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Answer Key with Questions

Lesson Check: Structures and Functions of


Animals

1) Which of the following is an internal structure in


animals?

fur

lungs

scales

claws

Correct
Answer
lungs

2) Which feature is not used to help animals stay safe?

strong
jaws
lungs
shells
scales

Correct Answer
lungs

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Animals

3) Which of the following is a structural adaptation used to help


animals move?

lungs

fur

wings

gills

Correct
Answer
wings

4) Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices.

The brown coat of a deer helps it blend in with its wooded environment. This
adaptation is called .
(Blank 1)

Blank 1 options

mimicry
camouflag
e

Correct Answer
camouflage

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Animals

5) Which is not an example of how internal structures function to support


an animal's survival?

The brain process


information. Teeth help
animals chew food. The
heart pumps blood.

Correct Answer
Teeth help animals chew
food.

6) Which are internal structures of an animal? Select all that apply.

brai
n
bea
k
hear
t
teeth

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Animals

7) Which feature do all birds have in


common?

powerful claws
strong beaks
feathers

teeth

Correct
Answer
feathers

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8) Andrew learns about four birds. He puts information about the birds into
a chart, as shown.

a.Make a claim about how one of the body parts of a bird in the chart
helps that bird survive. Explain how evidence from the chart supports
your claim.

b. Make a claim about how one of the body parts of another bird in the
chart helps that bird survive. Explain how evidence from the chart
supports your claim.

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Correct Answer
Answers may vary.

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Extended-Response Rubric

PE: 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to
support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Level of
Evidence of Understanding
Understanding

Student response provides clear evidence of using the dimensions* to make


Demonstrating sense of scientific phenomena and/or to design solutions to problems. Student is
3 Expected able to:
Understanding  make a claim about how one of the body parts of a bird in the chart helps
that bird survive and explain how evidence from the chart supports their
claim;
AND
 make a claim about how one of the body parts of another bird in the chart
helps that bird survive and explain how evidence from the chart supports their
claim.

Student response provides partial evidence of using the dimensions* to make


Progressing sense of scientific phenomena and/or to design solutions to problems. The
2 toward response lacks some critical information and details or contains some
Understanding errors. Student is able to:
 make a claim about how a bird’s body part helps the bird survive and make a
claim about how another bird’s body part helps this bird survive AND explain
how evidence from the chart supports one claim BUT an explanation of how
evidence from the chart supports the other claim contains errors or is not
provided.
Beginning Student response is incomplete or provides minimal evidence of using the
1 to Develop dimensions* to make sense of scientific phenomena and/or to design solutions to
Understanding problems.
Not Showing
0 Student does not respond or student response is inaccurate, irrelevant, or contains
Understanding
insufficient evidence of using the dimensions* to make sense of scientific phenomena
and/or to design solutions to problems.
*As outlined in the Performance Expectations (PE) of the NGSS, the three dimensions are the disciplinary core ideas (DCI), science and
engineering practices (SEP), and crosscutting concepts (CCC). Note that due to the complexity of the PEs, individual assessment items
may not address all three dimensions.

Scoring Notes
Possible answers include:
Bluebird
a.A bluebird uses its feet to hold onto a branch of a tree near where it lives.
b. The foot has back and front toes that help a bluebird hold onto a
branch. OR
a.A bluebird uses its beak to collect food to eat.
b. The beak is thin and pointy to help a bluebird pick up insects.

Hummingbird
a.A hummingbird uses its feet to hold onto a branch of a tree near where it lives.
b. The foot has back and front toes that help a hummingbird hold onto a
branch. OR
a.A hummingbird uses its beak to collect food to eat.
b. The beak is long and thin to help the hummingbird get sap from inside a flower.

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Pelican
a.A pelican uses its feet to swim.
b. The feet are webbed to help the pelican swim and look for fish to
eat. OR
a.A pelican uses its beak to collect food to eat.
b. The beak has a bag [pouch] that helps the pelican catch and hold fish to eat.

Eagle
a.An eagle uses its claws to catch animals to eat.
b. The claws are long and sharp to help an eagle grab onto and hold an animal.
OR
a.An eagle uses its beak to eat.
b. The beak has a sharp point [hook] on the end to help the eagle break apart and eat an animal.

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