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Unit 3

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following is a characteristic of life?

a)

Growth

b)

Reduction

c)

Expelling toxins

d)

Photosynthesis

2.

A worm turns away from light is an example of a worm

a)

reproducing

b)

doing cellular respiration

c)

having cells

d)

adapting to its environment

3.

Living things are classified into ..........

a)

2 Kingdoms

b)

3 Kingdoms

c)

4 Kingdoms

d)

5 Kingdoms

4.

What makes living organisms different ? ( Check all that apply )

a)

Color

b)

Smell

c)

Shape

d)

Size

5.

Monocots have :

a)

Parallel veins

b)

A network of veins

6.

Monocots have :

a)

Broad leaf

b)

Long narrow leaf

c)

A network of veins

7.

The pedals in Monocots are :

a)

3 or their multiple

b)

4 or their multiple

c)

5 or their multiple

8.

The pedals in Dicots are usually : ( check all that applies )

a)

3 and their multiple

b)

4 and their multiple

c)

5 and their multiple

9.

Dicots have : ( check all that applies )

a)

Parallel veins

b)

A narrow long leaf

c)

A broad leaf

d)

A network of veins

10.

All of the following belongs to the protists kingdom except for :

a)

Euglena

b)

Millipede

c)

Paramecium

d)

Amoeba

11.

The long, whip-like structure which helps some protists move is called the ______________.

a)

cilia

b)

flagellum

c)

tail

d)

pseudopod

12.

Which organelles found in algae are the sites of photosynthesis?

a)

eyespots

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplasts

d)

contractile vacuoles

13.

Monocots and Dicots are categories of

a)

All plant types

b)

Flowering plants

c)

All living things

d)

beds for single and twin babies

14.

Monocots have all of the following except...

a)

Flowers with petals in multiples of 3

b)

Scattered vascular tissue

c)

Parallel veins on their leaves

d)

Taproots

15.

Spiders belong to :

a)

Arachnids

b)

Insects

c)

Crustaceans

d)

Myriapods

16.

Spruce tree is an example of :

a)

Sporophytes

b)

Gymnosperms

c)

Angiosperms

d)

Monocots

17.

Which of the following has no legs :

a)

Crabs

b)

Lobster

c)

Octopus

d)

Spider

18.
Which of the following is true of ALL protists?
a)
unicellular
b)
eukaryotic
c)
prokaryotic
d)
heterotrophic
19.
Traveling done by an animal to find food and water. 
Adaption: birds flying south for the winter
a)
Camouflage
b)
Migration
c)
Hibernation
d)
Locomotion
20.
lizards have thick skin
a)
behavioral adaptations
b)
structural adaptaions
21.
Plants grow towards sunlight to help them acquire as much sunlight as possible.
a)
behavioral
b)
structural
22.
physical features organisms have that increase their chance of survival.
a)
behavioral adaptations
b)
structural adaptations
23.

Mammals have ______ or _______that helps insulate their bodies. It keeps them warm in winter and can protect specific areas of the body, like eyelashes protecting the eyes.

a)

Hair, fur

b)

Hair, eyes

c)

Fur, awareness

d)

Adaptations, bones

24.

A bird uses its beak to take food

a)

Structural

b)

Physilogical

c)

Behavioral

25.

Snake produces venom

a)

Structural Adaptation

b)

Behavioral Adaptation

c)

Physiological Adaptation

d)

Mimicry

26.

A ______________ is something an animal does – how it acts - usually in response to some type of external stimuli.

a)

Body adaptation

b)

Structural adaptation

c)

Instinctual adaptation

d)

Behavioral adaptation

27.

Elodea has :

a)

Week roots because they don't need water

b)

Strong roots because they need water

c)

doesn't have roots

28.

In Elodea the stem contains chambers or vacuoles to store :

a)

food

b)

water

c)

oxygen

29.

In Elodea:

a)

the stem is rigid so it will not be cut by water

b)

the stem is elastic so it will not be cut by water

c)

there is no stem

30.

Cactus has :

a)

Thick stem to store water

b)

Thin stem to store water

c)

doesn't have a stem

31.

The camel has : ( check all that applies )

a)

2 rows of eyelashes

b)

a hump to store fat

c)

dense hair in ears

d)

webbed foot

32.

......... is one of the most well known animals for camouflage

a)

Chameleon

b)

Viceroy butterfly

c)

Monarch butterfly

d)

Camel

33.

........... is one of the most well known animals for mimicry

a)

Chameleon

b)

Leaf insect

c)

Viceroy butterfly

d)

Monarch butterfly

34.

............is when an organism’s color blends in with its surrounding so that it’s hard to spot.

a)

Mimicry

b)

Adaptation

c)

Coloring

d)

Camouflage

35.

........... when an animal’s characteristics are so similar to something else.

a)

Camouflage

b)

Mimicry

c)

Adaptation