response of inactivity and slowed metabolism that occurs during cold conditions is 

• hibernation
• imprinting
• migration
• circadian rhythm

In a certain species of moth, a small percentage have successfully adapted protective coloration.  If conditions in their environment do not change, the proportion of future generations with this coloration will

• decrease
• stay the same
  become extinct
  stay the same
• become extinct
• increase

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Which of the following is NOT found in animal cells?

• cell wall
• cell membrane
• lysosomes
• nucleus

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The structures that provide most of the energy for the cell are

• chromosomes
• vacuoles
• chloroplasts
• mitochondria

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A plant wilts as a result of the process of 

• transpiration
• osmosis
• halitosis
• division

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Plants use ___________ to make glucose.

• cell respiration
• photosynthesis
• pollination
• phototropism

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What is produced by mitosis?

• 2 identical cells
• 2 nuclei
• chloroplasts
• 2 non identical cells

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