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6th Grade Jurassic Park FINALE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do the organisms in the diagrams have in common?

a)

all perform photosynthesis

b)

all are composed of cells

c)

all are omnivores

d)

all are animals

2.

Which relationship below is MOST like the relationship of a cell within an organism?

a)

an isle in a grocery store

b)

an apartment in an apartment building

c)

a page in a book

d)

a pebble on a mountain

3.

The Venn diagram compares functions of plant cells to animal cells. What function belongs in the place of x?

a)

rigid to give the organism its shape

b)

converts radiant energy into chemical energy

c)

contains genetic information

d)

contains a pigment

4.

The space rover is taking samples of soil on Mars. Scientists analyze the samples remotely, looking for signs of life and any evidence of water. Which of the following is the best evidence that life existed on Mars?

a)

Carbon in the soil samples

b)

Fossil impressions of cells in the soil samples

c)

Large molecules in the soil samples

d)

Water in the soil samples

5.

Based on the diagram below, what characteristic is required for a cell to be considered eukaryotic?

a)

A eukaryotic cell must contain membrane bound organelles such as a nucleus.

b)

A eukaryotic cell must have chlorophyll making it possible for the cell to photosynthesize.

c)

A eukaryotic cell must have ribosomes.

d)

A eukaryotic cell will never have a cell wall.

6.

Identify and choose the prokaryotic cell from the diagrams below.

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Plant cells have a cell wall, a cell nucleus and a vacuole, as well as other cell parts.

Plants are considered to be —

a)

unicellular

b)

eukaryotic

c)

heterotrophic

d)

prokaryotic

8.

The picture below shows what Antonie van Leeuwenhoek drew to represent yeast cells, a type of eukaryotic cell.

a)

a defined nucleus

b)

hard crystals

c)

square edges

d)

a cell wall

9.

The domains of living organisms are —

a)

Prokarya, Bryozoa, and Bacteria, and they are the lowest level of taxonomic organization.

b)

Archaea, Euryarchaeota, and Eukarya, and they are the broadest level of taxonomic organization.

c)

Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya, and they are the broadest level of taxonomic organization.

d)

Flustrina, Archaea, and Bryozoa, and they are the second-lowest level of taxonomic organization.

10.

Living things have been organized into different categories to make it easier to identify them. Below is a diagram that represents part of the organizational structure of living things. What does part X represent?

a)

kingdom

b)

domain

c)

order

d)

species

11.

While hiking you see a giant oak tree that has mushrooms growing at the base. What domain of life is represented by the oak tree and the mushroom?

a)

animalia

b)

archea

c)

eukarya

d)

plantae

12.

A student is playing a game to review for an assessment on taxonomic classification. Below is an example of one of the game-cards.

Which of the following kingdoms is being described on the above card?

a)

fungi

b)

bacteria

c)

plantae

d)

protista

13.

All species of bats are members of the kingdom Animalia. They are classified as animals because —

a)

their cells have cell walls.

b)

they feed on other organisms.

c)

their cells are large.

d)

they can move quickly.

14.

Escherichia coli, or E. coli, is a single-celled, prokaryotic organism. These characteristics require E. coli to be classified in the kingdom —

a)

protista

b)

bacteria

c)

plantae

d)

fungi

15.

The picture above shows a field of wildflowers.

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor interacting with a biotic factor in this environment?

a)

Rain that gives the flowers water

b)

Soil that gives the flowers nutrients

c)

Sunlight that helps the flowers make energy

d)

Butterflies that land on and pollinate the flowers

16.

In this environment, the brown bears by the river are —

a)

biotic factors that catch biotic salmon in the river.

b)

biotic factors that catch biotic salmon in the river.

c)

abiotic factors that hunt along the biotic river.

d)

abiotic factors that breathe the abiotic air.

17.

Which of the following describes an interaction between plants and only abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

a)

Bacteria in the roots converts nitrogen into a usable form for plants.

b)

Nutrients from decomposing leaves is absorbed by the roots of plants.

c)

Rainwater from clouds absorbed into soil enters the roots of plants.

d)

Taller plants blocking the sunlight from reaching the leaves of short plants.

18.

Which of the following is an abiotic factor that a penguin could interact with in an Arctic environment?

a)

A ray of sunlight that makes the penguin blend into the surface of the water

b)

A shark that sees the penguin and swims toward it under the water

c)

A polar bear that stalks the penguin in hopes of catching and eating it

d)

Another penguin that could be a potential mate

19.

A rabbit’s grassland community includes ―

a)

field mice

b)

rocks

c)

warm spring temperatures

d)

rainfall

20.

Below is a field observation recently recorded in a student's notebook.

• grasses

• rocks

• deer

• cedar trees

• rabbit

• 58o F

• partly cloudy

a)

ecosystem

b)

community

c)

population

d)

organism

21.

Which pair of words best represents the relationship between the following words?

book – library

a)

biotic – abiotic

b)

organism – ecosystem

c)

theory – law

d)

hydrogen – oxygen

22.

Which organisms belong to the same food chain?

a)

clover, mouse, rabbit, owl

b)

wheat, mouse, snake, owl

c)

wheat, grasshopper, hawk

d)

clover, dandelion, caterpillar, frog

23.

What would happen if pesticides drastically reduced the number of caterpillars in this food chain?

a)

All populations would be relatively unaffected.

b)

The strangler fig population would increase; the lizard population would decrease.

c)

The lizard population would decrease; the strangler fig population would decrease.

d)

The strangler fig population would be unaffected; the lizard population would decrease.

24.

The food web above represents a prairie ecosystem.

Students plan to draw an energy pyramid to represent the animals in this ecosystem.

How many levels should students draw in their energy pyramid?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

25.

What kind of organism is NOT shown in the diagram?

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer