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Life Science Domain Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which biome can best be described as an evergreen forest in a cold, dry location?

a)

taiga

b)

temperate rain forest

c)

Tundra

d)

deciduous forest

2.

How does chlorophyll help a plant?

a)

it absorbs light energy in photosynthesis

b)

it moves water and minerals through the plant

c)

it moves sugar and water through the plant

d)

it absorbs water

3.

In a tropical rain forest, trees have 36 different flowers and 48 different insects. How many species are there in all?

a)

65

b)

84

c)

12

d)

80

4.

What kind of organism helps clean a habitat of waste and dead remains?

a)

decomposer

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

omnivore

5.

A desert community has foxes, rabbits and grasses. What would happen to the population of grasses if the population of foxes increased?

a)

it would stay the same.

b)

It would increase

c)

It would decrease.

d)

There would be more rabbits.

6.

Which biome is home to more species than any other biome?

a)

taiga

b)

grassland

c)

deciduous forest

d)

tropical rainforest

7.

A plant in the desert would most likely have which type of root system?

a)

a small taproot with long root hairs

b)

a small taproot with short root hairs

c)

a large root system, close to the surface

d)

a large root system, deep beneath the surface

8.

What do you call an organism that no longer has any members of its kind alive?

a)

extinct

b)

vulnerable

c)

endangered

d)

jeopardized

9.

A vascular plant that reproduces using cones and seeds is a ______________.

a)

fern

b)

moss

c)

conifer

d)

flowering plant

10.

What are the effects of acid rain on a forest ecosystem?

a)

It injures plants and damages tree leaves and bark.

b)

It increases populations of plants and animals in lakes.

c)

It damages buildings, statues, and monuments.

d)

It kills fish, and seabirds by coating gills and feathers.

11.

Which is a behavioral adaptation?

a)

a hummingbird's strong wings

b)

the way bees work together

c)

a frog's slimy green skin

d)

the long beak of a hummingbird

12.

What kind of adaptations cause changes in body parts?

a)

environmental

b)

instinctual

c)

behavioral

d)

structural

13.

On the energy pyramid, producers are

a)

throughout the pyramid

b)

on the top of the pyramid

c)

in the middle of the pyramid

d)

on the bottom of the pyramid

14.

A change to the beak of a bird shows what type of adaptation?

a)

familial adaptation

b)

structural adaptation

c)

behavioral adaptation

d)

environmental adaptation

15.

Gene changes are called

a)

mutations

b)

adaptations

c)

social changes

d)

behavioral changes