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Plants and Animals: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Plants and Animals.

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Question 1

1 mark

According to the module Plants and Animals, into which two main groups are living things simply classified?

Question 2

1 mark

Which of these animals is classified as an insect?

Question 3

1 mark

The Saguaro cactus, a plant commonly found in hot, dry deserts, has two key features: thick, waxy skin and sharp spines (modified leaves). Why are these features crucial for the cactus's survival, and what primary role do the spines play in the cactus's interdependence with desert animals?

Question 4

1 mark

In the module Plants and Animals, animals are often classified into two main groups based on whether they have a backbone. What are these two groups called?

Question 5

1 mark

In the module Plants and Animals, which biological process allows plants to produce their own food using sunlight, and what ecological role does this process help them fulfill in a food chain?

Question 6

2 marks

What are two basic needs that all plants require to grow and stay healthy?

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Question 7

4 marks

Describe how birds and trees show an interdependent relationship in nature.

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Question 8

5 marks

Consider an animal living in a very hot and dry environment, like a desert. Describe two adaptations this animal might have to survive there and explain why each adaptation is important.

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Question 9

4 marks

a) List three basic things that most plants need to grow healthy and strong.

b) Name two things that animals need to survive that plants do not need to find for themselves.

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Question 10

5 marks

Living things in an environment depend on each other for survival. This is called interdependence.

a) Explain how a rabbit depends on plants.

b) Explain how a fox depends on the rabbit.

c) What would happen to the rabbits if all the plants in their area disappeared?

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