Living Things: Classification and Diversity for Year 5 Science

Question 1

Which group includes creatures with backbones?

Accepted Answer

Vertebrates

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Invertebrates

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Mammals

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Birds

Question 2

Which of these is a tiny living thing that cannot be seen without a microscope?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

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Mushroom

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Fern

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Dog

Question 3

What is the main job of the cell membrane?

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Moves things in and out of the cell

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Protects the cell

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Makes energy for the cell

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Stores the cell's information

Question 4

What is the correct order of the food chain: grass, rabbit, fox?

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Grass -> Rabbit -> Fox

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Sun -> Grass -> Rabbit -> Fox

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Rabbit -> Fox -> Grass

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Fox -> Grass -> Rabbit

Question 5

Which of these living things makes its own food?

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Plant

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Animal

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Fungus

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Bacteria

Question 6

Which of the following is not a plant?

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Mushroom

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Daisy

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Rose

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Grass

Question 7

What is the main job of a leaf?

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To take in sunlight

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To take in water

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To store food

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To hold the plant up

Question 8

Which of these animals does not have a backbone?

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Spider

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Bird

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Fish

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Monkey

Question 9

How do animals take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide?

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Respiration

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Photosynthesis

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Digestion

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Circulation

Question 10

Which of these does not affect how well a living thing survives?

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How smart it is

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How much food there is

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Other animals that might eat it

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How the climate is changing

Question 11

Which group of living things includes tiny creatures like bacteria and molds?

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Microorganisms

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Plants

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Animals

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Insects

Question 12

What is the most important job of a plant's stem?

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To carry water and nutrients throughout the plant

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To soak up water and nutrients from the soil

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To store food for the plant

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To help the plant reproduce

Question 13

Which of these animals gives birth to live babies and feeds them milk?

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Dolphin

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Frog

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Eagle

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Snake

Question 14

What is the name of the special process that plants use to make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

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Breathing

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Digestion

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Excretion

Question 15

What is the biggest group of animals in the world?

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Insects

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Birds

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Mammals

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Fish

Question 16

Who is famous for coming up with the idea of 'survival of the fittest'?

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Charles Darwin

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Isaac Newton

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Albert Einstein

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Marie Curie

Question 17

Which of these can be replaced naturally, like planting new trees?

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Trees

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Coal

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Oil

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Natural gas

Question 18

Which option is not a type of animal?

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Plant

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Vertebrate

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Invertebrate

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Mammal

Question 19

Which organism possesses a backbone?

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Frog

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Earthworm

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Jellyfish

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Spider

Question 20

The process by which plants create their own nourishment is called:

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Digestion

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Excretion

Question 21

Which of the following represents a food chain?

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Grass -> grasshopper -> bird

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Sunlight -> grass -> grasshopper -> bird

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Bird -> grasshopper -> grass

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Grasshopper -> bird -> grass

Question 22

Animals obtain energy by breaking down food through a process called:

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Digestion

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Excretion

Question 23

Living things grow, reproduce, and respond to their surroundings. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living things?

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Never change shape

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Grow

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Reproduce

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Respond to stimuli

Question 24

How do plants create their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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Breathing

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Rotting

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Pooping

Question 25

What do decomposers do in nature?

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Break down dead things

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Make food for others

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Give animals homes

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Suck up air

Question 26

How does water get from plants into the air?

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Transpiration

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Rain

Question 27

Which group of living things makes their own food using sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Plants

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Animals

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Fungi

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Bacteria

Question 28

Which of these is NOT an invertebrate?

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Fish

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Insect

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Worm

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Spider

Question 29

What part of a plant takes in water and nutrients from the ground?

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Roots

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Stem

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Leaves

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Flowers

Question 30

What is the name for the process where plants use sunlight to make food?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Digestion

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Excretion

Question 31

Which of these animals feeds its babies with milk?

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Bat

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Snake

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Fish

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Frog

Question 32

What is the job of the cell wall in a plant cell?

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To protect the cell

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To store DNA

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To transport water

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To make proteins

Question 33

What is a characteristic shared by all living things?

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They can create more of themselves.

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They are green.

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They live in specific places.

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They don't need sunlight to survive.

Question 34

Which of these is a characteristic shared by all living organisms?

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They can grow and reproduce

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They are all green

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They have no definite shape or form

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They are single-celled

Question 35

Which of the following is NOT considered a group of living things?

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Rocks

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Microorganisms

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Plants

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Animals

Question 36

Which of these is a unique feature of plants?

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They can produce their own food

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They are all made up of only one cell

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They possess a backbone

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They are capable of moving from one place to another

Question 37

Which of the following is an example of a microorganism?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

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Elephants

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Mushrooms

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Trees

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of a herbivore?

Accepted Answer

Cows

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Snakes

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Trees

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Lions

Question 39

Which of the following is an example of an omnivore?

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Humans

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Cows

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Trees

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Lions

Question 40

What is a common characteristic of all living organisms?

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Ability to reproduce

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Are made of wood

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Have a specific shape

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Can speak

Question 41

How do plants and animals differ in the way they obtain food?

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Plants make their own food, while animals get food from other living things.

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Plants and animals both make their own food.

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Plants eat animals, while animals eat plants.

Question 42

Which of these animals does NOT have a backbone?

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Worm

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Elephant

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Fish

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Bird

Question 43

What is the main purpose of the digestive system?

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To break down food into smaller parts the body can use.

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To keep food from entering the lungs

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To regulate body temperature

Question 44

How does photosynthesis contribute to the food chain?

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It creates food for plants, which are then eaten by animals.

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It releases oxygen into the air.

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It removes waste from the environment.

Question 45

Which activity below is NOT harmful to the environment?

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Planting trees

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Cutting down forests without planting new ones

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Burning fossil fuels

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Releasing industrial waste into rivers

Question 46

What is one thing that all living things do?

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They grow and change.

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They eat other living things.

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They have legs.

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They live on land.

Question 47

What is the main difference between plants and animals?

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Plants make their own food, animals eat other plants or animals.

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Plants can move, while animals cannot.

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Plants are green, while animals are not.

Question 48

Which of these is a tiny living thing that you can't see without a microscope?

Accepted Answer

Bacteria

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Mushroom

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Insect

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Tree

Question 49

A spider spins a web to catch its prey. What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

Responding to its surroundings

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Getting rid of waste

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Having babies

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Growing

Question 50

Which of these is NOT a group of living things?

Accepted Answer

Rocks

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Fungi

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Animals

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Plants

Question 51

What special process do plants use to make food from sunlight?

Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis

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Transpiration

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Respiration

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Reproduction

Question 52

Which group of animals has a backbone?

Accepted Answer

Vertebrates

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Invertebrates

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Plants

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Microorganisms

Question 53

What is the main job of flowers on a plant?

Accepted Answer

Helping the plant make seeds

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Taking in water from the ground

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Making food from sunlight

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Protecting the plant

Question 54

Why are tiny living things like bacteria important for the planet?

Accepted Answer

They break down dead things and recycle nutrients.

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They cause all diseases in plants and animals.

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They are only found in extreme places.