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WorksheetsLife Science Vocabulary
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
all of the living and nonliving things that are in a certain area is...
a)
Habitat
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Organism
d)
Home
2.
any living thing, including plants and animals is...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Offspring
d)
Organism
3.
all of the organisms of the same kind living in the same environment (e.g. all the grasshoppers in the forest) is...
a)
Food chain
b)
People
c)
Population
d)
Producers
4.
the place where an organism lives in the ecosystem is...
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Habitat
5.
when two or more organisms have an effect on each other is...
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Interact
d)
Hibernation
6.
organisms that make their own food using sunlight; producers start every food chain; plants are...
a)
Consumers
b)
Producers
c)
Not here
7.
organisms that get energy from eating other organisms is...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumers/Consume
c)
Population
d)
Offspring
8.
a characteristic that is passed from a parent to its offspring is...
a)
Inherited
b)
Inherited Behaviors
c)
Inherited Trait
d)
Inherited money
9.
a behavior that an animal naturally does without having to be taught is...
a)
Inherited Behaviors
b)
Inherited Trait
10.
a behavior that an animal develops by observing other animals or by being taught is...
a)
Inherited Behaviors
b)
Learned Behaviors
11.
new organisms that come from a parent organism is...
a)
Offspring
b)
Sibling
c)
Onspring
d)
Parenting
12.
a structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in its surroundings is...
a)
Migration
b)
Hibernation
c)
Population
d)
Adaptation
13.
the seasonal movement of animals from one place to another (inherited behavior)
a)
Mimicry
b)
Migration
c)
Metamorphosis
d)
Meteor
14.
a deep sleeplike state when an animal's body processes slow down (inherited behavior) is hibernation.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
resting stage is...
a)
Hibernation
b)
Dormant
c)
Not Here
16.
an animal's color or pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings is...
a)
Cameo
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
d)
Camel
17.
an adaptation in which an animal looks like another animal or object is...
a)
Mirror
b)
Mime
c)
Camouflage
d)
Mimicry
18.
Metamorphosis is...
a life cycle in which a _____________ occurs in the appearance of an organsm
a life cycle in which a _____________ occurs in the appearance of an organsm
a)
change
b)
minor change
c)
major change
d)
medium change
19.
this is an example of...
a)
Complete Metamorphosis
b)
Incomplete Metamorphosis
20.
this is an example of...
a)
Complete Metamorphosis
b)
Incomplete Metamorphosis
21.
the transfer of energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Source
c)
Food Chain
d)
Food Map
22.
overlapping food chains that show the different paths of energy in an ecosystem is...
a)
Food Chain
b)
Food Web
23.
an animal that hunts, catches and eats other animals is...
a)
Preacher
b)
Preview
c)
Prey
d)
Predator
24.
an animal that is hunted, caught and eaten by another animal is...
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Prehistoric
d)
Pray
25.
when a population of organisms is greater than the resources available in an area is...
a)
Overpopulation
b)
Underpopulation
c)
Population
d)
Superpopulation
26.
Survival is...
a)
to continue to die
b)
to continue to live
c)
to continue to lie
d)
to continue to leave
27.
die is to...
a)
Survive
b)
Live
c)
Perish
d)
Disappear
28.
when two animals fight for the same food in a habitat is...
a)
Fighting/
Fight
Fight
b)
Wrestling/
Wrestle
Wrestle
c)
Competition/
Compete
Compete
d)
Infestation/
Infest
Infest
29.
the dying out of an entire species of animals (e.g. dinosaurs are extinct)
a)
Extra
b)
Extinct
c)
External
d)
Exoskeleton
30.
a population of animals that is at risk of extinction is...
a)
Popular Species
b)
New Species
c)
Dangerous Species
d)
Endangered Species
31.
a model ecosystem for water dwelling organisms such as aquatic plants, fish and frogs is...
a)
Planetarium
b)
Terrarium
c)
Aquarium
d)
Not here
32.
a closed container holding a model terrestrial (land) ecosystem is...
a)
Terrarium
b)
Planetarium
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