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Worksheets5th Grade Science Milestone Review
Total questions: 83
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Animals that have backbones are called ___________.
a)
carnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
vertebrates
d)
invertebrates
2.
Which of the following is an invertebrate?
a)
frog
b)
monkey
c)
worm
d)
bird
3.
Animals that usually have the same body temperature regardless of whether their surroundings are warm or cold are called ___________.
a)
cold-blooded
b)
warm-blooded
c)
terrestrial
d)
aquatic
4.
Which of the following vertebrates is cold-blooded but has lungs?
a)
fish
b)
birds
c)
mammals
d)
reptiles
5.
Animals that spend part of their lives in water and part on land are called_________.
a)
fish
b)
amphibians
c)
reptiles
d)
mammals
6.
Fish breathe using _________.
a)
lungs
b)
gills
c)
scales
d)
fins
7.
Birds and many insects have __________ to help them travel and escape predators.
a)
teeth
b)
stingers
c)
fins
d)
wings
8.
Animals whose babies drink their mother's milk are called ___________.
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
reptiles
9.
One difference between a lion cub and a flower seedling is that only the ____.
a)
lion cub needs food
b)
flower seedling needs water
c)
lion cub can move from place to place
d)
flower seedling has parents
10.
How do plants get their food?
a)
They get it from outside themselves.
b)
They create it using photosynthesis.
c)
They get it during pollination.
d)
Plants do not need food.
11.
Plants that produce flowers and fruits are __________.
a)
angiosperms
b)
gymnosperms
c)
conifers
d)
lycopsids
12.
Which of the following is an example of a gymnosperm?
a)
a tomato plant
b)
a wildflower
c)
an apple tree
d)
a fir tree
13.
Is riding a bike an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
14.
Is hair color an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
15.
Is the number of petals on a flower an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trail
b)
learned trait
16.
Is hibernation an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
17.
Is counting an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
18.
Is eye color an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
19.
Is talking an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
20.
Is a person's native language an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
21.
Is curly or strait tails in pigs an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
22.
Is bees stinging an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
23.
Is dogs shaking hands an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
24.
Is birds laying eggs an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
25.
Inherited traits are transferred from parents to children through ________, which are the basic units of heredity.
a)
genes
b)
microorganisms
c)
species
d)
atoms
26.
Is height an inherited trait or a learned trait?
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned trait
27.
Height is a trait that is inherited, but can be affected by environmental factors that may affect how tall a person grows to be.
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Which part of a cell is the command center?
a)
membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplam
29.
In what part of the cell is food burned to give the cell energy?
a)
membrane
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
mitochondria
30.
What two parts does a plant cell have that an animal cell does not have?
a)
cell wall and chloroplasts
b)
membrane and cytoplasm
c)
nucleus and cytoplasm
d)
nucleus and mitochondria
31.
Which of the following is true of single-celled organisms?
a)
Their cells are specialized.
b)
Their cells carry out all life activities.
c)
They cannot survive alone.
d)
They work as a team with other cells.
32.
In an animal cell this flexible structure holds all the cell parts together. What am I?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chromosomes
d)
cell wall
33.
This is a thick liquid in which cell parts float, and where many of the cell's life activities take place. What am I?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondrion
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chromosomes
34.
In this part, the energy a cell needs to carry out its life activities is released from food. What am I?
a)
chromosomes
b)
mitochondrion
c)
vacuole
d)
DNA
35.
This part controls most of the cell's activities. What am I?
a)
chromosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondrion
36.
This is a storage area for food, water, minerals, and wastes. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
vacuole
d)
mitochondrion
37.
I contain DNA which is a chemical that controls what traits an organism will have. What am I?
a)
chromosome
b)
mitochondrion
c)
nucleus
d)
chloroplast
38.
I control what traits an organism will have. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
chloroplast
d)
chromosomes
39.
I produce chlorophyll in a plant cell, what am I?
a)
chromosomes
b)
chloroplast
c)
nucleus
d)
cell wall
40.
In a plant cell I am a thick outer covering located outside the cell membrane. What am I?
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell wall
41.
Bacteria that causes cholera, an often fatal disease, are __________ microorganisms?
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
42.
Dill pickles are cucumbers that have been feremented by bacteria. Is this bacteria beneficial or harmful?
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
43.
Microbes are used to help clean up oil spills. Am I a beneficial or harmful?
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
44.
A virus that causes polio, which sometimes leads to paralysis is __________________.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
45.
A _____________ fungus is used to make riboflavin, an important vitamin
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
46.
_____________ fungi and bacteria are used to produce antibiotics.
a)
Beneficial
b)
Harmful
47.
The _____________ microorganism yeast is used to make bread.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
48.
____________ microbes cause food to spoil.
a)
Beneficial
b)
Harmful
49.
Beneficial or Harmful?
A protozoan causes a fatal form of meningitis.
A protozoan causes a fatal form of meningitis.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
50.
Beneficial or Harmful?
Bacteria cause food poisoning.
Bacteria cause food poisoning.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
51.
Beneficial or Harmful?
Sauerkraut is produced by fermenting cabbage with bacteria.
Sauerkraut is produced by fermenting cabbage with bacteria.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
52.
Beneficial or Harmful?
Bacteria cause tetanus, a serious infectious disease.
Bacteria cause tetanus, a serious infectious disease.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
53.
Beneficial or Harmful?
Bacteria are used to ferment milk to produce cheese.
Bacteria are used to ferment milk to produce cheese.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
54.
Beneficial or Harmful?
One virus is used to vaccinate people against other viruses.
One virus is used to vaccinate people against other viruses.
a)
beneficial
b)
harmful
55.
What characteristic best describes what happens during a physical change?
a)
composition changes
b)
composition stays the same
c)
form stays the same
d)
mass is lost
56.
Mixtures are made of substances that are __________.
a)
chemically changed and can be physically separated
b)
chemically changed and cannot be physically separated
c)
not chemically changed and can be physically separated
d)
not chemically changed and cannot be physically separated
57.
If sugar and sand are mixed, which of the following methods would separate the sugar and sand?
a)
melt the mixture in a pot
b)
pour the mixture through a sieve
c)
pour the mixture into water to dissolve the sugar
d)
They cannot be separated.
58.
How can you change matter from one state to another?
a)
by changing its container
b)
by adding or removing heat
c)
by dividing it in half
d)
by changing its volume
59.
Malcolm left a cube of ice in a glass on a windowsill. In about an hour, the ice changed into a clear substance that took on the shape of the lower part of the glass. Finally, after three days, there appeared to be nothing in the glass at all. What states of matter did the ice cube pass through?
a)
liquid then gas then solid
b)
solid then liquid then gas
c)
gas then liquid then solid
d)
solid then gas then liquid
60.
Jerome wanted to make breakfast. First, he cracked several eggs into a bowl. Second he grated low-fat cheese into the bowl. Third, he ground fresh black pepper into the bowl. After stirring the contents of the bowl, Jerome emptied it into a hot skillet and cooked the ingredients to perfection. Which of the steps is not a physical change?
a)
cracking eggs into a bowl
b)
grating the cheese
c)
grinding the back pepper
d)
cooking the eggs
61.
Which of the following sentences describes a chemical change instead of a physical ones?
a)
A copper bracelet gets twisted into a new shape?
b)
A copper bracelet gets melted into liquid copper.
c)
A copper bracelet turns into green when it is worn.
d)
A copper bracelet is painted red.
62.
If Adam rubs a balloon on his hair and holds it up to the wall, what will happen?
a)
The balloon will be attached to the wall.
b)
The wall will repel the balloon.
c)
The balloon will pop.
d)
The balloon will float away.
63.
Adam's experience with the balloon is an example of _________.
a)
static electricity
b)
conductivity
c)
insulation
d)
an electric circuit
64.
Rayna puts a magnet into a pile of metal paper clips. What will happen?
a)
Nothing will happen.
b)
The paper clips will scatter.
c)
The paper clips will be attracted to the magnet,
d)
The magnet will melt the paper clips.
65.
What will happen between these two magnets?
a)
attract
b)
repel
c)
not move
d)
none of these
66.
The completed path through which electricity flows is called a____________.
a)
sensor
b)
wire
c)
circuit
d)
plug
67.
Which of these would NOT make a good insulator?
a)
an eraser
b)
a piece of paper
c)
a paper clip
d)
a plastic comb
68.
Which of these is a conductor of electricity?
a)
rubber
b)
water
c)
plastic
d)
wood
69.
What creates the magnetic field in an electromagnet?
a)
a bar magnet
b)
an electric current
c)
a compass
d)
an insulator
70.
Which of the following is needed to complete the electric circuit in the picture?
a)
another lightblub connected to the battery
b)
another battery connected to the lightbulb
c)
another wire connecting the battery to the lightbulb
d)
nothing is needed
71.
At the mouth of a river that empties into an ocean, a river delta is formed. The delta is a result of ___________.
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
pollution
d)
condensation
72.
The Hawaiian Islands were formed as a result of _____________________.
a)
deposition
b)
hurricanes
c)
glaciers
d)
volcanic activity
73.
The Grand Canyon was formed as the result of _________.
a)
a volcano
b)
an earthquake
c)
erosion
d)
a glacier
74.
What occurs when weathered rock and organic matter are mixed together?
a)
soil erosion
b)
soil formation
c)
volcanic activity
d)
flooding
75.
During the Ice Age, most of the state of Illinois was covered by a huge glacier tat changed the landscape. Which of the following was NOT an effect of the glacier on the landscape of that state?
a)
New mountains were made.
b)
The peaks of hills were scraped off.
c)
Many deep valleys were filled in.
d)
Soil was transported miles away from its origin.
76.
Christopher was looking at pictures of different mountain ranges in the United States. He was surprised to see that the Appalachian Mountains were smaller and more rounded than the Rocky Mountains. The Appalachian Mountains looked old and worn compared to the Rocky Mountains.
a)
The effect of wind and water caused erosion, wearing away the mountains.
b)
Too many people and animals traveled across the mountains, causing them to wear away.
c)
All of the snowfall was so heavy that it weighted down the mountains and caused them to shrink.
d)
The water that used to cover Earth wore away parts of the mountains.
77.
An earthquake is caused by an abrupt shift in the earth along a fracture, or __________.
a)
fault
b)
seismic wave
c)
Geiger counter
d)
plate
78.
___________ is any process that changes a rock's chemical composition.
a)
Mechanical or physical weathering
b)
Chemical weathering
c)
Oxidation
d)
Erosion
79.
___________ is the disintegration of rocks without changing their chemical composition.
a)
Mechanical or physical weathering
b)
Chemical weathering
c)
Oxidation
d)
Deposition
80.
Which of the following does NOT cause mechanical weathering?
a)
frost
b)
roots of plants or trees
c)
pollution
d)
abrasion
81.
Scientists who study earthquakes in order to predict and prepare for them are called_____________.
a)
meteorologists
b)
seismologists
c)
archaeologists
d)
biologists
82.
Which of the following is used for flood control?
a)
dams
b)
levees
c)
windbreaks
d)
both A and B
83.
Mt. Rushmore is a huge monument in the state of South Dakota. The faces of four American presidents are carved into the side of a cliff on the mountain. Every few years, workers spend six weeks hanging over the edge of the cliff. They are sealing cracks in the rock with caulk, the same materials used to seal around the edges and bottoms of bathtubs. Which kind of weathering are the workers most likely trying to protect Mt. Rushmore from?
a)
weathering caused by chemicals that dissolve the rock
b)
weathering caused by air pollution and acid rain
c)
weathering caused by tourists
d)
weathering caused by freezing of water
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