WorksheetsLife Science 1
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. Organs in the human body carry out different functions. Which human organ breaks down food into nutrients that can be used by the human body?
a)
bladder
b)
heart
c)
kidney
d)
stomach
2.
Which of the following organs is NOT involved in the process of digestion?
a)
lungs
b)
stomach
c)
small intestine
d)
large intestine
3.
What is the largest organ in your body that helps to protect your other organs and tissues?
a)
kidney
b)
brain
c)
skin
d)
bladder
4.
There are organs that are responsible for gathering information from the environment through your senses, and sending that information to your brain. What is the name given to these organs that include your eyes, ears, tongue, skin, and nose?
a)
Sensory organs
b)
organs of digestion
c)
skeleton
d)
muscles
5.
Which of the following functions is controlled by your brain?
a)
breathing and heartbeat
b)
learning and thinking
c)
movement of muscles and balance
d)
All of the above
6.
Many animals have a skeletal system that gives support to their bodies. Plants also have parts that provide support. Which part of a plant functions most like the skeletal system of animals?
a)
flower
b)
leaf
c)
root
d)
stem
7.
Flowers come in all colors, shapes, and sizes. What is the primary function of flowers?
a)
to help plants reproduce
b)
to soak up nutrients from the soil
c)
to hold the plant up
d)
to make food for the plant
8.
Not all plants reproduce with seeds. Some plants, like ferns and mosses reproduce in other ways. What do these plants use to reproduce?
a)
roots
b)
spores
c)
fruits
d)
stems
9.
Fish are able to remove oxygen from the water, and therefore do not have to come up to the surface of the water for air. What structure do fish have that allows them to breathe underwater?
a)
find
b)
scales
c)
gills
d)
muscles
10.
Some invertebrates have exoskeletons. These are hard coverings on the outside of their bodies. What is the function of an exoskeleton?
a)
to help the invertebrates breathe
b)
to protect the soft parts of their bodies
c)
to scare predators away
d)
to help the animal blend in with its environment
11.
This part of the plant captures energy from the Sun.
a)
Stem
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Chlorophyll
d)
Roots
12.
All living and non living things that interact in an area.
a)
School
b)
Home
c)
Ecosystem
d)
environment
13.
A scientist who works to restore water
a)
Conservationist
b)
chemist
c)
Ecologist
d)
Hydroponist
14.
Who makes their own food?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
animal
15.
During photosynthesis plants make sugar and....
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Dirt
c)
Oxygen
d)
light
16.
A shark eats a fish.The shark is a what?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
mean
d)
herbivore
17.
What breaks down dead organisms and their waster?
a)
Decomposers
b)
dirt
c)
wind
d)
Miguel
18.
A decomposer?
a)
Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
b)
Eats plants or other animals for food
c)
Makes its own food
d)
Machine that gathers trash
19.
This organism is microscopic and
lives in soil. It feeds off of dead
and dying organisms, creating
carbon and nitrogen, which is
sent back into the soil to be used
over. Is it a...
lives in soil. It feeds off of dead
and dying organisms, creating
carbon and nitrogen, which is
sent back into the soil to be used
over. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
20.
Cactus. Is it a.....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
21.
Fungi. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
22.
All the living parts of an ecosystem
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
cell
d)
atom
23.
All members of one kind of organism that live in the same area
a)
population
b)
microorganism
c)
communit
d)
organism
24.
This animal is an .......
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
25.
What controls all functions of the body, makes the animal intelligent?
a)
Brain
b)
Lungs
c)
Ribs
d)
Skin
26.
_______ is a muscle that pumps blood throughout the body.
a)
Brain
b)
Stomach
c)
Jaws
d)
Heart
27.
What part of an animal helps it process what it senses?
a)
tongue
b)
brain
c)
teeth
d)
whiskers
28.
_______ grind food and start the process of digestion.
a)
teeth
b)
jaws
c)
lungs
d)
stomach
29.
What organ takes in oxygen from the air and releases carbon dioxide?
a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
jaws
d)
brain
30.
If you lose a sense, like hearing, what would happen with your other senses?
a)
grow stronger
b)
grow weaker
c)
stop working
31.
__________ are bones that protect the heart and lungs.
a)
skin
b)
lungs
c)
jaws
d)
ribs
32.
What tool is used for scientists to observe cells?
a)
balance
b)
telescope
c)
binoculars
d)
microscope
33.
A group of cells make up a(n):
a)
cell
b)
organ
c)
tissue
d)
system
34.
How do the following function together?
Liver, Stomach and Pancreas
Liver, Stomach and Pancreas
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
tissues
d)
system
35.
What is the order from smallest to largest?
a)
cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
tissue, cell, organ, organ system
36.
What is the importance of the skeletal system?
a)
movement and support
b)
digestion and balance
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