Science Quiz Grade 3

Arjun, Olivia, and Avery are on a school trip to a zoo. They are tasked with classifying animals into major groups based on their physical characteristics. Which physical characteristic should they NOT use for this classification?

• fur

• feathers

• body color

• number of legs

Elijah, Daniel, and Liam went to a science museum where they saw different types of arthropods. Which statement below correctly describes all arthropods they saw?

• All arthropods they saw have six legs.

• All arthropods they saw are vertebrates.

• All arthropods they saw have exoskeletons.

• All arthropods they saw give birth to live young.

Abigail, Maya, and Aiden are participating in a marine biology project. They are creating a Venn diagram of marine animals. The gray part of the diagram represents animals that share the same characteristics as animals described in both the black and white part of the diagram. Their diagram is shown below. Which animal should they place in the gray area of their diagram?

• shark

• whale

• dolphin

• sea turtle

Zoe, James, and Lily went to an aquarium for a school trip. They saw an animal that breathes underwater, lays eggs, and has scales. Which animal did they see?

• arthropod

• fish

• mammal

• reptile

Scarlett, David, and Liam are on a field trip to the zoo. Their teacher asks them to observe the animals and sort them into two groups: animals that give live births and animals that lay eggs. Which of the animals should be in Scarlett's group 'animals that give live births'?

• the bird and the dog

• the dog and the whale

• the bird and the turtle

• the crocodile and the whale

Mason, Nora, and Rohan are studying different types of flowering plants in their biology class. Which statement would they all agree on about all types of flowering plants?

• All flowering plants have thorns.

• All flowering plants produce seeds.

• All flowering plants do not have roots.

• All flowering plants do not need sunlight.

Liam, Priya, and Grace are on a field trip to a botanical garden in Florida. They come across four different types of plants and start observing them. They are curious to know which one of these plants produces spores.

• Mimosa

• Sago Palm

• Skunk Vine

• Southern Wood Fern

Emma, Lily, and Scarlett are observing a flowering plant in their garden. According to their observations, how does this plant reproduce?

• by producing seeds

• by producing spores

• by making copies of itself

• by producing flower petals

During a school field trip to a botanical garden, Charlotte, Aria, and Harper discovered a green plant in a shady area. The plant had roots and long leaves called fronds. They noticed that it produced spores instead of seeds. Which kind of plant did they most likely find?

• fern

• moss

• shrub

• tree

Henry, Charlotte, and Noah went to a zoo and saw a lion and a kangaroo. They learned that both these animals are mammals. What is one characteristic that all mammals, like the lion and kangaroo, have in common?

• four legs

• long tails

• body hair

• sharp teeth