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All About Life Science

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which list correctly labels the diagram of the water cycle?

a)

A- Condensation C- Runoff

B- Precipitation D- Evaporation

b)

A- Precipitation C- Condensation

B- Evaporation D-Runoff

c)

A- Condensation C-Precipitation

B- Evaporation D-Runoff

d)

A- Evaporation C- Runoff

B- Precipitation D- Condensation

2.

Which organisms do NOT share energy directly?

a)

Berries and Grasshopper

b)

Ladybird and Titmouse

c)

Titmouse and Fox

d)

Dragonfly and Snake

3.

Why is the sun such an important part of the water cycle?

a)

It causes evaporation of water

b)

It provides energy to drive the water cycle

c)

It will change the air temperature

d)

All of the above

4.

With this cold bottle of water, what is the science explanation for the water droplets on the outside of the bottle?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Leaking bottle

5.

On a mountain in the spring, snow melts and trickles into a creek. In turn, the creek flows into a river, which eventually reaches the ocean. Of which part of the water cycle is this an example?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Run-off

6.

After taking a shower, you go to comb your hair, but can't see your reflection in the mirror, because it's all fogged over. What has the water vapor from your hot shower done to your bathroom mirror? What part of the water cycle does this represent?

a)

The water has evaporated on the mirror

b)

The steam from your shower has precipitated on the mirror

c)

The water is running down the mirror

d)

The steam has cooled and condensed onto the mirror

7.

Which of the following is not a part of the water cycle?

a)

Ground water

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

8.

The process shown in this diagram is

a)

Waste elimination

b)

Producer

c)

Food chain

d)

Photosynthesis

9.

Which of the following two organisms are producers?

a)

Plants and phytoplankton

b)

Plants and consumers

c)

Algae and bacteria

d)

Trees and prey

10.

One model that shows how energy passes from organism to organism is called?

a)

an energy link

b)

a food chain

c)

photosynthesis

d)

energy cycle

11.

In the food web, if the population of grasshoppers increased, what would be a result?

a)

The population of rabbits would decrease

b)

The population of lizards would decrease

c)

The population of snakes would increase

d)

The population of grass would decrease

12.

Trapping and hunting has greatly reduced the population of snakes. What is the most likely effect of this change in the ecosystem?

a)

The population of frogs will increase

b)

The population of mice will decrease

c)

The population of ants will increase

d)

The population of frogs will decrease

13.

Identify the predator of the frog.

a)

Ant

b)

Hawk

c)

Lizard

d)

Snake

14.

Which organism does the lizard consume? (Mark all that apply!)

a)

Grasshopper

b)

Snake

c)

Ant

d)

Grass

15.

Which of the following is a food chain located within the food web below? (Trace the flow of energy to find the correct choice!)

a)

Carrots --> Rabbits--> Owls

b)

Grasses -->Grasshoppers -->Birds-->Foxes

c)

Grains-->Grasshoppers-->Birds-->Owls

d)

Grasses -->Grasshoppers--> Mice-->Owls

16.

Many organisms have multiple words to describe their role in an ecosystem. Which three terms correctly describes a primary consumer?

a)

Primary consumers are abiotic, carnivores and predators

b)

Primary consumers are biotic, herbivores and often prey of larger animals

c)

Primary consumers are biotic, carnivores and often prey of larger animals

d)

Primary consumers are abiotic, omnivores and consumers

17.

How are trees (inc. plants, grass) and animals interdependent on one another?

a)

Because plants give off CO2 that animals need and animals give the plants oxygen then need

b)

Because trees and grass can make their on food

c)

Because animals consume trees and plants for food

d)

Because plants give off oxygen that animals need and animals give the plants CO2 then need

18.

Callie is a ten years old. She has long, brown hair and blue eyes. Her favorite color is red and purple. What is a trait that Callie inherited from her parents?

a)

her age

b)

her name

c)

her eye color

d)

the love of the color purple

19.

Which is a learned trait for a small white dog with pointy ears and brown eyes who loves to play with toys?

a)

The dog has brown eyes.

b)

The dog loves to play with toys.

c)

The dog has small, pointy ears.

d)

The dog has white fur.

20.

If you got a kitten, fed it cat food, let it live indoors and never taught it to hunt, it would still know how to catch a mouse. Why?

a)

Instinctive behavior is inherited from parents

b)

It learned from its mother or father

c)

Other adult cats in the neighborhood taught it

d)

It learned from humans or other pets.

21.

An egg laid by a butterfly turns into a caterpillar. How can an offspring look so different from its parent?

a)

All offspring look much different from their parents.

b)

The caterpillar will become a butterfly.

c)

When the caterpillar lays eggs, they will hatch into butterflies.

d)

Butterflies are different from one another and from their parents.

22.

Which puppies would you most expect to have parents with brown fur?

a)

Sam and Kira

b)

Mongo and Kira

c)

Chewy and Yoso

d)

Sam and Chewy

23.

Which of the following characteristics is a lion least likely pass on to its offspring?

a)

color of its fur

b)

length of its tail

c)

scars on its leg

d)

size of its body

24.

Which of the following is most likely a learned behavior?

a)

jumping at a loud noise

b)

squinting at a bright light

c)

using a fork to eat

d)

sneezing when smelling a flower

25.

Baby chicks peck their way out of their shells when they hatch. This activity is an example of which of the following types of behavior?

a)

instinctive

b)

learned

c)

planned

d)

social

26.

True or False: Migration is the movement of one type of animal from one region to another.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

True or False: Hibernation is when bear goes on a long hike looking for food

a)

True

b)

False