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Science questions, unit 4
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Animals

28 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first and then check.

Section A: objective questions

8 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
1

Question 1

An animal that eats plants only is called a ______.
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B
Herbivores eat plants only, like rabbits and cows.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 4.1.2
Textbook p. 62
2

Question 2

Chickens eat seeds and worms. Which group are chickens in?
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D
Seeds come from plants and worms are animals. Chickens eat plants and other animals, so they are omnivores.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 4.1.2
Textbook p. 62
3

Question 3

Diagram 1 shows a shark. A shark eats fish and seals only. Which animal has the same eating habit as the shark?
A shark
Diagram 1
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A
The shark eats other animals only, so it is a carnivore. The tiger is also a carnivore. Cows and rabbits are herbivores; chickens are omnivores.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 4.1.3
Textbook p. 70
4

Question 4

Which teeth do animals use to tear meat?
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C
Canines are long and pointed. They tear meat. Incisors cut and molars grind.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 4.1.4
Textbook p. 64
5

Question 5

Diagram 2 shows the skull of an animal. It has big incisors at the front and no long canines. Which animal is it most likely to be?
Animal skull with big front incisors and short back teeth
Diagram 2
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A
Strong incisors and molars without long canines belong to a herbivore. The goat is a herbivore; the lion, tiger and wolf are carnivores.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 4.1.4
Textbook p. 64
6

Question 6

Mei Ling's pet hamster eats seeds, carrots and mealworms. Which answer is correct?
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D
Seeds and carrots are plants. Mealworms are animals. An animal that eats both is an omnivore.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 4.1.3
Textbook p. 62
7

Question 7

Diagram 3 shows a goat with pointed teeth like a lion. What will happen to this goat?
Cartoon goat with pointed teeth holding grass
Diagram 3
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C
A goat needs strong incisors to cut grass. Pointed teeth are for tearing meat, so the goat cannot cut grass easily.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 4.1.4
Textbook p. 65
8

Question 8

Bears are naturally omnivores. Why do polar bears eat other animals only?
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B
The polar regions are always cold and covered in ice. Plants cannot grow there, so polar bears eat other animals only.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 4.1.5
Textbook p. 67

Section B: structured questions

20 marks
Answer all questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
9

Question 9

Classify each animal by its eating habit. Choose the correct group.
[1 mark] (a)Cow: eats grass and leaves
A cow
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Herbivore
A cow eats plants only.
[1 mark] (b)Frog: eats insects
A frog
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Carnivore
A frog eats other animals only (textbook answer p. 70).
[1 mark] (c)Grasshopper: eats leaves
A grasshopper
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Herbivore
A grasshopper eats plants only.
[1 mark] (d)Pigeon: eats seeds and small insects
A pigeon
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Omnivore
Seeds are plants and insects are animals, so the pigeon is an omnivore, like the chicken.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 4.1.3
Textbook p. 70
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Question 10

Choose the correct words.
[1 mark] (a)Carnivores are animals that eat ______ only.
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other animals
[1 mark] (b)Herbivores are animals that eat ______ only.
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plants
[1 mark] (c)Omnivores are animals that eat ______.
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plants and other animals
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 4.1.2
Textbook p. 70
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Question 11

Diagram 4 shows three types of teeth, P, Q and R.
Three teeth: P is long and pointed, Q is wide with bumps, R is flat with a straight edge
Diagram 4
[1 mark] (a)Name tooth P.
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[1 mark] (b)What is the job of tooth Q?
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Grinds food
Q is a molar. Molars are wide and grind food into small pieces.
[1 mark] (c)Which tooth is used to cut food?
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R
R is an incisor. It is flat with a sharp edge for cutting.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 4.1.4
Textbook p. 64
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Question 12

Diagram 5 shows the teeth of three animals, P, Q and R.
Skull P: long sharp canines
P
Skull Q: incisors, canines and molars
Q
Skull R: big front incisors and molars
R
[1 mark] (a)Which animal is a carnivore?
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P
P has very long, sharp canines to tear meat (like a lion or wolf).
[1 mark] (b)Animal Q eats plants and other animals. Name one animal that has teeth like Q.
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 4.1.4
Textbook p. 70
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Question 13

Hakim visits his grandmother's kampung. He sees many animals there.
[1 mark] (a)Name one animal in the kampung that eats plants only.
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[1 mark] (b)Name one animal that eats other animals only.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 4.1.3
Textbook p. 62
14

Question 14

Diagram 6 shows two orangutans. One can tear a fish easily. The other cannot cut a banana.
Cartoon orangutans: one tearing a fish, one struggling with a banana
Diagram 6
[1 mark] (a)Which teeth help the orangutan to tear the fish?
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Canines
Canines are long and pointed for tearing.
[1 mark] (b)Why can the orangutan not cut the banana easily?
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For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 4.1.4
Textbook p. 66
15

Question 15

Amir says, "A polar bear is an omnivore because all bears eat plants and other animals."
A polar bear on snowy ice holding a fish
Diagram 7
[1 mark] (a)Is Amir correct?
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No
Polar bears have changed their eating habit. They are carnivores.
[1 mark] (b)Explain your answer.
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For the teacher: Evaluating, high difficulty, standard 4.1.5
Textbook p. 67
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Question 16

Aina makes animal teeth hand puppets, like the ones in Diagram 7.
Paper hand puppets of a crocodile, a monkey and a rabbit with teeth
Diagram 7
[1 mark] (a)Aina is making a rabbit puppet. Which teeth should she make big and strong at the front?
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Incisors
A rabbit is a herbivore. It has strong incisors to cut plants.
[1 mark] (b)Next, she makes a tiger puppet. Describe how the tiger's teeth should look.
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard 4.1.4
Textbook p. 69