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Life Science

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The quality of air is monitored by the government to determine whether a city needs to take steps to control air pollution. To best measure air quality, the air should be tested...

a)

at night when the air is probably less polluted

b)

several times a day in all kinds of weather

c)

once a day during rush hour when the most cars are on the road.

d)

once a year on a day with very little vehicle traffic.

2.

For scientific data to be considered accurate and reliable, most scientific experiments should be...

a)

conducted as many times as possible

b)

conducted 3 times

c)

conducted only 1 time

d)

repeated no more than two times.

3.

Based on the Beetle Classification Key, which beetle is shown in the picture?

a)

Red Polar Beetle

b)

Colorado Beetle

c)

Ladybird Beetle

d)

Timberman Beetle

4.

An alligator is classified as an organism that has...

a)

scales and no legs

b)

scales and legs

c)

feathers and swims

d)

feathers and does not swim

5.

The mass of a rock was taken on a triple beam balance and the measurement is shown. What is the mass of the rock.

a)

436.0 g

b)

437.0 g

c)

436.8 g

d)

430.6 g

6.

A student did an experiment to see what natural pesticides were the most effective on crickets. The student had to measure volumes of liquid pesticides, record the mass of soil used in the containers, and test the acidity of soil after the pesticides were used. Which tools would have been appropriate for the student to use during the experiment?

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

probeware

c)

metric ruler

d)

triple beam balance

e)

thermometer

7.

A student is asked to make a model of a plant cell. The image shows the plant cell model with its parts labeled. Which parts re labeled correctly?

a)

Cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondrion

e)

vacuole

8.

Carbon dioxide is released when yeast ferments a sugar solution. A student wants to determine if the concentration of the sugar solution affects the amount of carbon dioxide released. He prepares sugar solutions in three beakers and adds equal amounts of yeast to them. He then measures the amount of carbon dioxide released by each solution using a CO2 sensor.

Which standard should be followed by the student for a valid experiment?

a)

amount of yeast added to each beaker should be different

b)

concentration of sugar in all the beakers should be different

c)

temperatures of solutions in all the beakers should be different

d)

volume of the solution in all the beakers should be the same

9.

John and Emily were experimenting with the effects of road salt on plant growth. To do this, they watered plants daily with the same amount of salt water they could best improve their experiment by...

a)

watering half the plants with pure water and half with salt water

b)

adding food coloring to see how far the salt penetrates the plants

c)

cooling the salt water before watering the plants.

d)

increasing the amount of salt added to the water each day.

10.

What type of animal does not have a backbone?

a)

mammals

b)

vertebrates

c)

invertebrates

d)

endoskeleton

11.

Plants are organisms that can create their own food so they are

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chlorophyll

c)

consumers

d)

producers

12.

What system transports water and other minerals through a plant?

a)

geothermal

b)

hydration

c)

circulatory

d)

vascular

13.

What part of the plant has green coloring and absorbs energy from the sun?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

organelle

c)

vacuole

d)

vascular system

14.

What is the scientific term for any living thing?

a)

organelle

b)

organism

c)

chlorophyll

d)

producer

15.

What type of animal has a backbone?

a)

exoskeleton

b)

arthropods

c)

invertebrates

d)

vertebrates

16.

Animals need to eat other organisms for energy, so they are called

a)

photosynthesis

b)

chlorophyll

c)

consumers

d)

producers

17.
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
18.
Fungi. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
19.
All the living parts of an ecosystem
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
cell
d)
atom
20.
All members of one kind of organism that live in the same area
a)
population
b)
microorganism
c)
communit
d)
organism
21.
Is sunlight a biotic or abiotic factor?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
22.
This animal is an .......
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
23.
What level consumer could you consider the deer?  
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quarternary
24.
This tree is a......
a)
Producer
b)
Primary Consumer
c)
Secondary/Tertiary Consumer
d)
Decomposer
25.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
26.
Which represents the largest group in a food web?
a)
carnivores
b)
omnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
producers
27.
A tick and a dog have this type of relationship.
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
neutralism
d)
parasitism
28.
A tapeworm inside a dog is
a)
competition
b)
predation
c)
commensalism
d)
parasitism
29.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
30.
Which physical characteristic classifies an animal as a mammal?
a)
eyes and ears
b)
fur or hair
c)
hooves or horns
d)
lungs or kidneys
31.
A snail has a backbone.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
Turtles have gills.
a)
true
b)
false
33.
What characteristic is used to classify an animal as vertebrate or invertebrate?
a)
habitat
b)
food source
c)
internal structure
d)
presence of scales
34.
Animals that regulate their own body heat are... 
a)
red-blooded
b)
white-blooded
c)
warm-blooded
d)
cold-blooded
35.

Why do organisms adapt?

a)

To jump

b)

To survive

c)

To reproduce

d)

To decompose