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Science Vocabulary

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The basic unit of an organism

a)

omnivore

b)

cell

c)

heart

d)

kidneys

2.

Eats both plants and animals

a)

heart

b)

producer

c)

omnivore

d)

herbivore

3.

Four-chambered organ that pumps blood throughout the body

a)

kidneys

b)

skin

c)

arteries

d)

heart

4.

Carries blood away from the heart

a)

veins

b)

arteries

5.

Carries blood from the body to the heart.

a)

arteries

b)

veins

6.

Gas necessary for human respiration

a)

carbon

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

helium

7.

Organs that filter and clean the blood

a)

heart

b)

kidneys

c)

lungs

d)

skin

8.

Tubes that carry sap to living cells in the plant

a)

phloem

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carbon dioxide

9.

How many bones are in the body

a)

over 600

b)

206

c)

32

d)

11

10.

The class of animals that include seals, mice, deer, and humans

a)

mammals

b)

gills

c)

invertebrate

d)

amphibians

11.

The missing region of the brain: brain stem, _________, and cerebrum

a)

biosphere

b)

cerebellum

c)

vein

d)

pinnate

12.

A word meaning the role of a living thing within an ecosystem

a)

nymph

b)

niche

c)

the skeleton

d)

mammals

13.

The process that plants use to make their own food

a)

germination

b)

pinnate

c)

photosynthesis

14.

Fish use these to breathe underwater

a)

lateral lines

b)

kidneys

c)

gills

d)

snorkels

15.

A scientist who studies plants

a)

herpetologist

b)

biologist

c)

botanist

d)

chemist

16.

Air holes to breath in organisms

a)

spiracles

b)

pinnate

c)

nose

d)

transpiration

17.

Animals that can not control their body temperature

a)

warm-blooded

b)

cold-blooded

c)

new moon

d)

equilibrium

18.

Liquid that fills living cells

a)

water

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

cytoplasm

19.

Scientist that studies reptiles

a)

botanist

b)

herpetologist

c)

reptologist

20.

Bending of light rays

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

germination

d)

lateral lines

21.

optical illusion caused by the bending of light

a)

Arctic Tundra

b)

chemical reaction

c)

decibels

d)

mirage

22.

Which of the following is a gas giant

a)

Pluto

b)

Venus

c)

Earth

d)

Neptune

23.

This is where we can't see any of the lit up side of the moon. The moon is between us and the sun

a)

full moon

b)

carbon

c)

new moon

d)

waxing crescent

24.

Number of permanent teeth in humans

a)

about 5

b)

206

c)

32

d)

11

25.

Process that plants make sugar from water and carbon dioxide

a)

photosynthesis

b)

membrane

c)

plants

d)

climate

26.

Process by which a seed sprout.

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mirage

c)

germination

d)

radio waves

27.

Leaf vein pattern shaped like a feather

a)

parallel

b)

pinnate

c)

molt

d)

vibrations

28.

The name for snail with one shell

a)

biosphere

b)

gastropods

c)

vein

d)

exoskeleton

29.

The action of an insect larva when it splits its outer skin and has a new one underneath.

a)

molt

b)

exoskeleton

c)

plant

d)

cerebellum

30.

The organs on the side of fish that sense vibrations

a)

gills

b)

lazy lines

c)

lateral lines

d)

fins

31.

The system that carries carbon dioxide out of the body

a)

digestive system

b)

nervous system

c)

respiratory system

d)

endocrine system

32.

A term for the entire living world on Earth including land and the atmosphere

a)

hemisphere

b)

biology

c)

biosphere

d)

chemistry

33.

Low, flat, foggy layers of dark clouds

a)

cirrus clouds

b)

stratus clouds

34.

The name for high, thin, wispy, white clouds

a)

Cirrus clouds

b)

stratus clouds

35.

The name of the outside of a living cell

a)

wall

b)

membrane

c)

cytoplasm

d)

mitochondria

36.

A form of electromagnetic radiation used for communication

a)

telephone

b)

radio waves

c)

microwaves

d)

refraction

37.

First invention that conducted human sound over wires

a)

radio waves

b)

telephone

c)

traffic light

d)

cell phone

38.

Two particles in the nucleus of an atom

a)

protons

b)

electrons

c)

neutrons

d)

elements

39.

force of gravity pulling air toward Earth

a)

magnetic

b)

air pressure

c)

air force

d)

mirage

40.

The speed of light

a)

100,896 miles per second

b)

186,000 miles per second

c)

86,000 miles per second

d)

108,600 miles per second

41.

Another name for seed leaf

a)

germination

b)

cotyledon

c)

refraction

d)

mirage

42.

Material burning is an example of a

a)

chemical reaction

b)

physical change

c)

physical reaction

d)

vascular plants