WorksheetsUnit 8 - Classifying Plants & Animals (HMH Benchmark Test) SC.3.L.15.1 & SC.3.L.15.2
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Jeanne saw a tiny creature. It had six legs and a hard outer covering. It also had one eye on each side of its head. Jeanne claimed this was an insect and not a spider. What evidence supports her claim?
The creature had a head.
The creature had six legs.
The creature had two eyes.
The creature had an outer covering.
Many animals live in Florida’s coastal waters. Pictured below is one of those animals.
This animal is not an arthropod. Still, it shares one characteristic with all arthropods. Which characteristic does it share with arthropods?
It has no backbone.
It lives in the ocean.
It does not have any limbs.
Its outer shell splits in two.
Ms. Li owns a flower shop. She finds a strange-looking bug in the flowers. What evidence would show that the bug is an insect and not a spider?
The bug has three main body parts.
The bug has a hard covering over its body.
The bug has jointed limbs that it uses to crawl.
The bug has a body that is segmented.
Dewan’s class is making a list of invertebrates. Dewan adds an animal to the list that is not an arthropod. Which animal does he add?
Florida chorus frog
Florida moon jellyfish
Florida black scorpion
Florida tortoise beetle
A tick is an arthropod. A turtle is a reptile. What do both a tick and a turtle have in common?
size
backbone
lungs
exoskeleton
People confuse insects and spiders. What is one main difference between insects and spiders?
Insects have six legs, and spiders have eight legs.
Insects are arthropods, but spiders are not arthropods.
Insects have more legs than spiders do.
Insects do not have backbones, but spiders do have backbones.
Students in Ann’s class make a table to describe their pets. Students write yes or no to tell whether the pet has each characteristic.
According to the table, whose pet is a reptile?
Ahmad's
Ann's
Miha's
Keith's
Midori classifies a fern plant, a rose bush, moss, and an evergreen tree. Which two plants will Midori classify as nonflowering plants that reproduce through spores?
fern and rose bush
fern and moss
moss and evergreen tree
rose bush and evergreen tree
Dirk is making a poster about: flamingos, tortoises, and frogs. What is one way that all of these animals are alike?
They lay eggs.
They have feathers.
They use gills for breathing.
They have scales on their skin.
Darin reads a book about sea animals. The picture shows some of the animals. Which of the animals is a mammal?
octopus
shark
seahorse
whale
Students in Karlee’s class make posters about different animals. The picture shows some of the animals on the posters.
Which of the animals are amphibians?
tuna and frog
newt and frog
turtle and newt
snake and turtle
Laurel has a fern in her room. Into which classification does Laurel’s plant belong?
cone-bearing
spore-producing
flowering
moss
Emmanuel classifies a plant as a nonflowering, seed-bearing plant. What evidence explains his choice?
He sees cones.
He sees petals and leaves.
He sees spores.
He sees spores and needles.
Mrs. Jameson’s class takes a nature hike. How do the students identify a fern plant?
Look for petals and flowers.
Look for cones that grow
along branches.
Look for brown spores
underneath the leaves.
Look for fuzzy patches that
grow near the ground.
Miss Jacobi’s class studies seeds and plants that reproduce through seeds. Which is true about seeds?
All fern plants make seeds.
Only flowering plants make seeds.
Mosses and flowering plants make seeds.
Nonflowering plants with cones make seeds.
Geckos are the second largest group of lizards in the world. Which other animal is the same type of vertebrate as a gecko?
alligator
frog
penguin
raccoon
Kyle observes a rose bush, a fern, and a pine tree. Which can he classify as seed-bearing?
rose bush and fern only
rose bush and pine tree only
fern and pine tree only
all three plants
While walking through the rainforest. Sandy sees moss growing on a rock. What does moss produce?
fruit
seeds
spores
flowers
