SC Ready Life Science: Characteristics and Growth of Organisms

Which of the following animals is classified as an invertebrate?

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The plants shown in the photo can be classified together because ________ .

• all of them are trees

• all of them produce cones

• all of them are non-flowering plants

• all of them reproduce through spores

As part of a unit about organisms, students are trying to develop a model to classify different animals based on their characteristics. One of those characteristics includes determining if an animal can be classified as a vertebrate or invertebrate.

In order to classify an animal as a vertebrate, the students will need to determined if it

________ .

• is cold blooded

• has fur or feathers

• gives birth to live young

• has a backbone and spine

Based on this model, what is happening during the stage of the plant’s life cycle

labeled with the letter ​R​?

• The plant has matured and will begin to flower soon.

• Seeds are produced in the fruit for for reproduction.

• The seedling is beginning to develop into a mature plant.

• The plant is beginning to germinate as it grows from the seed.

Based on the student’s observations, what stage of development is she observing?

• Germination

• Mature Plant

• Seed

• Seedling

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What state of plant development is ​best​ represented in the picture above?

• Flowering

• Mature Plants

• Seed

• Seedling

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During which stage of a butterfly’s life cycle is it classified as a pupa?

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• N

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• P

What characteristic do all of the animals pictured above have in common?

• They are all classified as insects.

• They all come from the same habitat.

• They enter the pupa stage of development in their life cycle

• They undergo a metamorphosis at some point in their life cycle.

Which of the following ​best​ describes the life cycle of an amphibian?

• Young → Adult

• Egg → Pupa → Adult

• Egg → Young → Adult

• Egg → Pupa → Larva → Adult

The Arctic fox is a species of fox that lives throughout the Arctic tundra of the Northern

Hemisphere. Eating mostly Lemmings (small rodents), the Arctic fox uses its extremely

sensitive hearing to hunt its prey, even when it is hiding under the snow. When it is

winter the Arctic fox’s coat is white to blend in with its snow-covered surroundings. In the

summer, the coat changes to brown.

Which of the following characteristics of the Arctic fox is influenced by its

environment?

• Arctic foxes hunt lemmings.

• Arctic foxes live in tundra habitats.

• Arctic foxes have very sensitive hearing.

• Arctic foxes change color with the seasons.

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