Aquatic Animals Unit Test

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Circle if the statement is a True or b False.

1) A creek is surrounded on all sides by water.

a) True
b) False
2) A river is a natural stream of water larger than a brook or creek.
a) True
b) False
3) American is one of the four oceans.
a) True
b) False
4) The ocean is a body of saltwater because every year limestone is put in the ocean making it salty.
a) True
b) False
5) Salt water is more dense than freshwater.
a) True
b) False
6) Reptiles must always have a shell.
a) True
b) False

Multiple Choice: Select the choice that best answers the question.

7) Which trait do fish NOT have?

a) Cold-blooded
b) Vertebrates
c) Live under water
d) Warm-blooded
8) Which is NOT a local body of water?
a) River
b) Ocean
c) Pond
d) Creek
9) Which is an example of pollution?
a) Plants
b) Animals
c) Oil
d) Water
10) What is one thing we can do to help conserve our fish population?
 a) Go fishing
b) Cook fish every night
c) Catch and release
d) Dig for worms

Short Answer: You may answer with bullet points or sentences

11) What is one real life example of a body of water? (Hint:name of a body of water we talked about)

12) What is an example of an aquatic animal we discussed?

13) What are two things your aquatic animal you wrote above depends on?

14) What is one thing that harms our waters?

15) What is one thing you can do to protect our waters or aquatic animals?