Plant and Animal UNIT TEST-Fourth Grade
Matching-Next to each phrase, write the letter of the content word that matches it.
_____ 1. process of a seed sprouting or growing into a plant
_____ 2. process of pollen being transferred to the ovary by insects or wind
_____ 3. process of pollen traveling from the male part to the female part of a flower; a
seed is produced
_____ 4. process of plants making glucose
_____ 5. process where a plant or animal makes changes to its body or behavior in
order to survive
Short answer-For each item, write your response in the space provided.
6. There are four main parts to a flowering plant. NAME two of those parts and DESCRIBE one function of each part.
7. Animals can adapt in many ways. NAME one adaptation and DESCRIBE how a specific animal uses that adaptation.
8. DESCRIBE how a bee and a flower benefit one another.
9. LIST three ways that a flower can become pollinated.
10. EXPLAIN how important plants are to the survival of all organisms.
11. DRAW and LABEL a food chain with a minimum of 4 participants. (Be sure to include whether each is a producer or consumer.)
12. DESCRIBE a predator and prey relationship. GIVE an example of a predator and its prey.
Multiple Choice-Circle the best answer for each question.
13. Which statement tells the biggest difference between plants and animals?
A. plants are green or brown, but animals can be any color
B. plants make their own food, but animals must find their food
C. plants depend on the sun for growth, but animals depend on eating to grow
D. plants can grow anywhere, but animals can only live in certain places
14. Some animals are born with the ability to know or do certain things. What is this called?
A. inherited trait
B. learned behavior
C. habit
D. instinctive behavior
15. A lizard eats a cricket. What is the cricket in this situation?
A. predator
B. prey
C. producer
D. scavenger
16. The giraffe’s long neck and the rabbit’s quick hop are all examples of what?
A. modifications
B. adaptations
C. producers
D. consumers
17. Which of the following is NOT an example of an adaptation?
A. brown fur on a rabbit
B. the shell on a turtle
C. pointed beak on a woodpecker
D. a baby nursing from its momma
18. What attribute does a mammal and a bird have in common?
A. feathers
B. large eyes
C. long ears
D. backbone
19. A tiger and a wolf are examples of a _________, because they are meat eaters?
A. producer
B. herbivore
C. carnivore
D. consumer
20. While turkey hunting with your dad, what are you considered to be?
A. consumer
B. producer
C. predator
D. prey
Matching-Next to each description, write the letter of the plant part that is responsible for that function.
A. Root B. Stem C. Leaf D. Flower
_____ 21. The carrot and potato are examples; we eat this part of the plant.
_____ 22. You can tell the age of the woody plant by looking at this part.
_____ 23. Chlorophyll is found here.
_____ 24. Bees are attracted to this part of the plant.
A. Root B. Stem C. Leaf D. Flower
_____ 25. The seeds are developed in this part of the plant.
_____ 26. Extra food is stored here.
_____ 27. Pollination takes place in this part of the plant.
_____ 28. Photosynthesis happens in this busy part of the plant.
_____ 29. The xylem can be seen in this plant part.
_____ 30. The petiole is found here.
_____ 31. This plant part can be fibrous.
_____ 32. Without this plant part, soil will erode.
_____ 33. We get our oxygen from this plant part.
_____ 34. The sticky stigma is found here.
_____ 35. Nutrients, water, and food travel in this part of the plant.
_____ 36. You will find the pistil and the stamen here.
_____ 37. Without this part, the stomata can’t take in carbon dioxide.
38-40. WRITE 3 meaningful sentences, using a different content word in each sentence. Choose from the following words: phloem, seedling, anther, sepals, learned behavior, migration, camouflage, or vertebrate.
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