PLANTS
Both plants and animals live in the ocean. Which living thing needs the sun to make its food?
A. dolphin
B. crab
C. octopus
D. seaweed
What is D. seaweed?
Many animals do this in winter in order to survive the changes in temperature. Whales and geese are examples. Monarch butterflies also display this behavior when they go to Mexico in order to survive. What is this behavior called?
What is migration?
Snakes are cold-blooded, but they do share two features with humans, which are
A. They both breathe through gills
B. They both have the same number of teeth
C. They both are vertebrates
D. They both have feet
What is C. They both are vertebrates?
Amelia wants to compare how plants respond to light. Which of the following investigations should she do?
A. put two plants in a freezer
B. place one plant in the fridge and one under a lamp
C. place one plant in a window and one in a dark corner
D. place both plants in a warm spot
What is C. place one plant in a window and one in a dark corner.
Seeds that fall to the ground need heat and water in order to grow. How will a seed respond to a cold winter?
A. It will grow faster.
B. It will just grow roots.
C. It will stop growing until it gets warmer.
D. It will reproduce.
What is C. It will stop growing until it gets warmer?
Which is an adaptation that occurs in the spring, after a long, cold winter?
A. a watermelon plant goes dormant
B. the Crepe Myrtle drops its leaves
C. a German Shepherd sheds its fur
What is C. a German Shepherd sheds its fur?
Many R.E.A. students saw Florida Scrub Pine trees as they were walking along the pathway at Lyonia Preserve. What is the function of the needles of the Florida Scrub Pine?
A. reproduction
B. store water
C. make food
D. provide support
What is C. make food?
A plant stem provides the following functions:
A. supports the plant and moves water and nutrients throughout the plant
B. gets rid of oxygen and supports the plant
C. Absorbs water and nutrients from its surroundings and gets rid of oxygen
What is A. supports the plant and moves water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Skye does an experiment to test how plants respond to gravity so she places her flower plant on its side for one month. Which best predicts what will happen?
A. The roots grow upward and the stems grow downward.
B. The roots and stems grow upward.
C. The roots grow downward and the stem grows upward.
D. The roots and stems grow downward.
What is C. The roots grow downward and the stem grows upward.
What is an example of an invertebrate?
A. crab
B . shark
C. manatee
D. worm
What is D. Worm?
A hare will change its fur to match the surroundings it lives in. What is this change called?
A. hibernation
B. adaptation
C. migration
D. dormat
Mrs. Comardo forgot to water her orchid for a week. She noticed the leaves and flowers were drooping downwards. Which best describes what happened to the orchid?
A. The plant is absorbing
B. The plant is wilting
C. The plant is melting
D. The plant is falling
What is B. The plant is wilting.
Third grade grew flower plants to give to their mothers. In order for the flowers to thrive, they must make sure they have what they need to live. Plants need to make food through photosynthesis. Which is NOT needed for photosynthesis?
A. water
B. carbon dioxide from the air
C. light from the sun
D. nutrients from the soil
What is D. nutrients from the soil?
My cockatiel and the cardinal bird outside have some characteristics in common since they are both birds. Even though they look different, which characteristics do they have in common?
A. wings, feathers, and gills.
B. wings, fur, and are warm-blooded.
C. wings, feathers, and are cold-blooded.
D. wings, feathers, and are warm-blooded.
What is C. wings, feathers, and are cold-blooded?
I planted some Shasta daisies in my yard. I was excited to see the beautiful flowers bloom, since they are expected to bloom in spring. We had a very hot spring and I was sad when my daisies did not bloom. Which of the following most likely explains why the daisies did not bloom?
A. Daisies are dormant in the spring
B. Daisies are adapted to bloom in the fall and winter
C. Daisies are not adapted to bloom in hot weather
D. Daisies do not bloom in spring
What is C. Daisies are not adapted to bloom in hot weather?
Which plant does not have roots?
A. orchid
B. fern
C. Spanish moss
What is C. Spanish moss?
Which plant does NOT reproduce by seeds?
A. Pine tree
B. Rose bush
C. Fern
D. Orange tree
What is C. Fern?
R.E.A. went on a field trip to Lyonia Preserve. They recorded what they saw in their notebooks and classified the animals. Which of the following would be arthropod?
A. black racer snake
B. scrub jay
C. hawk
D. banana spider
What is D. banana spider?
The third grade classes planted seeds. The seeds that were placed on the doors and in the closets germinated. Students noticed that the roots grew downward, while the stems grew upward. Why did the roots and stems grow in the directions that they did?
A. They grew in response to touch
B. They grew in response to water
C. They grew in response to gravity
D. They grew in response to light
What is C. They grew in response to gravity
Which animal is a mammal?
A. snake
B. bat
C. spider
D. shark
What is B. bat?