What true statement helps you to know if something is an animal or a plant?
A. Plants can move to a new location.
B. Animals can’t move to a new location.
C. Plants make their own food.
D. All animals make their own food.
C. Plants make their own food.
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A beaver family eats the bark off aspen trees. What else do they use the aspen trees for?
A. To trap fish underwater with
B. To build their dams with
C. To stop snow from entering the stream
D. To build bridges across the stream
B. To build their dams with
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What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate?
A vertebrate has a backbone, an invertebrate either have an exoskeleton or a soft body.
100
Where do cold blooded animals get their body heat?
From the sun.
100
Which of these animals would be placed in a group with a dog, cat, mouse, and cow?
A. Pig
B. Snake
C. Fish
D. Bird
A. Pig
200
What could possibly happen if part of a food web was destroyed?
Other animals in the food web would be affected, they wouldn't have enough food, or they could die.
200
What is an important difference between a lizard and cat?
A. Cats cannot live outdoors.
B. Lizards eat meat.
C. Cats are warm blooded.
D. Lizards are wild.
C. Cats are warm blooded.
200
Which of the following is not an invertebrate.
A. Worm
B. Grasshopper
C. Snake
D. Spider
C. Snake
200
What adaptation does a fish have to be able to breath under water?
It has gills.
200
Which birds beak is best adapted for getting nectar from flowers?
A. duck
B. humming bird
C. eagle
D. turkey
B. humming bird
300
How do most birds in Utah survive the winter? They...
A. build warm nests and save food.
B. hibernate until winter is over.
C. fly to a warmer location.
D. grow extra feathers to stay warm.
C. fly to a warmer location.
300
How does the reptile's skin help it live in a dry environment? It has...
A. scaly, tough skin.
B. colorful patterns on the skin.
C. soft, thin skin.
D. short, thick hair on the skin.
A. Scaly, tough skin.
300
What are three characteristics of a spider?
Two body parts, cold blooded, exoskeleton, eight legs, eight eyes, and babies come from eggs.
300
What are three characteristics of fish?
Breath through gills, live in the water, babies come from eggs, cold blooded, slimy scaly skin, and are vertebrates.
300
How does an elk survive cold, mountain winters in Utah?
A. It grows an extra heavy fur coat.
B. It migrates to another country.
C. It hibernates in a den.
D. It waits to have cubs in the spring.
A. It grows an extra heavy fur coat.
400
What is a food chain?
A food chain describes the relationship between animals and the food they eat. Plants - herbivores - carnivores.
400
What are two important differences between a reptile and an amphibian?
Amphibians live in water as babies and breath through gills, and as adults live on land and breath through lungs. Amphibians go through metamorphosis.
400
What are the two main groups that animals are divided into?
Vertebrates and invertebrates.
400
Which of the following would help a rattlesnake get food?
A. long legs to run fast
B. poisonous bite
C. scaly skin
D. being cold blooded
B. poisonous bite
400
What are three characteristics of birds?
They are vertebrates, have feathers, have beaks, babies come from eggs, and have wings.
500
What are three things that animals need to survive?
Shelter, food, and water.
500
What are the five main groups of vertebrates?
Mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds.
500
What are three characteristics of insects?
They have six legs, three body parts, are small, are cold blooded, are invertebrates, have an exoskeleton, and babies hatch from eggs.
500
Why are adaptations important for plants and animals?
Adaptations allow animals and plants to survive in their environments.
500
What are three characteristics of mammals?
They are warm blooded, most give birth to live young, feed their babies milk, are vertebrates, and have hair.