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HMH Unit 8 Science Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The lobster is an example of an arthropod. Look at the picture of the lobster. Which letter clearly shows that arthropods have a body that is divided into segments?

2.

Jeanne saw a tiny creature. it had six legs and a hard outer covering. it also had one eye on each side of its head.

Jeanne claimed this was an insect and not a spider. Which evidence below supports her claim?

a)

The creature had a head

b)

The creature had six legs

c)

The creature had two eyes

d)

The creature had an outer covering

3.

Many animals live in Florida's coastal waters. Pictured is one of those animals.

This animal is not an arthropod. Still, it shares one characteristic with arthropods.

Which characteristic does it share with an arthropod?

a)

It has no backbone

b)

It lives in the ocean

c)

It does not have any limbs (legs, arms)

d)

Its outer shell splits in two

4.

Ms. Li owns a flower shop. She finds a strange-looking bug in the flowers. She knows the bug is an insect and not a spider because​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

the bug has 3 main body parts

the bug has a hard covering over its body

the bug has jointed limbs that it uses to crawl

the bug has a body that is segmented

5.

Dewan's class is making a list of invertebrates. Dewan adds an animal to the list that is not an arthropod. Which of the following animals does Dewan add to the invertebrate list?

a)

Florida Chorus Frog

b)

Florida Moon Jellyfish

c)

Florida Black Scorpion

d)

Florida Tortoise Beetle

6.

A tick is an arthropod. A turtle is a reptile.

What do a tick and a turtle have in common?

a)

size

b)

backbone

c)

lungs

d)

hard covering

7.

People confuse insects and spiders. What is one main difference between insects and spiders?

a)

Insects have 6 legs, and spiders have 8 legs.

b)

Insects are arthropods, but spiders are not arthropods.

c)

Insects have more legs than spiders do.

d)

Insects do not have backbones, but spiders do have backbones

8.

Students in Ann's class make a table to describe their pets.

Students write yes or no to tell whether the pet has each characteristic.

According to the table, whose pet is a reptile?​​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

Ann's

Ahmad's

Miha's

Keith's

9.

Xaden classifies a fern plant, a rose bush, moss, and an evergreen tree.

Which 2 plants will Xaden classify as nonflowering plants that reproduce through spores.

a)

Fern and Rose Bush

b)

Fern and Moss

c)

Moss an Evergreen

d)

Rose Bush and Evergreen Tree

10.

Dain is making a poster about flamingos. tortoises, and frogs.

What is one way that all of these animals are alike?

a)

They lay eggs.

b)

They have feathers.

c)

They use gills for breathing.

d)

They have scales on their skin.

11.

Liam reads a book about sea animals. The picture shows some of the animals that he reads about.

Which animal is a mammal?

12.

Students in Violet's class make posters about different animals. The picture shows some of the animals on the posters.

Which of the animals are amphibians (choose two)

13.

Jana's class takes a nature museum. One display tells about forest animals that lay eggs

a)

Deer

b)

Rabbit

c)

Racoon

d)

Snake

14.

While walking through a rainforest, Mira sees moss growing on a rock.

Moss produces ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words

spores

fruit

seeds

flowers

15.

Cat has a fern in her room. Which classification does Cat's plant belong?

a)

cone-bearing

b)

spore-producing

c)

flowering

d)

moss

16.

Garrick classifies a plant as a nonflowering, seed-bearing plant.

Which evience explains his choice?

a)

He sees cones

b)

He sees spores

c)

He sees petals and leaves

d)

He sees spores and needles

17.

Professor Devera's class takes a nature hike. How do the students identify a fern plant?

a)

Look for petals and flowers

b)

Look for cones that grow along branches

c)

Look for brown spores

d)

Look for fuzzy patches that grow near the ground

18.

A student observes a rose bush, fern and a pine tree. Which of those can be classified as seed-bearing?

(select more than one answer)

a)

rose bush

b)

fern

c)

pine tree

19.

Geckos are the second largest group of lizards in the world. Another type of animal that is the sam type of vertebrate as a gecko is a(n)​ (a)  

Choose from the below words

frog

penguin

raccoon

alligator

20.

Mrs. Stansell's class studies seeds and plants that reproduce through seeds. Which of the following is true about seeds?

a)

All fern plants make seeds

b)

Only flowering plants make seeds

c)

Mosses and flowering plants make seeds

d)

Nonflowering plants with cones make seeds.