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WorksheetsTopic 8a Test-Plant & Animal Structures
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Jordan wants to find out if a hamster can learn a maze as quickly as a mouse can. She has researched mice and hamsters and predicts which rodent she thinks will learn more quickly. What should her next step be?
Analyze hamster behavior in the maze.
Research how a rabbit would behave in a maze.
Observe the behavior of both rodents in the maze.
Make conclusions about rodent behavior in the maze.
Which of the following is present in the Milkweed but NOT in the Sword Fern?
root growth
flower production
ability to reproduce
ability to make food
Which plant structure is most important for moving water up to the flower of a plant and providing it support just as the backbone provides support for the human body?
leaves
stem
seed
roots
What do all the organisms have in common?
Each organism gathers food in the same way.
Each organism moves around in the same way.
Each organism has a way to reproduce.
Each organism makes its own food.
Which sentence correctly describes what is a common structure for a snail, a crab, and a lady bug?
It regulates the animal’s temperature.
It provides a hard, waterproof covering to protect its gentle organs.
It allows the animals to fly.
It helps them to capture prey.
The scales of fish and the feathers of birds are both made from the same protein, called keratin. What is another characteristic birds and most fish share?
Both are animals that lay eggs.
Both are animals that have teeth.
Both are animals that have cold blood.
Both are animals that care for their young.
Which sentence best classifies this organism?
It is an invertebrate and a reptile.
It is a vertebrate and an arthropod.
It is an invertebrate and an amphibian.
It is a vertebrate and a reptile.
Erica has six pet rabbits. Each one lives in a separate cage. She thinks that her rabbits would prefer to sit on a pile of hay rather than on hard cage floor. Erica put hay in one corner of each cage. What data should she collect to help her test her idea?
Record how much time the rabbits spend sitting on the hay.
Measure how much of the hay is eaten by the rabbits.
Count how many rabbits move the hay around in the cage.
Note how often the rabbits burrow underneath the hay.
Plants have flowers. The function of the flower is to reproduce. This organ in plants is most similar to which of the following organs in humans?
the heart
the intestines
the ovaries
the skin
Which statement correctly classifies this group of animals?
All of the animals are vertebrates, and all are adapted to hot climate.
All of the animals are invertebrates, and all are adapted to a hot climate.
Some of the animals are vertebrates, and some are adapted to a cold climate.
Some of the animals are invertebrates, and some are adapted to cold climate.
Many kinds of animals live in the Everglades, including alligators, Florida Panthers, and manatees. What characteristic do all three of these animals of the Everglades share?
They all eat only fish.
They all have a backbone.
They all give birth to live young.
They all make their homes in the water.
Which sentence best classifies the two organisms?
Organism 2 is a vertebrate, and organism 2 uses cones to reproduce.
Organism 1 is an amphibian, and Organism 2 uses spores to reproduce.
Organism 1 is a reptile, and Organism 2 has live young.
Organism 1 is a mammal, and Organism 2 uses seeds to reproduce.
