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Name
Class
Date
1.
What are vertebrates?
a)
Animals with a backbone
b)
Animals without a backbone
2.
There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds
c)
Arthropods
d)
Reptiles
3.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Amphibian
c)
Bird
d)
Reptile
4.
My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Reptile
c)
Bird
d)
Fish
5.
My body is warm and covered in feathers.  I lay eggs which hatch into chickens.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Mammal
d)
Bird
6.
My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Bird
c)
Mammal
d)
Fish
7.
I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Fish
c)
Amphibian
d)
Reptile
8.
My body is cold, am covered in scales, use gills to breathe under water, and I lay eggs.  What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Mammal
c)
Reptile
d)
Amphibian
9.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Mammal
10.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Reptile
c)
Amphibian
d)
Fish
11.
What am I?
a)
Reptile
b)
Amphibian
c)
Fish
d)
Mammal
12.
What am I?
a)
Mammal
b)
Bird
c)
Fish
d)
Reptile
13.
What am I?
a)
Fish
b)
Bird
c)
Reptile
d)
Mammal
14.
Which of the following is a vertebrate?
a)
Amphibian
b)
Echinoderm
c)
Arthropod
d)
Annelid
15.

A human is a mammal and is in what phylum?

a)

Chordata

b)

Eukarya

c)

Animalia

d)

Echinoderm

16.
How many groups of vertebrates do you know?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
5
d)
10
17.
Which are the 5 groups of vertebrate animals?
a)
Mammals, fish, amphibians and sharks
b)
Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians
c)
Lions, tuna, eagle, crocodile and frog
d)
Humans, fish, birds and reptiles
18.
What animals are viviparous?
a)
Birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and invertebrates
b)
Mammals
c)
Humans
19.
What animals are oviparous?
a)
Animals that drink mother's milk
b)
Animals that lay eggs
20.
What animals breathe with their lungs?
a)
Mammals and birds
b)
Fish and chips
c)
Mammals, birds, reptiles and adult amphibians
d)
Humans, birds and sharks
21.
Which of these animals breathe through their gills?
a)
Fish
b)
Fish and baby amphibians
c)
Mammals, adult amphibians, reptiles and birds
22.
Which animal can breathe with their lungs and also through their moist skin?
a)
Amphibians
b)
Fish
c)
Reptiles
23.
Which animals have scales?
a)
Fish and reptiles
b)
Mammals, birds and amphibians
24.
What are the parts of the birds we have studied?
a)
Gills, fins and scales
b)
Skin
c)
Feathers, beak and wings
25.
In which group are there animals that can fly, run or swim?
a)
Birds
b)
Fish
c)
Reptiles
d)
Mammals
26.
Which group of animals have bodies covered with scales or shell?
a)
Turtles
b)
Amphibians
c)
Reptiles
27.
What do the herbivores eat?
a)
Other animals
b)
Plants
c)
Plants and other animals
28.
What type of animals eat other animals?
a)
Hervibore
b)
Carnivore
29.
What do the omnivores eat?
a)
Plants
b)
Other animals
c)
Plants and other animals
30.
What of these animals is a mammal?
a)
Bat
b)
Frog
c)
Crocodile
d)
Ostrich
31.

Identify two mammals in the following. Choose 2 (TWO) answers.

a)

dolphin

b)

penguin

c)

snake

d)

bear

32.

Which of these is a fish?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Which of the following are warm-blooded? Choose 2 (TWO) answers.

a)

mammal

b)

bird

c)

fish

d)

amphibian

e)

reptile

34.

My body is covered with HAIR or FUR, I have LIVE YOUNG, and I feed them with MILK. What am I?

a)

amphibian

b)

bird

c)

fish

d)

mammal

35.

I have MOIST SKIN. I LAY EGGS. I begin my life in the water and later live on land. What am I?

a)

amphibian

b)

bird

c)

fish

d)

reptile

36.

I LAY EGGS. I breathe with my LUNGS. My body is dry and covered with SCALES. What am I?

a)

amphibian

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

37.

My body is covered with FEATHERS. I LAY EGGS and hatch my young. What am I?

a)

amphibian

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

38.

What kind of animal changes their temperature with the environment?

a)

warm-blooded

b)

cold-blooded

c)

hot-blooded

d)

cool-headed

39.

What are the SIMILARITIES of these TWO animals? Choose TWO (2) answers.

a)

Both are warm-blooded.

b)

Both are cold-blooded.

c)

Both have gills.

d)

Both have scales.

40.

What type of vertebrate are humans?

a)

amphibian

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

41.

Because they live in the ocean, many people confuse dolphins for fish. What characteristics classify dolphins as mammals rather than fish?

a)

Dolphins lay eggs and breathe with gills

b)

Dolphins are cold-blooded and have scales

c)

Dolphins are warm-blooded, feed their young with milk and breathe with lungs

d)

Dolphins are warm blooded, lay eggs and breathe with gills

42.

Based on the characteristics, which of the following animals is a BIRD?

a)

Animal A

b)

Animal B

c)

Animal C

d)

Animal D

43.

Which of the following animal has the characteristics of a crocodile?

a)

Animal A

b)

Animal B

c)

Animal C

d)

Animal D

44.

TRUE OR FALSE: All birds can fly.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

45.

TRUE OR FALSE: Fish, amphibians and reptiles are cold-blooded.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

46.

TRUE OR FALSE: All vertebrates that live in water are fish.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.
What is an invertebrate?
a)
an animal with a backbone
b)
an animal with out a backbone 
c)
an insect
d)
all living things
48.
What is a vertebrate?
a)
an animal with a backbone
b)
an animal with out a backbone 
c)
an insect
d)
all living things
49.
What is a backbone?
a)
a vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis
b)
series of vertebrae extending from the skull to the pelvis
c)
a bone in your back
50.
What is another name for a backbone?
a)
back
b)
spine
c)
ribs
51.
What kind of living things are group A?
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
52.
What kind of living things are group B?
a)
invertebrates
b)
vertebrates
53.
All vertebrates have a ____________ .
a)
skeleton
b)
mouth
c)
exoskeleton 
d)
legs
54.
All invertebrates have an ____________ .
a)
skeleton 
b)
exoskeleton
c)
bones
d)
mouth
55.
What is an exoskeleton?
a)
a hard covering that supports and protects the bodies of some types of animals
b)
a hard covering that supports and protects the bodies of all animals
c)
a soft covering that supports and protects the bodies of some types of animals
56.
What is a skeleton?
a)
internal framework that protects organs in an animal
b)
internal framework that protects organs in an insect
c)
external framework that protects organs in an animal
57.

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians are all ___.

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

58.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

59.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

60.

Is this animal a vertebrate or invertebrate?

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

61.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

62.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

63.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

64.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

65.

Are these animals vertebrates or invertebrates?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

66.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

67.

Vertebrates are animals with ____.

a)

backbones

b)

special tubes

c)

no backbones

d)

no special tubes

68.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

69.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

70.

Crabs, lobsters, and shrimp with hard exoskeletons are ___.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

71.

Are there more invertebrates or vertebrates on Earth?

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

72.

Vertebrates and invertebrates are groups in the ____ Kingdom.

a)

Plant

b)

Protist

c)

Monera

d)

Fungi

e)

Animal

73.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

74.

Which group does it belong to?

a)

invertebrate

b)

vertebrate

75.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

an animal without a backbone

b)

mammals

c)

birds

d)

an animal with a backbone

76.

Which is the largest classification group for classifying living organisms?

a)

kingdom

b)

species

c)

classification

d)

biologist

77.
__________________________ have leaves that change color and then fall to the ground.
a)
Incredulous Forests
b)
Savannahs
c)
Deciduous Forests
d)
Tundras
78.
1.  Deciduous Forest has this amount of water
a)
there is a wet season and a dry season         
b)
it is dry 
c)
it rains all the time         
d)
It rains all throughout the year, but mostly in the Spring 
79.
The temperature in the deciduous forest biome is 
a)
has cool seasons and warm seasons   
b)
cold 
c)
always warm 
d)
snowy 
80.
The soil in the deciduous forest is 
a)
poor and rocky
b)
rich in nutrients 
c)
permafrost (frozen solid) 
d)
poor thin soil 
81.
The animals you find in the deciduous forests are  
a)
 very few animals–often nocturnal       
b)
many small mammals, birds, insects, etc. 
c)
Many large mammals 
d)
lots of diverse animals 
82.
Which Biome do you live in 
a)
Rain Forest 
b)
Desert 
c)
Tundra 
d)
Deciduous Forest 
83.
Which of the following biomes is home to black bears, wolves and coyotes?
a)
the temperate deciduous forest
b)
the taiga
c)
the desert
d)
the grasslands
84.
Which of the following BEST MATCHES the meaning of the word TEMPERATE.
a)
temperatures within moderate limits
b)
an area with trees and bushes
c)
a forest with plants growing together
d)
an area with all the same temperature
85.
Temperate deciduous forest are located between which two areas:
a)
the tropics and the cold land around the poles
b)
the equator and North America
c)
Antartica and Africa
d)
near the equator
86.
Which of the following biomes covers much of the eastern half of the United States?
a)
grassland
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
coniferous forest
87.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
88.
__________________________ have leaves that change color and then fall to the ground.
a)
Incredulous Forests
b)
Savannahs
c)
Deciduous Forests
d)
Tundras
89.

1. Precipitation in a Deciduous Forest can be described this way:

a)

there is a wet season and a dry season

b)

it is dry

c)

it rains all the time

d)

It rains all throughout the year, but mostly in the Spring

90.

The temperature in the deciduous forest biome is:

a)

has cool seasons and warm seasons

b)

cold

c)

always warm

d)

snowy

91.
The soil in the deciduous forest is 
a)
poor and rocky
b)
rich in nutrients 
c)
permafrost (frozen solid) 
d)
poor thin soil 
92.

Which Biome do you live in?

a)

Rain Forest

b)

Desert

c)

Grassland

d)

Deciduous Forest

93.

Which of the following BEST MATCHES the meaning of the word TEMPERATE?

a)

Temperatures within moderate limits for human living.

b)

An area with trees and bushes

c)

A forest with plants growing together

d)

An area with all the same temperature

94.
Which of the following biomes covers much of the eastern half of the United States?
a)
grassland
b)
desert
c)
temperate deciduous forest
d)
coniferous forest
95.
The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.
a)
Coniferous Forests
b)
Deciduous Forests
c)
Deserts
d)
Tropical Rain Forests
96.
This word means "tend to fall off" and it also refers to a classification of trees.
a)
maple
b)
deciduous
c)
temperate
d)
cactus
97.
Shrubs and _____ grow on the forest floor because the forest floor doesn't see much sunlight.
a)
moss
b)
maple
c)
deciduous plants
d)
cactus
98.

What does 'deciduous' mean?

a)

To fall off, changes color

b)

Grows constantly, green year round

99.

What does 'evergreen' mean?

a)

To fall off, change colors

b)

Grows constantly, green year round

100.

What the two reasons the leaves fall of a 'deciduous' tree? (Choose 2)

a)

Because its autumn and soon will be winter

b)

Because they want new leaves

c)

Because its the dry season

101.

True or False: Trees are important for all living things?

a)

True

b)

False

102.

Fill in the blank: There are over 3 ____________ trees on the Earth's surface.

a)

Billion

b)

Hundred

c)

Thousand

d)

Trillion

103.

Fill in the blank: We cut over ______ billion trees down every year.

a)

6

b)

15

c)

7

104.

The roots of trees are like what body part of humans?

a)

Head

b)

Feet

c)

Hands

d)

Arms

105.

Which tree is 'deciduous '

a)
b)
106.

Which trees are 'evergreens'?

a)
b)
107.

Why are trees important for humans and animals? ( choose the main reason)

a)

They provide shelter

b)

They provide wood for building things.

c)

They release carbon dioxide

d)

They release oxygen, which we need to breath.

108.

What do humans use trees for? (Choose 3)

a)

Food

b)

Wood

c)

Shade

d)

Carbon dioxide

109.

True or False: Trees help regulate the Earth's climate. Helps the Earth stay cool (not too hot)

a)

True

b)

False

110.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

111.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

112.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

113.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

114.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

115.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

116.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

117.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

118.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

119.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

120.

Coniferous or Deciduous?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

121.

Which type of tree has cones as seeds?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

122.

Which type of tree has flowers as seeds?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

123.

Which type of tree are fruit trees?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

124.

Which type of tree are Evergreens?

a)

Coniferous

b)

Deciduous

125.

There are five stages in the lifecycle of a flowering plant.


three of these stages are

  1. Seed production
  2. Seed Dispersal
  3. Germination
a)

Pollination and fertilisation

b)

Growth and breathing

126.

Plants are able to produce their own food through a process called______

a)

Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Eating

127.

The male part of the flower is_____

a)

Stamen

b)

Pistil

c)

Stigma

128.

The female part of flower is the _______

a)

Stamen

b)

Anther

c)

Stigma

129.

The parts that attract insects to the flower are called

a)

Carpel

b)

Sepal

c)

Petals

130.

When plants growth their needs 4 factors; Sunlight, Warmth, Air and ________.

a)

Food

b)

Water

c)

Seed

131.

My job is to hold the plant in the ground and take up water and minerals. I am a ... .

a)

leaves

b)

stem

c)

root

132.

True OR False:

Flowering plants do not produce seeds.

a)

True

b)

False

133.

True OR False:

Flowering plants do not produce seeds.

a)

True

b)

False

134.

The part of the plant that develops into the fruit in the picture is...

a)

the stem

b)

the leaves

c)

the flower

d)

the roots

135.

Nectar is important to bees because...

a)

it gives them the ability to destroy flowers because they don't need them

b)

it makes the bees to easily stick onto a predators' body

c)

it gives them energy to fly and do their work

d)

both

136.

Which parts of the plant show the fruit and the stem?

a)

1 and 6

b)

3 and 2

c)

4 and 5

d)

3 and 4

137.

Classify the following plant as either flowering or non-flowering:

a)

Flowering plant

b)

Non-flowering plant

138.

Bees feed __________ to their babies.

a)

Sugar

b)

Chips

c)

Pollen

d)

None of the above

139.

Plants need __________ to stay alive. Choose all the answers.

a)

air

b)

water

c)

light

d)

warmth

140.
Where do you find the seed in a flowering plant?
a)
seed
b)
fruit
c)
flower
d)
cone
141.

How are coconuts dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by water

c)

by wind

142.

How are raspberries dispersed?

a)

by animals

b)

by explosion or bursting

c)

by water

143.

Where does the seed get its energy from?

a)

Food store

b)

sunlight

c)

embryo

d)

animals

144.

The part of the seed that grows into a new plant

a)

food store

b)

seed coat

c)

embryo

d)

first leaf

145.

Lulu's tomato plants are not growing well and the leaves are yellow. Suggest two things that she can do to help her tomato plants to grow better.

a)

water and sunlight

b)

better soil and water

c)

good seed and soil

d)

mineral salts

146.

The outer cover that protects the seed is

a)

scar

b)

seed coat

c)

embryo

d)

stem

147.

Tick the conditions a seed need to germinate

a)

air (oxygen)

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

warmth

148.

Gertrude planted some beans in a pot. After 5 days, the leaves of the plants became yellow. Why?

a)

She watered the seeds but placed the pot in a dark room.

b)

She did not water the seeds.

c)

She used yellow-coloured soil.

149.

Which part of the plant should come out before it can make it's own food?

a)

seed leaf

b)

seed coat

c)

tiny shoot

d)

first leaves

150.

What would happen if all seeds from a tree fell in the same place?

a)

Pollination

b)

Overcrowding

c)

Fertilisation

151.

The movement of pollen from one plant to another is called ....

a)

dispersion

b)

pollination

c)

fruit

d)

seedings

152.

Which animal disperses seeds the farthest?

a)

Birds

b)

Mice

c)

Bears

d)

Squirrels

153.

Animals _________ plant pollination and seed dispersal.

a)

hurt

b)

make no difference to

c)

destroy

d)

help

154.

Bees carry _________ from one plant to another.

a)

water

b)

dirt

c)

pollen

d)

nectar

155.

Which seeds use the wind to travel from the parent plant?

a)

Coconut

b)

Mango

c)

Dandelion

d)

Strawberry

156.

I am waterproof and have a fibrous husk. What is likely my dispersal method?

a)

wind

b)

animals

c)

water

d)

explosive action

157.

My pod splits open and seeds are thrown out with a force. What is likely my dispersal method?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

animals

d)

explosive action

158.

Identify the agent of seed dispersal given in the image.

a)

Animal

b)

Water

c)

Wind

d)

Soil

159.

My pod splits open and seeds are thrown far away from my mother plant. What is likely my dispersal method?

a)

By animal

b)

By explosive mechanism

c)

By water

d)

By wind

160.

Stigma

a)

The small, fuzzy part

b)

The yellow parts

c)

The egg

161.

This part is...

(a)  

162.

Which are parts of the female *Less than three

a)

Stigma

b)

Style

c)

Anther

d)

mom

163.

The following picture shows

a)

self-pollination

b)

cross-pollination

c)

pollinated by wind

164.
What is the super highway taking food and water up and down?
a)
Stem
b)
Roots
c)
Leaf
d)
Flower
165.

What part makes pollen?

a)

sepal

b)

stamen

c)

pistil

166.

The liver is part of the (a)   System.

167.

These are part of the excretory system

(2)

a)

Kidney

b)

bladder

c)

Skeleton

d)

muscles

168.

What are the functions of the roots? (Select two answers)

a)

Absorbing Water and Minerals

b)

Attracting Insects

c)

Anchoring the Plant

d)

Performing Photosynthesis

e)

Making Nectar

169.
Which part is this?
a)
Roots
b)
Leaves
c)
Stem
d)
Bud
170.

What is the female part of the flower?

a)

Stem

b)

Pistil

c)

Stamen

d)

Leaf

171.

I am going to (try) to get a B+

or HIGHER.

a)

True

b)

False

172.

What are the functions of the roots? (Select two answers)

a)

Absorbing Water and Minerals

b)

Attracting Insects

c)

Anchoring the Plant

d)

Performing Photosynthesis

e)

Making Nectar

173.

This is the part of the plant which has baby plant inside it.

a)

seed

b)

leaf

c)

root

d)

stem

174.

What are the functions of the roots? (Select two answers)

a)

Absorbing Water and Minerals

b)

Attracting Insects

c)

Anchoring the Plant

d)

Performing Photosynthesis

e)

Making Nectar

175.

What is a flower that has both male (stamen) and female (pistil) parts?

a)

Perfect flower

b)

Imperfect flower

c)

Imaginary flower

d)

Unique flower

176.

What part makes pollen?

a)

sepal

b)

stamen

c)

pistil

177.

The part that produces pollen grains

a)

D

b)

B

c)

E

d)

G

178.
Which part is this?
a)
Roots
b)
Leaves
c)
Stem
d)
Bud
179.

What organ is at C?

a)

Small intestine

b)

Liver

c)

Stomach

d)

Pancreas

180.
What system makes blood cells?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Muscular
c)
Digestive
d)
Excratory
181.

What is the main function of the respiratory system?

a)

enables us to breathe

b)

move nutrients throughout the body

c)

protects our organs

d)

breakdowns the food into smaller pieces

182.

Bones and joints make up _______________ system

a)

nervous

b)

digestive

c)

muscular

d)

skeletal

183.

What do the small intestines do?

a)

Absorb nutrients

b)

Oxygenate the blood

c)

Stores liquid waste

d)

Stores solid waste

184.

An organ system is...

a)

one organ that works alone

b)

different organs that work together

c)

no organ works together

d)

same organs but they don't work together

185.

What is the job of your excretory system?

a)

To bring oxygen into your body

b)

To pump blood around the body

c)

To break down food

d)

To remove waste from your body

186.

Two or more organs working together form

a)

tissue

b)

a group

c)

a system

d)

an organism

187.

Which organ is this and what does it do?

a)

Lungs, it sends blood to our body

b)

Lungs, it helps us think

c)

Lungs, it provides oxygen to our body

d)

Lungs, it digests food

188.

Mouth to stomach to intestines. What system helps the digestive system move food until it becomes waste?

a)

circulatory

b)

immune

c)

muscular

d)

skeletal

189.
What is the purpose of the petals?
a)
To make the flower pretty so people pick it
b)
To attract insects to the flower to pollinate it
c)
To provide structural support to help support the flower
190.
Which part of the flower is the line pointing to?
a)
Stamen
b)
Petal
c)
Sepal
191.
Which part of the flower receives the pollen?
a)
stamen
b)
ovule
c)
pistil
192.
Which part of the flower is the line in the image pointing to?
a)
ovule
b)
pistil
c)
sepal
193.
What is the function of the sepal?
a)
store the ovules
b)
protect the bud
c)
create the pollen
194.
True or false? There are male and female parts to flowers.
a)
True
b)
False
195.
True or False? Bees are common pollinators of flowers.
a)
True
b)
False
196.
Is the pistil a male or female part of the flower?
a)
male
b)
female
197.
What is the role of the stamen?
a)
create pollen
b)
structural support
c)
makes the flower attractive
198.
All of the following help attract pollinators to flowers except:
a)
scent
b)
color
c)
sound