Salamander

Salamander

5th Grade

15 Qs

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Salamander

Salamander

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-4, MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-2

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How far do spotted salamanders migrate on average?

  1. 200 feet

(~1/20 mile)

2000 feet

(~1/2 mile)

 5000 feet

     (~1 mile)

 25,000 feet

      (~5 miles)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Highways allow people to travel between towns and cities, but it also divides ecosystems into smaller pieces. Animals can become separated from lakes they use for food and shelter. For example, tiger salamanders use lakes for these reasons. How could the building of highways affect animals such as the tiger salamander?

Tiger salamanders could improve lake ecosystems.

Tiger salamanders may be cut off from important resources.

Tiger salamander habitats may have less pollution.

Tiger salamander habitats within ecosystems would become larger.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following animals are MOST LIKELY to be found in a lake/pond biome?

Shark, Sea Turtle, Jellyfish

Frog, Snail, Salamander

Newt, Crane, Alligator

Blue Heron, Hermit Crab, Clam

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Some students are investigation the life cycle of the spotted salamander. They learn that these salamanders must live close to water and lay their eggs in water. After 20-60 days the eggs hatch as larvae that must stay in the water until they mature into adult salamanders. The students infer that the life cycle of the spotted salamander is similar to the life cycle of the frog because both animals...

have long tails and strong jumping legs as adults

live near water and produce larvae with wings

lay eggs in water, which hatch into larvae that live in water

produce offspring that hatch from eggs and look like adults.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which animal shown grows legs in its third stage of development?

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Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How do salamanders breathe?

Through their lungs

Through their skin

With gills like fish

They don't need to breathe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the main difference between a salamander and a lizard?

Lizards live only under logs

Salamanders have smooth skin

Lizards are amphibians

Salamanders have scales

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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