Plant and Animal Test

Do you like Science?

*Pick only ONE this time*

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

• Ummm...sort of

Sam is hoping to classify an animal in the correct group. She knows that the animal has a BACKBONE, is COLD-BLOODED, and can live in the water.

Which category does the animal NOT belong to?

• Birds

• Fish

• Reptiles

• Amphibians

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The table shows characteristics of two different types of animals.

Which animals do X and Y MOST LIKELY represent?

• X is a reptile and Y is an amphibian

• X is an amphibian and Y is a reptile

• X is a mammal and Y is a fish

• X is a fish and Y is a mammal

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What adaptations does a fish have that allows it to survive in water?

• gills and a backbone

• a backbone and fins

• fins and gills

• scales and gills

Which part of a dandelion plant takes in minerals and water?

• flower

• leaf

• root

• stem

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Look at the facts about the arctic fox. What characteristic allows the arctic fox to survive in its environment?

• It lives in one of the coldest parts of the world.

• It has very pretty fur that is needed by humans.

• It is most active from September to May.

• It has fur that changes color.

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Which stimulus do the roots respond to?

• gravity

• light

• temperature

Plants can be divided into two groups, what are the two groups?

• flowering and non flowering

• seed and flowering

• seed and cone

• cone and spore

One desert plant adaptation is

• thick leaves because they taste better

• lots of large leaves

• smooth stems

• thick leaves to lose less water

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which word means to sleep through the winter to help surive the low food supply?

• migrate

• hibernate

• adapt

• classify

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