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Science 4th Plant and animal responses to the environment

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When squirrels run from cars or animals they are

a)

exercising

b)

responding to a stimulus

c)

teasing the people or animals

d)

ignoring the brain's message

2.

When squirrels sense danger and run up trees - they will use these senses to know when the danger is gone

a)

taste and touch

b)

extrasensory perception

c)

receiving a text message

d)

hearing and sight

3.

Plants and animals need to be able to________ when there are changes in their environment.

a)

run

b)

adapt

c)

senses

d)

hide

4.

If animals do not adapt - their species could become_________.

a)

crazy

b)

angry

c)

teenagers

d)

extinct

5.

Bears might do these 3 things as cold weather approaches(3answers)

a)

climb higher where it is colder

b)

eat a lot

c)

find a place to hibernate

d)

gather their babies for their longt winter's sleep

6.

Many birds fly in this direction during winter in search of warmer temperatures

a)

circles

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

7.

Bears do this in cold weather when there is less food

a)

Order groceries from Walmart

b)

cry

c)

hibernate

d)

set traps for smaller animals

8.

Penguins huddle together, in groups, to keep warm and to be safe from

a)

avalanches

b)

Polar Bears

c)

Santa Claus

d)

predators

9.

When a dog comes running through, Samuel observes that the

squirrels all run away. Which best describes what the squirrels

are doing?

a)

changing their environment

b)

playing with the dog

c)

responding to a stimulus

d)

ignoring their brain's message

10.

Samuel notices that the squirrels climb up trees to get away from

the dog. What are the squirrels most likely doing in the trees?

a)

The squirrels are using their senses of sight and hearing to

help them know when the danger is gone.

b)

The squirrels are creating a new habitat so they can live far

away from danger.

c)

The squirrels are using their sense of touch to feel when there

will no longer be danger.

d)

The squirrels are forming a group to protect themselves from

danger.

11.

Sharks use their senses to find food. Which sense do they most likely use?

a)

touch

b)

smell

c)

taste

d)

sight

12.

Which animals fly south for winter?

a)

penguins

b)

birds

c)

bears

d)

snakes

13.

What do bears do in cold weather when there is less food?

a)

hibernate

b)

go dormant

c)

migrate

14.

what animal huddles together in groups to keep

warm and safe from predators?

a)

Bears

b)

Squirrels

c)

Penguins

15.

Plants and animals need to be able to ADAPT to a change in their ENVORONMENT in order to survive or the species could become EXTINCT.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Plants store water to help them survive in the desert by having:

a)

Thick stems and waxy leaves

b)

short roots

c)

thorns and spines

17.

Desert plants are able to survive long periods with no rain. Which of these plants would you find in the desert

a)

cactus

b)

roses

c)

grasses

18.

Why is the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle important to the survival of plants and animals?

a)

Plants use oxygen and animals use carbon dioxide

b)

Plants use carbon dioxide and animals use oxygen

19.

a footprint, burrow, or other mark left by a living thing

a)

trace fossil

b)

cast fossil

c)

mold fossil

20.

Minerals pour into a cavity where an organism once was. Those minerals harden and take the shape of the once living thing.

a)

Mold Fossil

b)

Cast Fossil

c)

Trace Fossil

21.

An empty hollowed out space in a rock that once contained an organism such as a plant or animal.

a)

Trace Fossil

b)

Cast Fossil

c)

Mold Fossil

22.

Fossils are remains or evidence of plants and animals that lived long ago preserved in minerals.

a)

true

b)

false