Comparing characteristics of living things | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Anything can be compared to another thing. What do we do when we compare things to each other?

• we look at the similarities and differences

• we find out what their names are

• we try to make them the same

• we move them from one place to another

Answer explanation

When we compare things we look at all of the similarities and differences between them.

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Jun compares these two animals. Which of these is a difference between them?

• the shape of their ears

• their colour

• their body covering

• the number of legs they have

• the number of eyes they have

Answer explanation

These two animals are very similar but they have differently coloured fur from each other.

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Laura compares these two animals. Which of these is a similarity between them?

• their colour

• their size

• their body covering

• the number of legs they have

Answer explanation

Both the lizard and the horse have the same number of legs.

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The features of a living thing that we can see or describe using our senses are called ___ characteristics.

Answer explanation

Observable characteristics are features of something that we can see, feel, smell, taste or hear.

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Which of these are observable characteristics of this plant?

• the shape of its leaves

• the date it germinated from a seed

• the colour of its flowers

• the number of people who have seen it

• its name

Answer explanation

The colour of the flowers and the shape of its leaves are observable characteristics of this plant.

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Why might scientists compare living things to each other?

• to help them identify a living thing

• to help them measure a living thing

• to help the living things to survive

Answer explanation

Scientists compare new and unknown living things to familiar ones to help identify them.

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