Chapter 1 - Lesson 3

Question 1

Scientists put plants into groups because

Answer 1

it makes it easier to study them

Question 2

Scientists group plants by their

Answer 2

parts

Question 3

Scientists group plants based on their

Answer 3

1. roots
2. stems
3. leaves
4. flowers

Question 4

Most animals can

Answer 4

move

Question 5

How do birds move?

Answer 5

fly

Question 6

How do foxes move?

Answer 6

run and jump

Question 7

How do sharks move?

Answer 7

swim

Question 8

Can animals make their own food?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

Animals must eat

Answer 9

other organisms

Question 10

How do animals get their nutrients?

Answer 10

by eating other organisms

Question 11

Do animals respond to their environment?

Answer 11

yes

Question 12

How do animals respond to their environment?

Answer 12

1. cat looks for food when hungry

2. wasp stings to protect its hive

Question 13

What do animal parts do?

Answer 13

Help animals get what they need

Question 14

Name some animal parts

Answer 14

1. legs
2. fins
3. wings
4. tails
5. feet

Question 15

Some animals use, like wolves, use their ____ and ___ to move.

Answer 15

feet and legs

Question 16

What animal parts can help them eat

Answer 16

1. tongues (to lap water)
2. beaks (to scoop up water or grab worms or seeds)
3. trunks (like elephants to put water in their mouth)
4. teeth (to bite and chew)

Question 17

What helps a fish move forward

Answer 17

tail

Question 18

How do animals stay safe?

Answer 18

1. find a safe place
2. dig holes under ground
3. flatten their bodies and crawl under rock
4. use trees or plants for shelter
5. make nests
6. some have protective layers like shell and fur

Question 19

Scientists _____ animals with similar parts together

Answer 19

group

Question 20

A backbone is made of small bones that run down

Answer 20

the center of the back

Question 21

Animals with backbones are called

Answer 21

vertebrates

Question 22

Name some animals that are vertebrates

Answer 22

tigers, dogs, eagles and goldfish

Question 23

Animals that do not have backbones are called

Answer 23

invertebrates

Question 24

Invertebrates have no ____ at all

Answer 24

bones

Question 25

Name animals that are invertebrates

Answer 25

insects, spiders, sea stars, urchins, sponges, worms, squid, lobster and jellies

Question 26

How do invertebrates protect themselves

Answer 26

they can sting, use their hard shell or seek shelter

Question 27

Name some species that are vertebrates

Answer 27

birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and mammals

Question 28

Birds have

Answer 28

a beak, feathers, 2 wings and 2 legs

Question 29

Birds breathe with their

Answer 29

lungs

Question 30

Birds reproduce by

Answer 30

laying eggs

Question 31

Reptiles have

Answer 31

scales to protect them

Question 32

Reptiles live in

Answer 32

land or water

Question 33

Reptiles breathe with their

Answer 33

lungs

Question 34

Reptiles reproduce by

Answer 34

laying eggs or giving birth to live young

Question 35

Amphibians spend their life

Answer 35

in water and on land

Question 36

They look like fish when they are young and breathe

Answer 36

through their gills

Question 37

When amphibians get older, they grow

Answer 37

legs and lungs and live on land

Question 38

Fish spend their whole life in

Answer 38

water

Question 39

Fish breathe using their

Answer 39

gills

Question 40

Fish reproduce by

Answer 40

laying eggs

Question 41

Name some mammals

Answer 41

mice, elephants, people

Question 42

Most mammals do not hatch from eggs, they are born

Answer 42

live

Question 43

Female mammals make ___________ for their young until they can find food on their own

Answer 43

milk

Question 44

Mammals have ___ or _____

Answer 44

hair, fur

Question 45

Mammals breathe with their

Answer 45

lungs

Question 46

Name some mammals that live in water

Answer 46

dolphins and whales

Question 47

Whales jump out of the water to

Answer 47

breathe

Question 48

Most mammals a. hatch from eggs b. have scales c. are born live

Answer 48

c. are born live

Question 49

Which is a mammal? a. snake b. mouse c. worm

Answer 49

b. mouse

Question 50

An ____________ is an animal without a backbone

Answer 50

invertebrate

Question 51

The building blocks of every organism are called

Answer 51

cells

Question 52

An ______ is all the living and non living things in a place

Answer 52

environment

Question 53

An animal with a backbone is called a

Answer 53

vertebrate

Question 54

Each living thing is an

Answer 54

organism

Question 55

The process in which plants makes food is called

Answer 55

photosynthesis

Question 56

Living things __________ to make more of their own kind

Answer 56

reproduce