Life Science
Cells
Vertebrates
This and That
Hodge Podge
100
When a fox builds a den, it is demonstrating A. instinct. B. dominant traits. C. a physical trait. D. environmental influences.
What is A. instinct.
100
What does a plant cell have that an animal cell doesn't? A. Cell wall B. Cell membrane C. Nucleus D. Puppy dog
What is C. Cell wall
100
All vertebrates have a ____________? A. Brain B. cold blooded heart C. Born live D. Backbone
What is D. Backbone
100
Which is an example of a learned behavior? A. left-handness in a person B. a racoon eating trash C. an opossum lying still when it feels threatened D. an arctic fox turning white in the winter
What is B. a racoon eating trash
100
From what structure do vertebrates get their name? A. skull B. backbone C. number of legs D. ribs
What is B. backbone
200
Which of the following is found in plant cells but not in animal cells? A. cell membrane B. chloroplast C. nucleus D. mitochondria
What is B. chloroplast
200
Cell join together to make ________? A. Organs B. Cell systems C. Tissue D. Skin
What is B. Tissue
200
Which of the following are is not a vertebrate? A. Snake B. Spider C. Cat D. Clownfish
What is C. Spider
200
A jetty is a structure that A. holds back floodwater that would otherwise flow downstream. B. provides homes for fish and other organisms that live in the ocean. C. traps sand and small rocks and protects the beach. D. keeps rising floodwaters within stream channels.
What is C. traps sand and small rocks and protects the beach.
200
Which landform is carved by running water? A. sand dune B. canyon C. mountain D. hill
What is B. canyon
300
Which of the following is a beneficial microorganism? A. staph bacteria that causes boils B. mold that produces penicillin C. algae that causes red tide D. fungus that causes ringworm
What is B. mold that produces penicillin
300
Organs are make up of groups of Tissues? A. True B. False C. Maybe
What is B. True
300
What is a characteristic of a mammal? A. Scales B. Cold Blooded C. Live birth D. Hatched from eggs
What is C. Live birth
300
When hydrogen and oxygen react they explode and form water. What kind of change is that? A. physical B. chemical C. both physical and chemical D. neither physical or chemical
What is B. chemical
300
What characteristics help scientist classify an organism as an animal? A. It is made up of many cells and feeds on other living or once living things. B. It is made up of many cells and absorbs food from its surroundings. C. It is made up of one cell and makes its own food. D. It is made up of many cells and makes its own food.
What is A. It is made up of many cells and feeds on other living or once living things.
400
The most similar members of a genus belong to which level? A. class B. species C. phylum D. kingdom
What is A. species
400
A soft material is found inside some of your bones, that's makes red and white blood cells? A. Bone density B. Splinter C. Bone marrow D. Doggie bone
What is A. Bone marrow
400
Both birds and reptiles have this in common. A. Lay eggs and have backbones B. Lay eggs and have no backbone C. Good to eat and fun to play with D. Feathers and scales
What is A. Lay eggs and have backbones
400
How does a hotspot form a chain of volcanoes? A. Volcanoes form above a hot spot. The volcanic mountains move as the plate moves. B. The hot spot allows magma to ooze from a vent. C. The hot spot allows magma to explode from a vent. D. The hot spot forms alternating layers of lava and ash.
What is A. Volcanoes form above a hot spot. The volcanic mountains move as the plate moves.
400
What does an electromagnet have that a bar magnet does not have? A. electric field B. coil of wire C. magnetic poles D. magnetic field
What is B. coil of wire
500
What characteristics did dinosaurs share with today's lizards? A. They had four legs B. They had no skeletons C. They are warm-blooded D. They were covered with slimy skin
What is D. They had four legs
500
This part of the cell helps in photosynthesis? A. Cell wall B. Vacuoles C. Nucleus D. Chloroplasts
What is D. Chloroplasts
500
What is a reason scientist classify organisms? A. Its cool B. Better way to separate food from non-food animals C. Makes it easier to name and study organisms D. Easier to tell dogs from cats
What is C. Makes it easier to name and study organisms
500
Mendel found that shortness in pea plants is recessive. If two pea plants are short, what must the parents look like? A. One is short, the other is tall. B. They are both short. C. They are both tall. D. There is no way to tell.
What is D. There is no way to tell.
500
What is a benefit to using floodplains as a flood control measure? A. They prevent sediment from being carried down a river. B. They prevent rivers from overflowing their banks. C. They absorb the water during a flood. D. They protect the structures build on them from damage.
What is C. They absorb the water during a flood.
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