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Worksheets5th FSSA Life Science 3
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
2.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
3.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
4.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
5.
Some animals move great distances as the seasons change. What is this called?
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
c)
habitat
d)
coloration
6.
Which feature of a rose helps it grow without being eaten by large animals?
a)
flowers with bright colors
b)
sharp thorns
c)
small seeds
d)
deep roots
7.
3 stages
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
incomplete metamorphosis
c)
both
8.
4 stages
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
incomplete metamorphosis
c)
both
9.
In incomplete metamorphosis which stage doesn't belong?
a)
egg
b)
nymph
c)
pupa
d)
adult
10.
In complete metamorphosis which stage doesn't belong?
a)
egg
b)
nymph
c)
larva
d)
adult
11.
Which two stages are shared by both complete and incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
Larva and nymph
b)
Pupa and adult
c)
Egg and pupa
d)
Adult and egg
12.
All of these stages are part of the life cycle of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis EXCEPT –
a)
egg
b)
nymph
c)
pupa
d)
adult
13.
A picture of a beetle life cycle is shown.
Which letter represents the adult stage of the darkling beetle life cycle?
Which letter represents the adult stage of the darkling beetle life cycle?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
Which of these correctly lists the stages of incomplete metamorphosis in the order in which they occur?
a)
Larva, Pupa, Adult
b)
Egg, Nymph, Adult
c)
Egg, Pupa, Adult
d)
Larva, Nymph, Adult
15.
The diagrams show the life cycle of a frog and of a ladybug.
What do frog and ladybug life cycles have in common? Both frogs and ladybugs spend time as -
What do frog and ladybug life cycles have in common? Both frogs and ladybugs spend time as -
a)
a tadpole
b)
a pupa
c)
a larva
d)
an egg
16.
An animal that kills another animal for food is called
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer
d)
herbivore
17.
Which of the following is a producer
a)
Blueberry Bush
b)
Tree
c)
Flower
d)
All of the above
18.
All living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact are called ______
a)
ecosystem
b)
community
19.
The ears of this fox are an example of...
a)
A behavioral adaptation
b)
Poor breeding
c)
A physical adaptation
d)
Plastic surgery gone horribly wrong
20.
Organisms with a body covering of feathers are classified as
a)
birds.
b)
fish.
c)
insects.
d)
mammals.
21.
Several scientists observe an animal with hair and wings. This animal is a
a)
bat.
b)
bird.
c)
butterfly.
d)
flying squirrel.
22.
Which of the following is true about vertebrates?
a)
vertebrate bodies are more complex than those of
invertebrates
b)
there are many more vertebrates than
invertebrates
c)
vertebrates are primitive animal groups
d)
vertebrates have no backbone
23.
Biologists use various traits to classify living things. Which of the following would be least useful in a classification scheme for mammals?
a)
color of hair
b)
shape of teeth
c)
skeleton bones
d)
digestive systems
24.
Which animals are cold-blooded, live part of their lives in water and part on land, and go through metamorphosis?
a)
reptiles
b)
amphibians
c)
birds
d)
mammals
25.
Which is a characteristic of reptiles?
a)
They have slimy skin.
b)
They use lungs to breathe.
c)
They are invertebrates.
d)
They maintain a constant body temperature.
26.
Which class of vertebrate has the characteristics marked in column 2?
a)
fish
b)
bird
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
27.
Some birds fly south for the winter. Birds know when and where to fly because of —
a)
camouflage
b)
mimicry
c)
instinct
d)
hibernation
28.
Which of these are characteristics of inherited traits?
a)
the ability to speak in front of a crowd
b)
having green eyes and brown hair
c)
mastering multiplication tables
d)
becoming an extrovert
29.
Read the passage.
Karen has two sisters and one younger brother. Her parents and grandmother also live with her. She is the only blonde in her family. However, everyone in her family has brown eyes.
Which of these is being described in the passage?
Karen has two sisters and one younger brother. Her parents and grandmother also live with her. She is the only blonde in her family. However, everyone in her family has brown eyes.
Which of these is being described in the passage?
a)
gene display
b)
inherited traits
c)
learned behaviors
d)
nature versus nurture
30.
Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand on beaches. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of —
a)
instinct
b)
hibernation
c)
camouflage
d)
learned behavior
31.
Vegetative plant organs are the root, stem, and leaf. Each organ has a specific function for the survival of the plant. Which organ is the part of the plant that supports the leaves and flowers?
a)
root
b)
leaf
c)
stem
d)
seed
32.
The organ that functions to pull in oxygen and release carbon dioxide gas.
a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
stomach
d)
skin
33.
The organ that controls all other organs and systems in the body.
a)
brain
b)
skin
c)
stomach
d)
pancreas
34.
The organ in the body that functions to cover, protect, regulate temperature, and remove waste
a)
skin
b)
brain
c)
lungs
d)
stomach
35.
The organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body
a)
lungs
b)
stomach
c)
heart
d)
brain
36.
The organ that breaks food down into nutrients
a)
lungs
b)
brain
c)
kidneys
d)
stomach
37.
all the muscles in our body make up the _____
a)
skeletal system
b)
muscular system
c)
coordination system
d)
smooth system
38.
Muscles are only found in the arms and legs
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
39.
A _____________ is a bundle of tissues whose function is to MOVE certain parts of the body.
a)
tendon
b)
cartilage
c)
joint
d)
muscle
40.
The ______________________ is the body system that serves as a support framework.
a)
muscular system
b)
skeletal system
c)
nervous system
d)
respiratory system
41.
What is the only MUSCLE that never gets tired?
a)
Mouth
b)
Lungs
c)
Heart
d)
Brain
42.
Veins take blood....
a)
Away from the heart
b)
Toward the heart
c)
Out of the heart
d)
To arteries
43.
This is your body's largest organ:
a)
The eyes
b)
The liver
c)
The skin
d)
The toes
44.
Digestion starts....
a)
In your stomach
b)
In your mouth
c)
In your intestines
d)
In your colon
45.
This is the process of changing food to energy in your body
a)
Circulation
b)
Digestion
c)
Nervous
d)
Respiratory
46.
Which kind of skeleton is on the INSIDE of a body?
a)
Endoskeleton
b)
Exoskeleton
47.
What kind of skeleton is on the outside of the body?
a)
endoskeleton
b)
exoskeleton
48.
Which animal has an exoskeleton?
a)
snake
b)
alligator
c)
shark
d)
crab
49.
Which animal has an exoskeleton?
a)
snake
b)
alligator
c)
shark
d)
crab
50.
Endoskeleton means . . .
a)
internal skeleton
b)
external skeleton
c)
no skeleton
d)
no brain
51.
Is the picture a vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
Vertebrate
b)
Invertebrate
52.
Is this animal an invertebrate or a vertebrate?
a)
Invertebrate
b)
Vertebrate
53.
True or False:
Mammals take in oxygen from water through their skin.
Mammals take in oxygen from water through their skin.
a)
True
b)
False
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