Grade 5 Chapter 1 Assessment

1. TRUE OR FALSE: All vertebrates are classified into the phylum Chordata.

• True

• False

2. TRUE OR FALSE: Humans have bilateral symmetry because they can be divided along only one plane that produces two mirror images.

• True

• False

3. TRUE OR FALSE: Plants can make their own food using carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight.

• True

• False

4. A student grouped the following organisms in the chart on the left. Which describes how the student grouped the organisms?

• A. legs, no legs

• B. wings, no wings

• C. backbone, no backbone

• D. fins, no fins

5. A cell membrane gives a cell its ____________.

• A. shape

• B. size

• C. food

• D. water

6. In what part of a plant does the process of photosynthesis occur?

• A. flower

• B. xylem

• C. leaves

• D. roots

7. Fungi get their food from __________.

• A. other organisms

• B. water

• C. the Sun

• D. air

8. What chemical found in plant cells is able to use the energy in sunlight to make food?

• A. cytoplasm

• B. chlorophyll

• C. lactic acid

• D. sulfuric acid

9. A __________ is any living thing that can carry out its life on its own.

• A. organism

• B. kingdoms

• C. tissues

• D. organ systems

10. _____________ is the smallest unit of living matter.

• A. cell

• B. organelles

• C. tissue

• D. organ system