WorksheetsSummative 5th Grade Science BM 4
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?
a)
a. mitochondrion
b)
b. cell membrane
c)
c. chloroplast
d)
d. nucleus
2.
Observe the diagram below. What is the cell structure labeled A called?
a)
a. cell membrane
b)
b. vesicle
c)
c. mitochondrion
d)
d. nucleus
3.
Which of these organisms is an arthropod?
a)
a. butterfly
b)
b. earthworm
c)
c. fish
d)
d. snail
4.
What kind of microorganism makes penicillin?
a)
a. bacteria
b)
b. protist
c)
c. mold
d)
d. algae
5.
Which statement is NOT true?
a)
a. Microorganisms help dead things decay.
b)
b. Micororganisms have only one cell.
c)
c. Microorganisms cause disease.
d)
d. Microorganisms are used to make cheese.
6.
Haley sees a plant in the park and knows right away that it is a gymnosperm. How can she tell?
a)
a. The plant has flowers.
b)
b. The plant is an apple tree.
c)
c. The plant is moss on a rock.
d)
d. The plant is a pine tree with cones.
7.
Invertebrates do NOT have a :
a)
a. heart.
b)
b. backbone
c)
c. stomach
d)
d. brain
8.
Use the diagram above to answer which of the following comes next in the order?
a)
a. order
b)
b. species
c)
c. genus
d)
d. class
9.
What is another name for inherited behaviors?
a)
a. recessive traits
b)
b. chromosomes
c)
c. instincts
d)
d. factor
10.
Which of the following is an inherited behavior?
a)
a. reading
b)
b. having brown eyes
c)
c. riding a bicycle
d)
d. learning to speak Spanish
11.
In which kind of magnet will you find coils of wire?
a)
a. horseshoe magnet
b)
b. electromagnet
c)
c. bar magnet
d)
d. all of the above
12.
Which is the smallest piece of any element?
a)
a. a molecule
b)
b. a compound
c)
c. an atom
d)
d. a particle
13.
Which of these is a benefit of beach reclamation?
a)
a. Protects the coast from flooding and erosion for a while.
b)
b. Protects the coast from unwanted marine life.
c)
c. It costs millions of dollars.
d)
d. None of the above.
14.
Which of these Georgia landforms is LEAST likely to be affected by erosion?
a)
a. Lookout Mountain
b)
b. Okefenokee Swamp
c)
c. Coosa River
d)
d. Stone Mountain
15.
In which of these circuits will ALL bulbs glow?
a)
a. only A
b)
b. only B
c)
c. both A and B
16.
What do male cones produce in pine trees?
a)
a. seeds
b)
b. ovules
c)
c. fruits
d)
d. pollen
17.
Vascular tissue that carries water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant is called _____________.
a)
a. phloem
b)
b. xylem
c)
c. pollen
d)
d. fruit
18.
What is the purpose of a seismograph?
a)
a. Show how much damage an earthquake can cause.
b)
b. Predict when an earthquake will occur.
c)
c. Show the strength and length of an earthquake.
d)
d. Show how a building can withstand an earthquake.
19.
Which material could NOT be used to construct a switch for an electrical circuit?
a)
a. cardboard
b)
b. copper
c)
c. steel
d)
d. all of the above
20.
Mendel’s experiment with pea plants showed that two of the same factors had to be present for the pea plants to be short. What types of factors are these?
a)
a. chromosomes
b)
b. recessive
c)
c. genes
d)
d. dominant
21.
What do deltas and sand dunes have in common?
a)
a. Both are formed when wind or water slows down and deposits sediment.
b)
b. Both are formed when wind or water picks up sediment.
c)
c. Both of the above
d)
d. None of the above
22.
Which statement demonstrates static electricity?
a)
a. On a cold day, you rub your hands together to warm them.
b)
b. You flip the light switch, you hear a pop, and the light bulb burns out.
c)
c. You pull your socks out of the dryer and notice they are sticking together.
d)
d. All of the above
23.
Which of these land forms is built by waves and currents?
a)
a. volcano
b)
b. barrier island
c)
c. mountain
d)
d. plain
24.
When a fox builds a den, it is demonstrating?
a)
a. dominant traits
b)
b. peer influence
c)
c. learned behavior
d)
d. instinct
25.
Scientist classifies living things mainly to:
a)
a. find out how many cells each living thing has.
b)
b. show how a living thing is related to other living things.
c)
c. explain which type of environment is best for each living thing.
d)
d. All of the above
26.
Makaila discovered an animal living in her backyard. Over the summer, she made a list of observations about this animal. What is the classification for this animal?
a)
a. amphibian
b)
b. mammal
c)
c. bird
d)
d. reptile
27.
Which of the following makes more than half of the oxygen humans breathe?
a)
a. bacteria
b)
b. fungi
c)
c. phytoplankton
d)
d. mold
28.
___________ ___________ is the first step that should be taken before a lab experiment begins.
a)
a. wafting
b)
b. read directions
c)
c. clean up
d)
d. None of the above
29.
Which of the following might occur if you heat a substance?
a)
a. boiling
b)
b. freezing
c)
c. shredding
d)
d. All of the above
30.
Which of these land-forms is carved by running water?
a)
a. only A
b)
b. only B
c)
c. Both of the above
d)
d. None of the above
31.
Which is a tool used to make quantitative observations of the volume of liquids?
a)
a. hand lens
b)
b. graduated cylinder
c)
c. triple beam balance
d)
d. metric ruler
32.
This organelle allows material to pass in and out of organelles and keeps them separate in the cell.
a)
a. cell membrane
b)
b. nucleus
c)
c. mitochondria
d)
d. vacuole
33.
The deepest area known on Earth:
a)
a. Earth’s crust
b)
b. Mariana Trench
c)
c. Abyssal Plain
d)
d. None of these
34.
The percent of Earth covered by water:
a)
a. 70%
b)
b. 30%
c)
c. 100%
d)
d. 50%
35.
The up and down movement of surface water is called __________.
a)
a. tides
b)
b. wave
c)
c. trench
d)
d. plain
36.
Tides are the result of the gravitational pull of
a)
a. the sun
b)
b. the moon
c)
c. the Earth
d)
d. the galaxy
37.
Tides are the result of the gravitational pull of
a)
a. the sun
b)
b. the moon
c)
c. the Earth
d)
d. the galaxy
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