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WorksheetsUnit1,2,3,4,5
Total questions: 105
Worksheet time: 2hrs 16mins
Which animal is a vertebrate?
crab
spider
snail
lizard
Which animals lay eggs in water but live on land when they are full grown?
amphibians
reptiles
mollusks
mammals
An animals that has scales and fins is what type of animal?
mammal
fish
reptile
amphibian
A vertebrate is an animal...
with a backbone
without a backbone
Mammals are vertebrates.
True
false
Birds, fish, snakes, and turtles are invertebrates.
True
False
Insects, worms, and spiders are vertebrates.
True
False
Most of the world's animals are invertebrates.
True
False
Mammals breath air with lungs.
True
False
I have two legs and two wings. I lay eggs. I am covered with feathers. What am I?
Fish
Mammal
Amphibian
Bird
Which best describes the animal in the picture above?
Reptile
Amphibian
Mammal
Bird
Pick ALL of the pictures of fish.
Which best describes the animal in the picture above?
Fish
Amphibian
Mammal
Bird
Which of these would complete the life cycle?
egg
pupa
sponge
tadpole
Which animal alive today looks most like the fossil?
worm
insect
reptile
amphibian
Which kind of invertebrate animal has a round body and tentacles used to sting other animals?
Jellies
Sponges
Worms
Arthropods
What is this a model of?
a chicken's day
the water cycle
a life cycle
a chicken's family
A caterpillar will eventually turn into what?
butterfly
beetle
lizard
frog
What are you?
Vertebrate
Invertebrate
What is your favorite type of animal?
Reptile
Mammal
Amphibian
Fish
Bird
Flowering plants are called:
pretty
monocotyledons
dicotyledons
angiosperms
Why do nonvascular plants grow close to the ground?
to get less sunlight
for protection
for space
to absorb water
Which of these is NOT a way to classify plants?
as vascular or nonvascular
as vertebrates and invertebrates
as seed producing and spore producing
as deciduous and coniferous
What are the three parts of a vascular plant?
(a)
____________ is the smallest living part of an organism.
blood
muscle
cell
tissue
Where is DNA stored?
cytoplasm
nucleus
cell membrane
vacuole
A ___________ organism is a type of living thing that only has one cell.
multicellular
unicellular
bacterial
complex
A ___________ is a group of cells that do a specific job.
blood
muscle
cell
tissue
What type organism is made of many cells?
multicellular
unicellular
bacterial
simple
What part of a cell is the "boss" or "brain" of the cell?
vacuole
cytoplasm
cell membrane
nucleus
Plant cells look square because they are surrounded by a ________________________.
vacuole
cytoplasm
chloroplasts
cell wall
What controls the flow of materials into and out of the cell?
vacuole
cell wall
cell membrane
cytoplasm
Which part of a plant cell captures sunlight to make food (photosynthesis)?
vacuole
cell membrane
mitochondria
chloroplasts
This cell organelle is very strong. It is known as the powerhouse of the cell. What is its name?
vacuole
mitochondria
nucleus
cytoplasm
The process of a plant making its own food.
growing
photosynthesis
reproducing
moving
____________ is the watery jelly that contains many important materials needed by cells.
vacuole
mitochondria
nucleus
cytoplasm
____________ store food and water. They can even store wastes until the cell can get rid of them.
cytoplasm
nucleus
mitochondria
vacuoles
What do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
cytoplasm and mitochondria
chloroplasts and cell wall
cell membrane and nucleus
vacuole and cytoplasm
In animal cells, the ___________________ is the only border between the cell and its environment.
cell membrane
cell wall
cytoplasm
vacuole
What shapes do bacteria come in?
long, short, and fat
cubes, pyramids, and rectangular prisms
circles, squares, and triangles
spheres, rods, and spirals
The ___________directs all the activities of the cell.
cytoplasm
nucleus
mitochondria
vacuole
_______________ is a stiff structure that separates the plant cell from the environment and gives it support.
nucleus
chloroplasts
cell wall
mitochondria
A type of medicine that kills germs called bacteria or stops them from growing. They do not work on viruses, like the common cold or flu.
antibiotics
fungi
amoebas
virus
Tiny living things that are too small to see without a microscope. They are found everywhere - in the air, water, soil, and even inside your body. Some are good and help us, and some make us sick.
antibiotics
bacteria
fungi
algae
Any living thing that can be seen only with the help of a microscope.
fungi
virus
microorganism
bacteria
Tiny germ that can make people, animals, and plants sick. They cause illnesses like the flu, colds, or chickenpox.
virus
e. coli
salmonella
fungi
A tool used to see things you cannot see with just your eyes.
virus
plankton
protist
microscope
A living thing that is made up of just one cell.
protist
single - celled organisms
multi-celled organisms
bacteria
A living thing that is made up of more than one cell.
fungi
single-celled organisms
multi-celled organisms
protist
A simple living thing that usually lives in water.
algae
protist
fungi
plankton
A type of bacteria that lives in the intestines of people and animals. Some types can make you sick.
E. Coli
Salmonella
Virus
Chickenpox
A type of bacteria that can make people sick. It often spreads through food that isn't cooked properly.
Salmonella
E. Coli
fungi
chickenpox
Living things that are similar to plants but do not make their own food. They can be big like mushrooms, or very tiny, like mold or yeast.
protist
fungi
algae
pathogen
A tiny living thing that is not an animal, plant, or fungus but has traits similar to them. Most are single-celled, like some algae and amoebas, but some are made of many cells. They usually live in water or damp places. Some make their own food, while others eat smaller organisms.
pathogen
algae
protist
virus
Tiny organisms that form the base of the food chain.
Plankton
Protist
Tiny living things that float in water and make their own food using sunlight, just like plants. They are so small you need a microscope to see them.
fungi
protist
pathogen
Phytoplankton
An organism that causes disease.
algae
antibiotics
pathogen
protist
Tiny, single-celled organisms that can change shape. They live in water or damp environments.
amoebas
plankton
algae
E. Coli
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
eye color
tongue rolling
language
Rolling your tongue
inherited
learned
Which of the following characteristics of a field mouse ismost likely NOT inherited from its parents?
a scar on the leg
size of the ears
length of the tail
brown hair
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
learned behavior
adaptive behavior
inherited behavior
instinctive behavior
Most young animals inherit similar appearances, such as shape and color, from their parent animals. Which best describes why a baby deer (fawn) has spots when the adult deer do not?
The spots help camouflage the fawn for protection.
The spots help a fawn to be seen when crossing roads.
The adult deer lose their spots by rubbing against trees.
The adult deer rub their spots off over time
What is an acquired trait?
a characteristic that a living thing is born with
a characteristic that a living thing gets during its lifetime
physical appearance
heredity
Looks at the pictures. Which of the pictures does NOT show an acquired trait?
W
X
Y
Z
A dog has black fur with brown spots, a good sense of smell, a chipped tooth, and four legs. Which of these characteristics is an acquired physical trait?
black fur with brown spots
good sense of smell
chipped tooth
four legs
Jumping when you hear a loud noise is an example of
a learned behavior
an instinct
If you and your brother have a scar above your right eye this is due to __.
inherited traits
instinct
acquired traits
A flying jumping out of the way of a fly swatter is an example of
a learned behavior
an instinct
What can cause weathering? (Check all that apply)
Are mountains created by a constructive or destructive process?
Constructive
Destructive
Are river deltas created by a constructive or destructive process?
Constructive
Destructive
Are canyons created by a constructive or destructive process?
Constructive
Destructive
What are the primary purposes for the use of dams?
To prevent droughts and reverse the flow of a river.
To keep unwanted marine organisms from moving down stream.
To control floodwaters and store water for people to use.
To make lakes so that people have a place to go fish.
What does it mean to restore a beach?
Replace the sand on the beach.
Move the sand from one beach to another
Building a wall on the beach to keep wind and water away
Leave all of the seashells and other items on the beach instead of picking them up.
