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Life Science

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Frogs and Ladybugs are similar except for. . .

a)

they both have a pupa stage

b)

they both begin as eggs

c)

they both have an adult stage

2.

What is the first stage in a plant's life?

a)

germination

b)

seed

c)

young adult

d)

seedling

3.

What part of the ladybug life cycle is this?

a)

Egg

b)

Larva

c)

Pupa

d)

Adult

4.
List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order. 
a)
Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult
b)
Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult
c)
Adult, Egg, Larva, Pupa
d)
Adult, Egg, Pupa, Larva
5.

What do Monarchs use to protect it from predators?

a)

bright colors to warn that it is poisonous

b)

loud noises to scare predators away

c)

bad smell to keep predators away

d)

sprays its predators with milkweed

6.

Color or pattern that helps an animal blend in with its habitat

Adaptation: polar bears in the Artic

a)

Hibernation

b)

Locomotion

c)

Camouflage

d)

Migration

7.
A trait that helps a living thing survive.
a)
instinct
b)
mimicry
c)
camouflage
d)
adaptation
8.

What adaptation does a duck have?

a)

colorful skin

b)

warm fur

c)

webbed feet

9.
A duck's webbed feet helps it ____
a)
run fast
b)
swim
c)
walk on grass
10.
What does the colorful skin on a poison dart frog do?
a)
helps it swim
b)
warns predators of its poison
c)
keeps it warm
11.

Why do dandelions have so many seeds?

a)

to make it look bigger

b)

to FORCE seeds to fall off

c)

to make sure some seeds grow and become plants

d)

so people can blow the seeds off to make a wish

12.

What job do the roots have?

a)

to support the leave

b)

make the food

c)

attract the pollinators

d)

anchor the plant and get water from the soil

13.

What could have caused this plant to wilt?

a)

left in the sun to long

b)

did not get watered

c)

was placed in a closet

d)

was given fertilizer

14.

Cause and Effect:

Increased rainfall -->

a)

animals decreased

b)

plants decreased

c)

animals increased

d)

no change

15.

Where does the frog get his energy?

a)

from the grass

b)

from the sun

c)

from the grasshopper

d)

from the snake

16.

Which organism is the producer?

a)

large fish

b)

small fish

c)

seaweed

d)

shark

17.

Which organisms are the consumers?

a)

seaweed

b)

small fish

c)

large fish

d)

shark

18.

What would happen if some of the mice died due to poisons?

a)

the snake would have less to eat

b)

the snake would have to eat the grasshopper

c)

the snake would die too

d)

nothing would happen

19.

Removing which factor from the food chain would have the GREATEST impact on the food chain?

a)

removing the owl

b)

removing the sun

c)

removing the grass

d)

removing the mushrooms

20.

In which ecosystem would I find these animals?

a)

tundra

b)

rain forest

c)

African savanna/grass lands

d)

desert

e)

ocean

21.

Desert plants are very unique. What makes them unique?

a)

they all have thorns

b)

they all have waxy coverings

c)

they are all poisonous

d)

they all can survive without much rain

22.

Read the Location part of the tag above.

What would cause my plant to die?

a)

planting it in full sun because it needs partial sun.

b)

planting it in full shade because it needs full sun.

c)

watering it once a day because it should only be watered once a week.

d)

giving it fertilizer because it does not say to.