TEST REVIEW - GRADES 5 & 6

A/An ____________is the smallest unit of life.

• atom

• cell

• stimulus

• DNA

 

______________________ is the scientific term for a living thing.

• organism

• photosynthesis

• cell

• DNA

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

• All living things have adaptations

• All living things respond to their environment

• All living things have a metabolism

• All living things grow and develop

 

A rock is _________.

• Biotic (living)

• Abiotic (non-living)

A zebra is ______________.

• Biotic (living)

• Abiotic (non-living)

Characteristics of life include:

• is made up of cells

• grows and develops

• uses resources

• responds to stimuli

• all of the above

____ make it possible to see cells.

• Magnifier Glasses

• Telescopes

• Cameras

• Microscopes

Living things are made out of ____

• lysosome

• nucleus

• cells

• cytoplasm

 

The watery substance that fills the cell is called

• cytoplasm

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

 

A ____is a strong, protective structure that surrounds a plant cell

• cell membrane

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• nucleus