PLANTS
Animals and Adaptations
Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals
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100

Both plants and animals live in the ocean.  Which living thing needs the sun to make it's food?

A. dolphin

B. crab

C. octopus

D. seaweed

What is D. seaweed?
100
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?
100

Snakes are cold-blooded, but they do share two features with humans, which are

A. both breath using lungs

B. have the same number of teeth

C. are vertebrates

D. have feet

What are A. both breath using lungs and C. are vertebrates.
100

Amaya 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.
200

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?
200

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?
200

The third graders saw many 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?
200

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.
300

Mia 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.
300

What is an example of an invertebrate?

A. crab

B . shark

C. manatee

D. worm


What is D. Worm?

300

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

What is B. adaptation
300

Mrs. Dwarika 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.
400

Jaden and Olivia bought flower plants to give to their mother's.  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?
400

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, fur and lay eggs.

D. wings, feathers, and are warm-blooded.

What is D. wings, feathers, and are warm-blooded?

400

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?
400

Which plant does not have roots?

A. orchid

B. fern

C. Spanish moss

What is C. Spanish moss?

500

Which plant does NOT reproduce by seeds?

A. Pine tree

B. Rose bush

C. Fern

D. Orange tree

What is C. Fern?
500

R.E.A. went on a field trip to Lyonia Preserve.  They record what they saw in their notebooks and classify 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?
500

The third grade classes planted seeds.  The seeds that were placed on the doors and in the closet germinated.  Students noticed that the roots grew downward, while the stems upward.  What was the reason why the roots and stems to grew in the direction 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
500

Which animal is a mammal?

A. snake

B. bat

C. spider

D. shark

What is B. bat?