Question 1

Classification of animals into two large groups is based on

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backbone or no backbone

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where they live

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eating habits

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care of their young

Question 2

Which of these animals has a backbone?

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a snake

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a sea star

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a spider

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a giant squid

Question 3

How is a sponge different from most other animals?

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it does not move about

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it has no backbone

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it lives in the ocean

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it makes its own food

Question 4

How are spiders alike?

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they have four pairs of legs

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they have two pairs of wings

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they live in warm places

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they have three body parts

Question 5

Where do amphibians begin their lives

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in the water

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on the beach near the water

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on land or in the water depending on the kind of amphibian

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on land

Question 6

The way a living thing acts is called

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behavior

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characteristic

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response

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personality

Question 7

Which of these is an example of a reptile that gives birth to live young?

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a garter snake

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an alligator

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a frog

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a sea turtle

Question 8

What is one way that a bird differs from a reptile?

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a bird is warm-blooded and a reptile is not

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a bird lays eggs, and a reptile does not

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a bird has a backbone and a reptile does not

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a bird has dry, scaly skin, and a reptile does not

Question 9

The bodies of most mammals are covered with

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hair

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milk

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gills

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scales

Question 10

If a cat has a litter of normal kittens, there may be some differences in the kittens based on

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what color they are

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how many legs they have

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whether they are mammals or not

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what instincts they  have

Question 11

A simple automatic action that an animal does not have to think about is called

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a reflex

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a stimulus

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an inheritance

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a protection

Question 12

Which of the following is a learned behavior for a person?

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talking

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yawning

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crying

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sneezing

Question 13

Worms are classified by their body shape.

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True

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false

Question 14

An exoskeleton does not grow.

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True

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False

Question 15

Fish have special breathing organs called fins.

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False

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True

Question 16

All aniamls that live in the water are warm-blooded.

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False

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True

Question 17

All birds can fly.

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False

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True

Question 18

Most mammal give birth to live young.

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True

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False

Question 19

A reflex causes a stimulus.

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False

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True

Question 20

Young animals learn many of the behaviors by watching their mothers.

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True

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False

Question 21

What makes up an ecosystem?

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both living and non-living things

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only non-living things

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only some things in an ecosystem, and only nonliving things in others

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only living things

Question 22

An animals habitat is the

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place where it lives

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food that it eats

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way that it moves about

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young that it produces

Question 23

The main source of energy for plants is

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sunlight

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soil

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oxygen

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compost

Question 24

Photosynthesis cannot happen at night because

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there is no sunlight

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there is not enough carbon dioxide in the air

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plants sleep at night

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it is too cold

Question 25

Animals are called consumers because they

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get their energy from other plants and animals

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need to get minerals from the soil

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use light energy to make sugars

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are broken down by decomposers

Question 26

Animals that eat only plants are called

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herbivores

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carnivore

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omnivores

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scavenger

Question 27

Energy is passed from one organism to another in

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a food chain

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deforestation

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consumers

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sunlight

Question 28

What is one thing that all seeds need to grow?

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water

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dirt

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rocks

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wind

Question 29

Scientist classify plants into two large groups based on how the plants

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reproduce

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grow

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look

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smell

Question 30

Which of the following is a flowering plant?

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a tulip

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a fern

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a pine tree

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a moss

Question 31

How are mosses and fern alike?

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they reproduce by forming spores

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they make their seeds inside cones

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they have very small flowers

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they have only one seed leaf

Question 32

The part of the flower that makes pollen is called the

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stamen

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sepal

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leaf

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pistil

Question 33

A young plant is called a

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seedling

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root

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spore

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seed pod

Question 34

A seed that is resting is

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dormant

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seedling

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root

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germinate

Question 35

Another name for sprout

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germinate

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seedling

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root

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spore

Question 36

What is happening in the picture?

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mature plant has died

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seedling is growing

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flower is dormant

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flower is forming

Question 37

What is happening in the picture?

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seedling is growing

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seed is dormant

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seed is sprouting

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flower is forming

Question 38

What is happening in the picture?

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flower has formed

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mature plant has died

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seed is sprouting

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seedling is growing

Question 39

What group does the animal in the picture belong to?

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amphibians

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reptiles

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fish

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mammals

Question 40

What group do the animals in the picture belong to?

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mammals

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reptiles

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insect and other animals with jointed legs

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amphibians

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