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SCIENCE-2ND GRADING (ANIMALS & PLANTS)

Total questions: 87

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ is the structure of behavior that helps an organism or animals survive in its environment.

a)

MIMICRY

b)

ADAPTATION

c)

CAMOUFLAGE

d)

CAPTIVITY

2.

Animals have _____ that help them adapt to water.

a)

BODY STRUCTURES

b)

MUSCLES

c)

COLORING

d)

BODY MOVEMENTS

3.

FISHES are covered with _____ for protection from diseases and from other animals

a)

FINS

b)

TENDONS

c)

SCALES

d)

GILLS

4.

This body part of a fish are smooth and slimy, arranged overlapping from head to tail so as the water slips smoothly as it moves forward.

a)

GILLS

b)

SCALES

c)

FINS

d)

EXOSKELETON

5.

SHRIMP and LOBSTERS are covered with outside skeleton or ________.

a)

SKELETON

b)

SHELLS

c)

SCALES

d)

EXOSKELETON

6.

animals like CLAMS and MUSSELS are covered with _____.

a)

SKELETONS

b)

EXOSKELETON

c)

SHELLS

d)

SCALES

7.

Select two animals covered with exoskeleton.

a)

CLAMS

b)

SHRIMP

c)

MUSSELS

d)

LOBSTERS

8.

Select two animals covered with shells.

a)

MUSSELS

b)

CLAMS

c)

SHRIMP

d)

LOBSTER

9.

Fishes have ____ for breathing underwater and ____ for swimming.

a)

GILLS, SCALES

b)

GILLS, FINS

c)

SCALES, FINS

d)

SCALES, SKELETON

10.

Some land animals are covered with ___ to keep them warm like bears.

a)

MUSCLES

b)

SKELETON

c)

SKIN

d)

FUR

11.

Other animals are covered with _________ for flying.

a)

FUR

b)

FEATHERS

c)

HAIR

d)

SCALES

12.

What type of body covering do worms have that help in breathing?

a)

SMOOTH BODY

b)

SMOOTH SCALES

c)

SMOOTH SKIN

d)

SMOOTH FUR

13.

Body coverings of animals are mostly for ________.

a)

EATING

b)

EXCRETION

c)

RESPIRATION

d)

PROTECTION

14.

Animals have body parts like ____ for walking to those animals that live on land and ______for animals that fly in the air.

a)

FINS, WINGS

b)

LEGS, WINGS

c)

WINGS, LEGS

d)

WINGS, FINS

15.

What is another term for land animals?

a)

TERRESTRIAL

b)

AQUATIC

c)

AERIAL

d)

AMPHIBIANS

16.

Land or terrestrial animals or animals that live on land have ______ for breathing.

a)

GILLS

b)

LUNGS

c)

HEART

d)

FINS

17.

Which animal has PAWS for food getting?

a)

FISH

b)

CATS

c)

WORMS

d)

WHALE

18.

Which animal use CLAWS for food getting?

a)

LION

b)

COW

c)

SNAKE

d)

FISH

19.

Which animal use mouthparts like BEAKS for food getting?

a)

WORM

b)

BIRD

c)

LION

d)

CAT

20.

Which animal use STICKY TONGUE for food getting?

a)

WORM

b)

FROG

c)

TIGER

d)

BEAR

21.

Which animal use MOVABLE JAWS for food getting?

a)

SNAKE

b)

WORM

c)

BIRD

d)

PIG

22.

Which animal DOES NOT USE sucking tubes for food getting?

a)

MOSQUITO

b)

TIGER

c)

FLY

d)

HONEYBEE

23.

What do you call the sucking tubes that bees use to suck nectar in flowers?

a)

PROSECUTORIAL

b)

PROTEIN

c)

PROBOSCIS

d)

PRO

24.

Which animal DOES NOT have flat teeth to eat grass or plants?

a)

DOG

b)

CARABAO

c)

HORSE

d)

COW

25.

Which animal DOES NOT have sharp pointed teeth to eat meat, o both meat and plants?

a)

DOG

b)

LION

c)

TIGER

d)

COW

26.

______ a protective coloration in animals. This type of adaptation allows some animals to blend with their surroundings.

a)

MIMICRY

b)

CAMOUFLAGE

27.

Other animals imitate the shape, smell, taste, color and even sound of other animals. This behavior is called ___.

a)

MIMICRY

b)

CAMOUFLAGE

28.

animals like squid, wasps and snake secrete _____ that they use to protect themselves from other animals

a)

CHEMICALS

b)

BLOOD

c)

WATER

d)

LIQUID

29.

Some animals secrete chemicals they use to protect themselves from other animals.

Which does not belong to the group?

a)

PIG

b)

WASP

c)

SNAKE

d)

SQUID

30.

Select THREE (3) animals that travel in groups to protect their own kind?

a)

MONKEY

b)

BEE

c)

ELEPHANT

d)

PENGUIN

31.

What do animals like turtles, crabs, snails and oysters have to protect themselves from danger?

a)

PROTECTIVE GILLS

b)

PROTECTIVE CHEMICALS

c)

PROTECTIVE SHELL COVERINGS

d)

PROTECTIVE SMOOTH SKIN

32.

_______ is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animals, plants or organism. It is where animals and plants live.

a)

POPULATION

b)

COMMUNITY

c)

HABITAT

d)

ECOLOGY

33.

Animals that live on _____ walk, hop, run, jump, crawl while other fly.

a)

WATER

b)

LAND

34.

Animals that live in ______ swim while others have legs too.

a)

LAND

b)

WATER

35.

___________ like shrimps, crabs and prawns walk because they have legs.

a)

REPTILES

b)

AMPHIBIANS

c)

MAMMALS

d)

CRUSTACEANS

36.

_______ refers to the total number of animals in a particular habitat or community.

a)

HABITAT

b)

POPULATION

c)

COMMUNITY

d)

ECOLOGY

37.

Select three examples of a habitat.

a)

GRASSY LAND

b)

POND

c)

PLASTIC

d)

SEA

38.

1. The body structure of animals for adaptation play a very important role in choosing animals to raise in a particular habitat.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

MAYBE

d)

NONE

39.

_____ is a biological process by which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching.

a)

IMAGO

b)

METAMORPHOSIS

c)

COCOON

d)

LARVAE

40.

_____ refers to the way insects develop, grow and change form accompanied by change of habitat or behavior.

a)

METAMORPHOSIS

b)

COCOON

c)

LARVAE

d)

IMAGO

41.

What type of metamorphosis consists of four stages in the life of an insect?

a)

COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

b)

INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

42.

What type of metamorphosis consists of THREE stages in the life of an insect?

a)

COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

b)

INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS

43.

The four stages in a complete metamorphosis are: EGG, LARVA, PUPA and ________?

a)

HUMAN

b)

ADULT

c)

COMPLETE

d)

INCOMPLETE

44.

The three stages in an incomplete metamorphosis are: EGG, _____, PUPA and adult.

a)

LARVAE

b)

IMAGO

c)

NYMPH

d)

COCCON

45.

In the first stage of metamorphosis, a female insect lays _____.

a)

EGGS

b)

LARVA

c)

NYMPH

d)

ADULT

46.

_____ hatch from an egg but do not look like the adult insect. It usually the worm-stage. Sometimes, this stage is called “ instars”.

a)

EGGS

b)

LARVA

c)

PUPA

d)

ADULT

47.

The stage when a larva hatches from an egg but does not look like the adult is called ______

a)

INSTARS

b)

OUTSTARS

c)

NO STARS

d)

PUPA

48.

_____ is the resting stage of the larvae. In this stage, the larvae is resting inside the cocoon.

a)

EGG

b)

LARVA

c)

PUPA

d)

ADULT

49.

After a period of time, the larvae developed fully into a full grown insect called _________.

a)

EGG

b)

LARVA

c)

PUPA

d)

ADULT

50.

In an INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS, what do you call the stage when the eggs hatch or insects that look like its mother. It looks like a small adult but usually don’t have wings.

a)

EGGS

b)

LARVA

c)

NYMPHS

d)

ADULT

51.

Both in complete and incomplete metamorphosis, this is the last stage wherein the larvae and the nymph grow into a full grown stage.

a)

EGG

b)

LARVAE

c)

NYMPH

d)

ADULT

52.

_________ is a period involving one generation of an organism.

a)

LIFE CYCLE

b)

LIFE ADAPTABILITY

c)

LIFE CIRCLE

d)

METAMORPHOSIS

53.

What part of the egg protects the developing chick from any danger?

a)

EGG YOLK

b)

EGG WHITE

c)

EGGSHELL

54.

What part of the egg is kept in place which will soon become the developing chick?

a)

EGG YOLK

b)

EGG WHITE

c)

EGGSHELL

55.

What part of the egg is the outer hard covering that protects the inside of the egg?

a)

EGG YOLK

b)

EGG WHITE

c)

EGGSHELL

56.

The development of the chick takes place in a period of ______ days.

a)

19

b)

20

c)

21

d)

22

57.

__________ is when the human life cycle starts after a baby is delivered out by the mother to the world.

a)

BIRTH

b)

INFANCY

c)

CHILDHOOD

d)

ADOLESCENCE

58.

______ is categorized as lasting from birth through the first year of life who is completely dependent upon its parents or caretakers for survival.

a)

BIRTH

b)

INFANCY

c)

CHILDHOOD

d)

ADOLESCENCE

59.

____ takes place between ages 1 to 10. During this time, the child learns how to talk, walk and be more self-sufficient.

a)

INDANCY

b)

CHILDHOOD

c)

ADOLESCENCE

d)

ADULTHOOD

60.

The first 2 years of a child is called _________.

a)

BABY

b)

INFANT

c)

TODDLER

d)

ADULT

61.

____ takes place between ages 12 to 18 and is critical turning point because it is when puberty takes place.

a)

INFANCY

b)

CHILDHOOD

c)

ADULTHOOD

d)

ADOLESCENCE

62.

____ lasts from age 18 to old age and death.

a)

INFANCY

b)

ADOLESCENCE

c)

ADULTHOOD

d)

CHILDHOOD

63.

_______ are plants that grow on land.

a)

TERRESTRIAL PLANTS

b)

AQUATIC PLANTS

c)

AERIAL PLANTS

64.

Plants with ______ leaves help to protect themselves from dehydration as a result of too much exposure to the sunlight.

a)

WAXY

b)

BIG

c)

SMALL

d)

FLAT

65.

Plants like bananas produce big, broad leaves to efficiently trap _______ .

a)

MORE SUN

b)

MORE ENERGY

c)

MORE WATER

d)

MORE SOIL

66.

What plant mostly found in the desert develops structures to store water?

a)

MANGO

b)

CACTUS

c)

CAMEL

d)

ORCHID

67.

_______ are plants that have adapted to living in an aquatic environment or body of water.

a)

TERRESTRIAL PLANTS

b)

AQUATIC PLANTS

c)

AERIAL PLANTS

68.

Aquatic plants are also called ______.

a)

HYDRA

b)

HYDROPHYTES

c)

HYDRAPHYTES

d)

HYDRO

69.

Select three examples of aquatic plants.

a)

WATER LILY

b)

WATER HYACINTH

c)

SEAWEED

d)

SUNFLOWER

70.

Select three characteristics of aquatic plants.

a)

A thin cuticle

b)

Stomata that are open most of time

c)

Flat leaves for flotation

d)

Very long roots

e)

Smaller roots.

71.

_______ are important to plants in order to adapt to their environment.

a)

SPECIALIZED STRUCTURES

b)

ROOTS

c)

HAIR

d)

THORNS

72.

Which fruit has pungent odor?

a)

DURIAN

b)

MANGO

c)

APPLE

d)

BANANA

73.

What tree is noted for unpleasant smell of flowers yet attract flies to pollinate?

a)

MANGO TREE

b)

ACACIA TREE

c)

KALUMPANG TREE

d)

TALISAY TREE

74.

What plant has a cuticle that filters strong light and guards against excessive water loss.

a)

DURIAN

b)

TALAHIB

c)

PINEAPPLE

d)

BIRD OF PARADISE

75.

What plant has sharp leaves that can cause skin harm or irritation?

a)

TALAHIB

b)

SUNFLOWER

c)

ORCHID

d)

SAN FRANCISCO

76.

What plant has spines on its leaves?

a)

SUNFLOWER

b)

PINEAPPLE

c)

SUNFLOWER

d)

ORCHID

77.

What plant has fleshy stem to conserve water for a long time?

a)

CACTUS

b)

ORCHID

c)

ROSE

d)

SUNFLOWER

78.

What plant has leaves and fruits with strong smelling oils that have unpleasant taste?

a)

CACTUS

b)

CITRUS

c)

SUNFLOWER

d)

BANANA

79.

SEEDS are classified into ___________ and ___________

a)

MONOCOTYLEDON

b)

SEED COAT

c)

DICOTYLEDON

d)

COTYLEDON

80.

_______ are seeds having one cotyledon only like in palay, corn and coconut.

a)

MONOCOTYLEDON

b)

DICOTYLEDON

c)

SEED COAT

d)

COTYLEDON

81.

______ seeds are seeds having two cotyledons like in santol and sampaloc.

a)

MONOCOTYLEDON

b)

DICOTYLEDON

c)

SEE COAT

d)

COTYLEDON

82.

What part of the seed is its outer covering and protects the seed from injuries, harm and from drying up?

a)

SEED COAT

b)

COTYLEDON

c)

EMBRO

83.

What part of the seed is the off white and the biggest part and provides nourishment or food for the young plant inside the seed?

a)

SEED COAT

b)

COTYLEDON

c)

EMBRYO

84.

What part of the seed is the young plant or immature plant found inside the seed and develops into a plant?

a)

SEED COAT

b)

COTYLEDON

c)

EMBRYO

85.

___________ is the process in which the embryo or baby plant gets energy from the stored food in the seed and start to grow.

a)

GERMINATION

b)

POLLINATION

c)

COTYLEDON

d)

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

86.

It is the first stage in the growth of a young plant.

a)

METAMORPHOSIS

b)

GERMINATION

c)

POLLINATION

d)

COTYLEDON

87.

Which are the four factors that affect seed germination?

a)

WATER

b)

TEMPERATURE OR WARMTH

c)

SAND

d)

SUNLIGHT

e)

AIR