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Animals and Plants Unit Review

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do some animals use their whiskers for?

a)

smelling

b)

feeling

c)

eating

d)

hearing

2.

What was one animal mentioned that uses touch for it's food?

a)

raccoon

b)

snake

c)

possum

d)

beaver

3.
Which of the following is an example of a learned behavior in a living thing?
a)
humans beginning to speak between 1 - 2 years  old
b)
a sunflower turning to face the sun to help it grow
c)
bees protecting the hive and  the queen bee
d)
moths attracted to light
4.
Why would camels be a better choice for soldiers in the old west to transport supplies across a desert instead of using horses?
a)
camels are adapted to thrive in a hot and dry environment
b)
camels were native to the old west
c)
camels eat less food
d)
camels are stronger and faster than horses
5.

When cold air moves in and birds fly south for the winter, we call this ________________________.

a)

migration

b)

hibernation

c)

flight

d)

building nests

6.

When an animal sleeps through the winter this is called ______________.

a)

hibernation

b)

migration

c)

flight

d)

camouflage

7.

Armadillos have a hard exterior that protects them from predators.   This is an example of what adaptation?

a)

camouflage

b)

migrations

c)

armor

d)

flight

8.

What adaptation allows animals to let off heat during hot summer months?

a)

flight

b)

migration

c)

radiation

d)

sharp claws

9.

When a grizzly bear senses that cold weather is coming, he returns to his cave to sleep until spring.  This behavior is called ________________________.

a)

migration

b)

radiation

c)

hibernation

d)

camouflage

10.

____________________can be used as a tool to dig for food or shelter.

a)

flight

b)

sharp claws

c)

armor

11.

If animals are unable to respond to changes in their habitats, what might happen to them?

a)

They will continue to survive.

b)

They will not survive.

c)

They will hibernate.

d)

They will migrate.

12.

What adaptation allows land/water animals to be able to walk and have an advantage while swimming?

a)

webbed feet

b)

migration

c)

flight

13.

Raptors being able to fly at a high rate of speed to catch prey is an example of using what adaptation?

a)

migration

b)

camouflage

c)

flight

14.

This adaptation helps animals blend in their surroundings.

a)

camouflage

b)

webbed feet

c)

flight

15.

_____________ tell animals what they need to know about the environment. (Hint: The answer is not part of the body! It's what the body part receives as information in the environment.)

a)

sensory organs

b)

response

c)

senses

d)

behaviors

16.

After these changes are detected, the organism responds with certain __________________.

a)

sensory organs

b)

response

c)

senses

d)

behaviors

17.

A behavior is a ____________________ to a change in the environment.

a)

sensory organs

b)

response

c)

senses

d)

behaviors

18.

__________________ are any part of the body that receives signals from the environment.

a)

sensory organs

b)

response

c)

senses

d)

behaviors

19.

What is the sensory organ for sight?

a)

tongue

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

skin

e)

nose

20.

What is the sensory organ for hearing?

a)

tongue

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

skin

e)

nose

21.

What is the sensory organ for taste?

a)

tongue

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

skin

e)

nose

22.

What is the sensory organ for smell?

a)

tongue

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

skin

e)

nose

23.

What is the sensory organ for touch?

a)

tongue

b)

ears

c)

eyes

d)

skin

e)

nose

24.

Look back on your Animal Senses Guide Notes. Which sense has the following examples of behavior listed on the notes:


locate food or shelter

recognize objects or other organisms

a)

taste

b)

hearing

c)

sight

d)

touch

e)

smell

25.

Look back on your Animal Senses Guide Notes. Which sense has the following examples of behavior listed on the notes:


identify food

react to dangerous situations

care for each other

a)

taste

b)

hearing

c)

sight

d)

touch

e)

smell

26.
eye color
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
27.
Tallness in plants
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
28.
tongue rolling
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
29.
Birds' beak size
a)
inhertied
b)
acquired
30.
Dog fetching
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
31.
Which of these is not an inherited trait?
a)
a bird building a nest
b)
a turtle burying its eggs
c)
a bear hibernating in winter
d)
a horse pulling a plow
32.
Smelts are fish that lay their eggs in the sand on beaches. When the eggs hatch, the babies know to go to the water. This is an example of:
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
c)
hibernation
d)
camouflage
33.
Which of the following describes a learned behavior in a dog?
a)
eating meat
b)
running fast
c)
digging holes
d)
guiding sheep
34.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
height
d)
speaking a language
35.
The shape of a leaf.
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
36.

What is a life cycle?

a)

how a living thing grows and changes

b)

how living things die off

c)

how humans help plants grow

d)

how new plants are made

37.

What do plants need to grow?

a)

lights, camera, action

b)

food, water, love

c)

sunlight, soil, and water

d)

seeds, dirt, water

38.

What are the 4 stages of a life cycle?

a)

seeds, adult, death

b)

seed, seedling, young adult, adult

c)

seedling, adult, seeds, death

d)

young adult, seedlings, death, seeds

39.

What does reproduce mean?

a)

to make new plants

b)

to get rid of the old plants

c)

to not water a plant

d)

to harm a plant

40.

How do animals help plants reproduce?

a)

by eating the seeds

b)

when they eat the entire plant

c)

animals don't help plants grow

d)

by spreading seeds to new places to grow

41.

Nutrients are....

a)

candy

b)

food for the plant

c)

things plants get rid

d)

not good for plants

42.

What are the parts of a plant?

a)

stem and flowers

b)

roots and stem

c)

roots, stem, leaves, flowers

d)

nutrients, water, sunlight

43.

Germination means . . . . . .

a)

seeds growing into flowers

b)

why seeds move from place to place

c)

how seeds stick in the ground

d)

when a seed begins to grow

44.

One important thing plants/trees give us is?

a)

life

b)

oxygen

c)

shade on hot days

d)

carbon dioxide

45.
What is the first stage in a plant's life?
a)
germination
b)
seed
c)
young adult
d)
seedling
46.
The _______ of a plant use sunlight to make food.
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
seedling
47.

Inside a seed there is...

a)

a lot of bugs and dirt

b)

a tiny plant that has it's own food supply

48.

What is germination?

a)

when germs spread to different plants

b)

when a plant begins to grow

c)

when a bird takes a plant seed to another place

49.

What is the process that plants use to make food?

a)

Globosynthesis

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Picturesynthesis

d)

Slowmosynthesis

50.

Do ALL plants have flowers?

a)

Yes

b)

No

51.
A seed sprouts into a young plant called a ________.
a)
seedling
b)
tree
c)
leaf
52.
 Mature plants are able to reproduce using flowers or cones.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
What is the series of changes a living thing goes through as it grows?
a)
life cycle
b)
germination
c)
embryo
d)
seed coat
54.
Flowering plants make their seeds inside of what?
a)
cones
b)
flowers
c)
spores
d)
plants
55.
Plants can be divided into ___________________________
a)
Smell or no smell
b)
Flowering and Non-flowering
c)
Trees or fruit
56.
Which is not an example of a nonflowering plant?
a)
bean plants
b)
ferns
c)
mosses
d)
lichens
57.
Mature plants are similar to seedlings. (They both have roots, leaves, and stems.)
a)
True 
b)
False
58.
What is the order of a plant's life cycle?
a)
seedling, seed, mature plant
b)
mature plant, seedling, seed
c)
seed, seedling, mature plant
d)
seed, mature plant, seedling
59.

What does it mean to "classify" something?

a)

To sort / categorized into groups

b)

To dislocate objects

c)

To move around

d)

To watch something grow

60.

Which is NOT an example of a way to classify plants?

a)

Flowering

b)

Leafy

c)

All green

d)

Living and Non living plants

61.

We classify plants into what categories?

a)

Bushes, Trees, Flowers

b)

Small, Big, Large

c)

Flowering, Non Flowering, Deciduous

d)

Indoor and Outdoor

62.

What type of plant is this?

a)

Deciduous

b)

Flowering

c)

Evergreen

63.

What type of plant is this?

a)

Deciduous

b)

Flowering

c)

Evergreen

64.

What is the correct definition of FLOWERING plants?

a)

Plants with seeds that grow flowers

b)

Plants that lose their leaves in the cold months

c)

Plants that don't lose their leaves and stay green year round

65.

Non Flowering plants produce what instead of seeds?

a)

More leaves

b)

They don't make anything

c)

Flowers

d)

Cones

66.

Are plants living things?

a)

Yes

b)

No

67.

Mosses have:

a)

some roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

68.

Ferns have:

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

69.

Plants are classified according to the way they reproduce in...

a)

seeds and spores

b)

seeds and cones

c)

cones and fruit

70.

Plants that have flowers or fruit are called...

a)

Flowering

b)

Coniferous

c)

Nonvascular

71.

Plants that have cones are called...

a)

Flowering

b)

Coniferous

c)

Nonvascular

72.

Plants that have flowers or fruit are reproduced by ...

a)

spores

b)

seeds

73.

Ferns are example of plants that reproduce by ...

a)

seeds

b)

spores

74.

A fruit is formed to protect seeds.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

75.

A fruit is formed to protect seeds.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

76.

Plants produce oxygen that is useful to humans and animals.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

77.
What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills
a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
reptile
78.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
79.
What is the only type of animal that has feathers?
a)
bird
b)
mammal
c)
amphibian
d)
reptiles
80.
What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?
a)
birds
b)
reptiles
c)
amphibians
d)
mammals
81.
What type of animal spends part of its life in water and part on land and lays its eggs in water?
a)
amphibians
b)
reptiles
c)
birds
d)
fish
82.
What classification of animals do humans belong to?
a)
fish
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
83.
This class does NOT breath air with lungs.
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Reptiles
84.
This class uses gills to get oxygen from water. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptile
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
85.
This class starts out with gills and then transitions to lungs. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish
86.
This class starts out with gills and then transitions to lungs. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish
87.
Which type of animal is this?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Fish
d)
No clue
88.

Scientists classify animals by their...

a)

Color

b)

Characteristics

c)

Size

d)

Sound

89.
Vertebrates are animals that have a ____________.
a)
fur
b)
4 legs
c)
backbone
d)
roots
90.

Does not have a backbone

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

mammals

d)

fish

91.

What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?

a)

eggs

b)

sprouts

c)

adult

d)

caterpillar

92.

What is the first stage of the frog life cycle?

a)

eggs

b)

tadpole

c)

froglet

d)

adult

93.

What is this diagram a model of?

a)

a chicken's day

b)

the water cycle

c)

a life cycle

d)

a chicken's family

94.

A caterpillar will eventually turn into what?

a)

butterfly

b)

beetle

c)

lizard

d)

frog

95.

These tadpoles are a stage in the life cycle of what animal?

a)

fish

b)

frog

c)

turtle

d)

insect

96.

How are frogs and butterflies alike?

a)

They both like flowers

b)

They both eat fish

c)

They both start out as an egg

d)

They both like to swim

97.

What is a life cycle?

a)

a stage in an insect life cycle between egg and adult.

b)

something the washing machine does

c)

how a living thing starts life, grows, lives, and dies

d)

the stage in the insect life cycle between larva and adult.

98.

What does metamorphosis mean?

a)

a series of changes in which an organism’s body changes form

b)

a fully grown organism that can reproduce

c)

the stages in an organism's life from birth to death.

99.

WHAT IS AN OFFSPRING?

a)

a body of water

b)

part of a mattress

c)

the child or young of a particular human, plant, or animal

100.

What does birth mean?

a)

the beginning or origin of a plant or animal

b)

when you eat cake and ice cream

c)

how a living thing starts life, grows, lives, and dies

d)

the child or young of a particular human, plant, or animal

101.

What is a change in form, along a series of stages in the life history of an organism?

a)

metamorphosis

b)

incomplete metamorphosis

c)

mammals

d)

amphibians

102.

What are the stages of an organism’s growth and development ?

a)

life cycle

b)

metamorphosis

c)

birds

d)

vertebrates

103.

What are the 4 stages of a complete metamorphosis

a)

1. Egg 2. Larva 3. Pupa 4. Adult

b)

1. Adult 2. Larva 3. Eggs 4. Fish

c)

1. nymph 2. eggs 3 adult

104.

Which animal lays eggs that hatch and the juvenile swim out when they are ready. The eggs are very small. This animal is cold blooded and breaths with gills.

a)

fish

b)

amphibians

c)

birds

d)

reptiles

105.

The stages of growth and development are the same for all animals.

a)

True

b)

False

106.
Which one is an adaptation to live in a cold place?
a)
wings or feathers
b)
a layer of fat under the skin
c)
a long neck
d)
spotted fur
107.

The colors & patterns on a turtle's shell help it blend in with the forest floor. This is:

a)

hibernation.

b)

behavior.

c)

migration.

d)

camouflage.

108.
When is a species considered extinct?
a)
when few of its eggs hatch
b)
when all members of the species have died
c)
when there is a flood
d)
when very few members of the species are alive
109.
Which does an eagle's sharp beak help it do?
a)
run from predators
b)
hide from predators
c)
catch its prey
d)
migrate
110.

During the construction of a mall, a lake was filled in. This would have the greatest negative effect on organisms that -

a)

hunt for berries

b)

live in water

c)

sleep in trees

d)

burrow in soil

111.

Humans cause __________ that can harm plants and animals.

a)

community

b)

pollution

c)

environment

112.

Snowshoe hares are related to rabbits and live in cold regions. In warm weather, they have a brown coat. What change brought about by the winter season would help these animals avoid predators in the snowy climate?

a)

Their brown fur changes to white.

b)

Their bodies slow down and require less food.

c)

They spend more of the day sleeping.

d)

They search longer to find vegetation.

113.

The Venus Fly Trap catches flies and breaks down their bodies using the chemicals to get nutrients. Which environmental condition has led to this adaptation?

a)

Soil with few nutrients

b)

Excessive insect populations

c)

Increased average daily temperatures

d)

Low atmospheric oxygen

114.

What caused the change in the population of the peppered moths? (from the video)

a)

an invasive species

b)

climate change

c)

overfishing

d)

pollution

115.
What causes an increase in water in an environment?
a)
flood
b)
fire
c)
drought
d)
building roads
116.
Suppose a river dried up. What would MOST LIKELY happen to the fish that live in the river?
a)
They would learn to live on land.
b)
They would die.
c)
They would move to a nearby lake. 
d)
The would grow lungs. 
117.
When there is an increase in the number of predators, the prey population 
a)
moves to a new environment
b)
does not change
c)
gets smaller
d)
gets larger
118.
In some parts of the world, it gets cold enough in winter for lakes, ponds, and even rivers to ice over. How do the animals, like fish, turtles and frogs, survive these cold conditions?
a)
They migrate
b)
They hibernate
c)
They huddle together for warmth
d)
They make no change
119.
What is another word for migrate?
a)
stand
b)
move
c)
sleep
120.
How do birds change with the environment?
a)
They hibernate.
b)
They migrate.
c)
They don't change.

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