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5th grade Life Science Classification

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the difference between an amphibian and a fish?

a)

Amphibians breathe with lungs while fish breathe with gills.

b)

Amphibians breathe with gills while fish breathe with lungd

c)

Amphibians and fish breathe with gills.

d)

Amphibians and fish breathe with lungs.

2.

Animals that do not have a backbone are called….

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

3.

What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?

a)

Vertebrates do not have a backbone: invertebrates have a backbone.

b)

Neither vertebrates nor invertebrates have a backbone.

c)

Vertebrates have a backbone: invertebrates do not have a backbone.

d)

Both vertebrates and invertebrates have a backbone.

4.

Microorganisms break down dead plants and animals making nutrients available. These organisms are...

a)

beneficial

b)

harmful

5.

How are microorganisms harmful?

a)

Microorganisms cause diseases and make people sick.

b)

Microorganisms are not harmful.

c)

Microorganisms cause the sky to turn blue.

d)

Microorganisms cause plants to turn green.

6.

Microorganisms that helps humans break down and digest food are

a)

harmful

b)

beneficial

7.

________ is made from a beneficial microorganisms.

a)

strept throat

b)

grass

c)

carrots

d)

yogurt

8.

How do vascular plants get water?

a)

Vascular plants have tubes.

b)

Vascular plants do not have tubes

c)

Vascular plants absorb water.

9.

Animals that have the same body temperature regardless of their surroundings are called

a)

Warm-blooded

b)

cold blooded

10.

Animals that have hair or fur, give birth to live young, make milk for their young and breathes with lungs are called_____

a)

mammals

b)

reptiles

c)

amphibians

d)

fish

11.

_______________produces flowers and seeds protected by fruit.

a)

gymnosperms

b)

phloem

c)

xylem

d)

angiosperms

12.

What do beneficial microorganisms found in the ocean produce?

a)

They produce red algae that kills fish.

b)

They produce almost half the oxygen on the planet.

c)

They produce the nitrogen that is found on the planet.

d)

They produce all the salt in the water.

13.

_________________ have no flowers, seeds not protected by fruit

a)

Gymnosperms

b)

Angiosperms

c)

phloem

d)

xylem

14.

This type of plant has no roots, stems or leaves, reproduce by spores, and absorbs water and nutrients from their surroundings.

a)

Vascular

b)

Non vascular:

15.

More plants and animals live and thrive in a pond with a higher concentration of microorganisms. This is due to ____

a)

harmful microorganisms

b)

beneficial microorganisms

16.

Which kingdom is made up of decomposers?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Fungi

d)

Protist

17.

Invertebrates with jointed feet, 2-3 body segments, sense organs and an exoskeleton are called

a)

Arthropods

b)

Worms

c)

Mollusk

d)

Stinging cells

18.

How would you classify animals that lay eggs and have feathers?

a)

Invertebrate; mollusk

b)

Vertebrate; birds

c)

Vertebrates amphibians

d)

Monerans; bacteria