Unit test · Weeks 7–12 · 25–30 min · 32 points

Science Unit 2 Test: Plants, Animals & Habitats

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Part 1: Plant Structures & Needs

Jay set up four cups of bean seeds on wet paper towels. He checked them after two weeks. Use the table for questions 2 to 4.

Cup	Water?	Light?	After two weeks
A	yes	yes	tall, green, 6 leaves
B	yes	no	tall, thin, pale yellow
C	no	yes	did not sprout
D	no	no	did not sprout

Which plant part carries water up to the leaves?rootsstemflowerseed
Which cups did not sprout? What were they missing?
Cup B sprouted in the dark, but it is pale. What does a plant need to grow green and strong?
Jay wants to test only light. Which two cups should he compare?A and BA and CB and CC and D

Think about how body parts help animals get food.

Tool beak	Seeds (rice) picked up in 30 seconds	Worms (spaghetti) picked up in 30 seconds
tweezers	9	6
spoon	25	2
clothespin	7	8

A bird has a short, thick, strong beak. Which food is it best for?hard seedsnectar deep in a flowertiny bugs under water
Look at the table. Which tool picked up the most seeds? How many more seeds did it get than the tweezers?
A woodpecker has a strong, pointed beak. How does it help the woodpecker get food?
A frog has a long, sticky tongue. How does it help the frog?

Think about habitats and how plants and animals need each other.

Which animal is best suited to live in a hot, dry desert?whalecamelbeavertrout
A squirrel buries an acorn and forgets it. Later a little oak tree grows there. How did the squirrel help the oak tree?
Draw a food chain for a squirrel. Start with the sun, then an oak tree, then the squirrel. Draw arrows.
A garden has many flowers, but no bees or other pollinators visited this year. What will the flowers have trouble making?

Plan a test like a scientist.

Pat wants to find out if a bean plant needs water to grow. Plan a test for Pat. Draw two cups. Then write: What is different: ____ What stays the same: ____ What I will look for: ____