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Sense and response quiz

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are internal structures except,

a)

fur

b)

brain

c)

stomach

d)

heart

2.

All of the following are external structures except,

a)

nose

b)

heart

c)

eyes

d)

paws

3.

What are the three things that all living things do?

(a)  

4.

all living and non living things in an area is called....

a)

investigation

b)

survive

c)

environment

d)

structure

5.

how animals get information from its environment

a)

habitat

b)

function

c)

structure

d)

senses

6.

to stay alive

a)

survive

b)

function

c)

environment

7.

the way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function

a)

function

b)

structure

c)

investigation

d)

observe

8.

what something can do

a)

environment

b)

structure

c)

investigation

d)

function

9.

Choose all of the internal structures

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

skin

d)

lungs

10.

choose all the internal structures

a)

veins

b)

bones

c)

blood

d)

fur

11.

choose all the external structures

a)

tail

b)

fur

c)

head

d)

brain

12.

choose all the external structures

a)

tree roots

b)

claws

c)

legs

d)

arms

13.

the word exist is a synonym for this science word.

a)

investigation

b)

structure

c)

survive

d)

function

14.

to look over with caution

a)

vision

b)

observe

c)

investigation

d)

function

15.

the ability to see

a)

vision

b)

investigation

c)

observe

16.
Example of a consumer
a)
worm
b)
bacteria
c)
mushroom
d)
hawk
17.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
18.
A tree is a ....
a)
composer
b)
decomposer
c)
producer
19.
Humans are considered...
a)
consumers
b)
decomposers
c)
producers
20.
Worms are considered...
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
21.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
22.
What is a herbivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy from eating other animals
b)
an organism that gets energy from eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals
23.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
24.
An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
25.
What is a carnivore?
a)
an animal that gets energy by eating other animals
b)
An animal that gets energy by eating only plants
c)
an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals
d)
an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis
26.
Which of the following examples describes how a consumer depends on a producer for food? 
a)
Milo drinks water from his water bowl
b)
A flower uses photsysnthesis to get it's food.
c)
A bunny eats grass .
27.
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.
28.
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.
29.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a)
A giraffe has long legs to reach watering holes easily.
b)
A giraffe has a long tail to help guide him when he runs.
c)
A giraffe has a long tongue to reach the leaves of tall trees.
d)
A giraffe has a long mane down its neck to help it run faster.
30.
Which of the following statements is correct?
a)
A shark has slimy skin to glide through water.
b)
A shark has an extremely strong sense of smell to find prey.
c)
A shark has three extra fins to fight off predators.
d)
A shark has one set of baby teeth and one set of adult teeth to eat prey.
31.
The spotted fur of a leopard and spotted skin of a leopard gecko are shown in the photographs below. 
How do these body coverings help organisms in their environments?
a)
They help organisms find food.
b)
They help organisms look like another animal in its environment.
c)
They help organisms eat food quickly.
d)
They help organisms blend into their surroundings. 
32.

Something an animal has or does that helps it survive is called a(n) _____

a)

organism

b)

camouflage

c)

adaptation

d)

omnivore

33.

When an animal blends in with its surroundings, it's using ______

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

compression

d)

carnivore

34.

Why do birds have different feet?

a)

They take in different amounts of oxygen, causing changes

b)

They are herbivores, so they have different feet

c)

Their internal structures are different

d)

Feet adaptations allow them survive in different environments

35.

What is a function?

a)

What something does on an animal

b)

Something an animal has

36.

The prickly pear cactus has these structures that protect it from plant-eating animals.

a)

Gills

b)

Thorns or Spines

c)

Heart

d)

Stem

37.

A hummingbird’s _________ is long and straw-like so that it can sip nectar from inside flowers.

a)

Lungs

b)

Ears

c)

Beak

d)

Antennae

38.

A scorpion uses a __________, found on the end of its tail, for paralyzing its prey and for defending itself.

a)

Jumping

b)

Teeth

c)

Brain

d)

Stinger

39.

An eagle’s sharp talons or _________ are an adaptation for catching and grasping fish swimming near the water’s surface or small animals running on the ground.

a)

Horns

b)

Claws

c)

Lungs

d)

Stinger

40.

Mimicry is

a)

a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe; a distinguishing mark or trait; a physical attribute

b)

a superficial (fake) resemblance of one organism to another or to another object in nature; this trick coloration helps the organism avoid predation

c)

a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces

d)

behaviors that are acquired by an organism’s interactions with its environment and / or parents

41.

A structure is...

a)

what something is used for; purpose

b)

coloration of an organism that is designed to deceive other organisms or to help it hide from predators

c)

a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe; a distinguishing mark or trait; a physical attribute

d)

a body part that does a certain “job” for an organism

42.

A Function is...

a)

to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship

b)

a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces

c)

what something is used for; purpose

d)

characteristics that are determined by an organism’s genetics and passed from parent to offspring

43.

What is Camouflage?

a)

a superficial resemblance of one organism to another or to another object in nature; this trick coloration helps the organism avoid predation

b)

a body part that does a certain “job” for an organism

c)

what something is used for; purpose

d)

coloration of an organism that is designed to deceive other organisms or to help it hide from predators

44.

What is an Inherited Trait?

a)

characteristics that are determined by an organism’s genetics and passed from parent to offspring

b)

behaviors that are acquired by an organism’s interactions with its environment and / or parents

c)

a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces

d)

to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship

45.

What is a Learned behavior?

a)

a body part that does a certain “job” for an organism

b)

a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces

c)

behaviors that are acquired by an organism’s interactions with its environment and / or parents

d)

coloration of an organism that is designed to deceive other organisms or to help it hide from predators

46.

What is an Offspring?

a)

to continue to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship

b)

what something is used for; purpose

c)

behaviors that are acquired by an organism’s interactions with its environment and / or parents

d)

a living organism that is made when a plant or animal reproduces