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Name: _____________________________________________
2016

Date: November 16,

Week 4 WSA
Part 1: Fluency
1. _________ a living thing

A. roots

2. _________ part of a plant that attracts birds and

insects; makes seeds

B. organism
C. bird

3. _________ part of the plant that carries water

from the roots to the leaves; helps the plant stand
up

D. stem

4. _________ a vertebrate that lives on land and

water; has 2 stages of life; lays eggs; breathes
through lungs and skin

AB. pollination

5. _________ part of the plant that absorbs water

and nutrients; holds the plant in the ground
6. _________ part of the plant that takes in carbon
dioxide and sunlight; makes food
7. _________ a vertebrate that has hair, live birth,
breathes with lungs, and gets milk from its
mother

E. vertebrate

AC. flower
AD. leaf
AE. amphibian
BC. fish
CD. mammal

8. _________ a vertebrate that has feathers, wings,

lays eggs, and breathes with lungs
9. _________ a vertebrate that has scales, breathes
with gills, lays eggs, and is cold-blooded
10. _________ when pollen is transferred from the
stamen to the pistil

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Part 2: Multiple Choice

Select the correct answer to each question, the bubble it on on your bubble
sheet.
11. The picture shows the parts of a plant. The roots
absorb water and nutrients. The stem takes that
water up to the leaves. To make food, the leaves take
in (SELECT 2 ANSWERS)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

seeds
sugars
pollen
sunlight
carbon dioxide

12. To make a seed, pollen is transferred from the.

a.
b.
c.
d.

pistil to the stamen

petals to the pistil
stamen to the pistil
stamen to the petals

13. Which of the following is a way that pollination can occur?

(HINT: Read all answer choices before choosing 1)
A. bees
B. wind
C. birds
D. all of the above

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14. What animal belongs in the same category as a snake?

a.

toad

iguana
b.

c.

eel

d.

goldfish

15. Moles have really long claws. This means they likely can
a.
b.
c.
d.

dig really well

swim really well
eat from tall trees
jump on land

16-20. Put the stages of the frogs life cycle in order by writing the correct
letter in the boxes.
3

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16.

First:

17. Second:

18. Next:
19. Then:

20. Last:

Part 3: Writing

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21. Choose one part of the

the plant survive.

plant and explain how it helps

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22. How does a ducks webbed feet help it survive in its habitat?
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