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Unit 5: Animal Structure and Function

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which set of organs most helps people know if something is cold?

a)

brain and skin

b)

heart and tongue

c)

nose and muscles

d)

eyes and stomach

2.

Canada geese are landing in a quiet city playground. More people start using the playground. This causes many geese to fly away. In the following weeks, fewer geese land in the playground. Which sentence most likely explains why there are fewer geese?

a)

They were scared and learned not to come back to that place.

b)

They were separated from their mates and left to find them.

c)

They could not find food, so they went to another place to eat.

d)

They could not hear each other, so they went to a quieter place.

3.

Which organs work closely together to help a lion find food?

a)

ears, fur, heart

b)

eyes, nose, brain

c)

eyes, lungs, heart

d)

nose, fur, stomach

4.

The movement of legs allows people to walk. Which three body systems work together closely to give the legs movement?

a)

muscular, nervous, and skeletal

b)

digestive, muscular, and respiratory

c)

circulatory, digestive, and muscular

d)

circulatory, digestive, respiratory

5.

Snowshoe hares live in wooded areas. In the summer, their fur is brown. In the winter, their fur is white. How does fur help the snowshoe hare?

a)

keeps the hare warm

b)

makes the hare move quickly

c)

hides the hare from predators

d)

allows the hare to dig burrows.

6.

A hawk is a bird that eats mice. A hawk can see a mouse on the ground from above. Which is the first step to how a hawk sees a mouse?

a)

Light enters the hawk's eyes

b)

Light comes from the sun.

c)

Light is reflected off of the mouse.

7.

A rabbit hears a predator. Then it runs away. Select all the body parts that work together as the rabbit hears the predator and sends messages to run away.

a)

Brain

b)

Ears

c)

Tail

d)

Muscles

e)

Nose

8.

Where would an animal with thick white fur and a thick layer of fat most likely live?

a)

in a desert

b)

in a stream

c)

in a grassland

d)

in a polar region

9.

Which of these is a name for any trait that helps a living thing survive?

a)

action

b)

adaptation

c)

pollination

d)

conservation

10.

Rasheed accidentally bumped his leg on a desk. What is the first thing that happened within Rasheed's nervous system?

a)

He yelled, "Ow!"

b)

The nerves in his leg sensed pain.

c)

The leg nerves sent a message to the brain.

d)

the brain sent a message to the skin in his leg.

11.

Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. She often see them find food from deep inside flowers. Which feature of a hummingbird is most adapted to what the bird eats?

a)

the length of its legs

b)

the size of its wings

c)

the shape of its beak

d)

the color of its feathers

12.
Some animals, such as birds, have beaks, while other animals, like horses, have large mouths with flat teeth.
The difference in these structures is most closely related to -- 
a)
the sounds the animals make.
b)
the habitat the animals live in.
c)
the type of offspring they have.
d)
the types of food these animals eat.
13.

What is the function of the digestive system?

a)

Transport both blood and lymph around the body

b)

Takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body

c)

Converts food into the nutrients that will fuel the body

14.

What is the function of the respiratory system?

a)

Transport both blood and lymph around the body

b)

Takes in oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the body

c)

Converts food into the nutrients that will fuel the body

15.

How do the human body and its functions depend on the excretory system?

a)

intake and removal of gases

b)

take in food and break it down into nutrients

c)

remove waste materials

d)

holds blood

16.

How does the snail use its shell?

a)

to find food

b)

to reproduce

c)

to digest its prey

d)

to protect itself from predators

17.

What system are blood vessels a part of?

a)

respiratory system

b)

circulatory system

c)

digestive system

d)

excretory system

18.

Body systems work together to supply cells with nutrients. Which list shows the path nutrients would take in the body?

a)

food - digestive - circulatory - cells

b)

air - respiratory - digestive - cells

c)

air - respiratory - circulatory - cells

d)

food - digestive - respiratory - cells

19.

_________________ are information highways that carry signals between the brain and the rest of the body?

a)

blood vessels

b)

eyes

c)

ears

d)

nerves

20.
The whiskers of a cheetah and the antennae of a beetle are shown in the photographs. 
How do structures like whiskers and antennae help organisms? 
a)
They help organisms stay warm.
b)
They help organisms eat food quickly.
c)
They help organisms defend themselves.
d)
They help organisms get information about their environment.