1) Variation is a word that describes: a) the differences between living things b) a group of things that are all exactly the same c) the way that some leaves have white areas on them. d) how sexual reproduction occurs. 2) Variation occurs: a) only between different types of living things. b) only between living things of the same type. c) only in things that are not living. d) between living things of the same type and of different types. 3) What relationship does this graph show? a) All fish swim at the same speed. b) A fish with bigger fins swims faster. c) The longer a fish is, the slower it swims. d) The shorter a fish is, the slower it swims. 4) A species is: a) a nasty disease b) a way of telling how old an animal is. c) a set of organisms that can reproduce giving more organisms of the same type. d) someone who wears glasses. 5) Which of these features can not be inherited? a) eye colour b) hair colour c) a scar d) curly hair 6) What does the word ‘environment’ mean? a) a type of paper made by recycling b) a disease caused by a virus c) a set of conditions that can only be made in a laboratory d) a set of conditions around a living thing 7) A cress seedling was grown without any light. It grew tall, thin and yellow. What environmental factor caused this to happen? a) The seeds were from tall, thin and yellow cress plants. b) The seeds had too little light. c) The seeds were yellow in the first place d) The seeds did not get enough water. 8) Which of these is an example of environmental variation? a) a girl with blue eyes b) a woman with naturally blonde hair c) a man with an earring d) a boy with naturally curly hair 9) If you saw these two tigers in the wild, one difference would be: a) one is bigger than the other. b) they have different patterns of stripes. c) they have different numbers of legs d) one has a tail and the other does not. 10) The two fingerprints that are the most similar are a) 3 and 4. b) 1 and 3 c) 2 and 4 d) 1 and 4 11) Grouping together organisms with similar features is called: a) dividing. b) classification. c) organising. d) tissue culture. 12) Which of these is a useful way of telling birds apart from all other animals? a) Birds have feathers. b) Birds have legs. c) Birds live in the air habitat. d) Birds can fly. 13) Vertebrates are animals that have a) a fear of heights b) a backbone. c) blood. d) hair. 14) The five groups of vertebrates are a) mammals, reptiles, penguins, worms, bacteria b) chickens, dolphins, eagles, turtles. c) amphibians, birds, reptiles, mammals, fish d) fish, amphibians, mammals, snakes, insects 15) The main difference between mammals and birds is: a) mammals cannot fly but all birds can. b) mammals talk, birds cannot make sounds c) mammals have legs, birds do not. d) mammals have hair, birds have feathers 16) Amphibians are different from reptiles and fish because: a) they can change colour b) they cannot move c) they do not have eyes d) they do not have scaly skins 17) An invertebrate is: a) any animal. b) any plant c) an animal that does not grow d) an animal without a backbone 18) Some of the invertebrate groups are: a) plants, animals, bacteria b) molluscs, echinoderms, arthropods c) fungi, arthropods, jellyfish. d) arthropods, insects, fish 19) All arthropods have: a) a ‘fleshy pad’ b) four legs and two eyes. c) jointed legs. d) bodies divided into five sections. 20) Which of these is the name of one group of arthropods? a) echinoderms b) insects c) fish d) molluscs

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