Gullatt April 22 Science

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

• Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

• Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

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This group has feathers.

• fish

• reptiles

• birds

• mammals

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This group feeds milk to its young.

• birds
• mammals
• fish
• reptile

My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?

• Amphibian
• Reptile
• Bird
• Fish

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?

• physical features
• weather patterns
• environment
• diet

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

• Juniper
• Pine
• Spruce
• Fir

What are the two different ways to classify plants?

• Petals or cones

• Seed producers or non-seed producers

• Vertebrates or invertebrates

• Leaves or thorns

How do plants without seeds reproduce?

• Petals fall to the ground and spread pollen

• Plants spread weeds that produce more plants

• Plants without seeds cannot reproduce

• Plants have spores that can replicate the plants

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Why do nonvascular plants grow close to the ground?

• to get less sunlight
• for protection
• for space
• to absorb water

What is an instinct?

• A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

• A behavior that an organism inherits from its parents.