WorksheetsSC Ready Plants/Animals
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
What must happen before a plant can produce seeds?
Cones must form.
Pollen must spread.
Fruits must become ripe.
Leaves must drop from the plant.
Which of these traits is passed from parent to offspring?
The type of fruit a plant produces.
A scar an animal got during a fight.
A sickness an animal got as it got older.
The bending of a plant stem because of the wind.
What do all animals have in common?
They have backbones.
They have hard outer coverings.
They must get energy from eating.
They have muscles attached to bones.
Which animal gives birth to a baby that looks like a young adult?
a frog
a horse
a moth
a butterfly
A student makes this model to show the life cycle of a snake. Which suggestion will improve the model?
Reverse the direction of the arrows.
Show a live snake instead of an egg.
Show another egg between the two snakes.
Make the young snake look different from the mature snake.
What do the roots of a seedling do?
They produce the leaves.
They grow toward the sunlight.
They make the plant's stem.
They take in water and nutrients.
What is one way temperature might affect an animal?
Cooler temperatures might cause its fur to fall off.
Cooler temperatures might cause its fur to change color.
Warmer temperatures might cause the animal to get sick.
Warmer temperatures might cause the animal to grow bigger.
Which is a characteristic of nonflowering plants?
They do not make seeds.
They do not make their own food.
They make fruits that animals eat.
They make either seeds in cones or spores.
How are mature plants different from seedlings?
Mature plants have roots.
Mature plants have stems.
Mature plants can reproduce.
Mature plants can make food.
Which of these is an invertebrate?
a bird
a frog
a worm
a lizard
The life cycles of both frogs and butterflies start with which stage?
egg
larva
pupa
adult
A leaf cutter insect looks like a piece of a plant leaf. What is this adaptation for?
sleeping
locomotion
camouflage
obtaining resources
How might animals in nature use their sense of taste?
to find shelter.
to communicate.
to recognize other organisms.
to decide which foods are safe to eat.
A student is using a model to teach echolocation to younger students. Which of these models would be the BEST for this purpose?
Spinning a string in a circle.
Dropping a marble into a tub of water.
Rolling a ball into the wall and letting it bounce back.
Throwing a few coins in different directions on the floor.
How do roots that are spread close to the surface help plants survive in the desert?
They store food for later use.
They capture any water that falls.
They take in energy from sunlight.
They hold the plant still in heavy winds.
What is an adaptation?
A type of environment on Earth.
A type of organism that survives.
A trait that helps an organism survive.
A group or organisms that live together.
Which sense allows animals to detect odors?
taste
sight
touch
smell
A student claims that sensory organs are adaptations. Which observation supports the student's claim?
A brown bear's fur becomes thicker before winter.
A porcupine has sharps quills to protect itself from enemies.
A cardinal has a thick, strong beak for cracking sunflower seeds.
An otter uses its whiskers to figure out if it can fit in a tight space.
Sunflowers have thick, flexible stems. How does this help them survive?
They can store water.
They can protect themselves.
They can turn toward the sun.
They can support tall structures.
Water lilies are plants that grow in ponds. They have _________________ roots that help them get nutrients.
short
long
Water lilies are plants that grow in ponds. They have ___________ leaves to help them float on water.
wide
narrow
