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Life Science Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?

a)

egg

b)

pupa

c)

adult

d)

larva

2.
The process in which some organisms change form during different stages of life is called_.
a)
germinate
b)
life span
c)
direct development
d)
metamorphosis
3.
After a frog hatches from an egg it looks just like an adult frog.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
In the ADULT stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
5.
In the PUPA stage, the organisms job is 
a)
to hatch
b)
to eat
c)
to change 
d)
to reproduce
6.
Plants DO NOT go through a life cycle.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Which of the following goes through COMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
8.
Which of the following goes through INCOMPLETE METAMORPHOSIS for its life cycle?
a)
butterfly
b)
dog
c)
oak tree
d)
grasshopper
9.
What is the first stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
butterfly
10.
What is the second stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
butterfly
11.
What is the third stage of a butterfly's life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
butterfly
12.
What is this picture?
a)
eggs
b)
A tadpole
c)
A froglet
13.
What is this picture?
a)
A tadpole
b)
eggs
c)
A froglet
d)
A frog
14.
What is this picture? 
a)
A froglet
b)
eggs
c)
tadpole
15.
A frog changes during its life through a process called____________
a)
metamorphosis
b)
egg
c)
tadpole
d)
adult
16.
 A tadpole breathes water through ______ on the sides of its head.
a)
gills
b)
carnivore
c)
tail
d)
legs
17.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
18.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
19.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
20.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
21.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
22.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
23.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
24.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
25.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
26.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
27.
Which of these is a decomposer?
a)
Fungi
b)
Hawk
c)
Dog
d)
Grass
28.
Plants need the following:
a)
air, water, space, sunlight
b)
air, water, oxygen, space
29.
What part of the plant soaks up nutrients from the ground?
a)
leaves
b)
stem
c)
roots
d)
flower
30.
Which part of the plant makes the food?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaf
d)
flower
31.
The part of the plant that holds the plant in place and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
a)
stem
b)
roots
c)
leaves
32.
This part of the plant acts like an "elevator" carrying nutrients to the plant.
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaves
d)
flower
33.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)
flower
b)
stem
c)
root
d)
leaf
34.
Roots absorb ____ and ____ for plants? 
a)
Water and Nutrients
b)
Soil and Sun
c)
Warmth and Water
d)
Tap and Fibrous
35.
Which part of the plant makes the food?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaf
d)
flower
36.
Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
brown hair
b)
crying a lot
c)
ability to jump high
d)
his ability to talk
37.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
a)
learned behavior
b)
adaptive behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
38.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
obedience to commands
c)
food brand preference
d)
affection for a specific home
39.
Which best describes an inherited trait?
a)
a characteristic one chooses to express
b)
a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
c)
a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
d)
a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings
40.
bees make honey
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
41.
dog play fetch
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
42.
Dolphin jumping through hoops at Sea World
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
43.
Bees making a hive
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
44.
An adaptation means ...
a)
camouflage
b)
a behavior that helps an organism survive
c)
something that helps an animal eat
45.
An example of camouflage is...
a)
a snake that blends in with it's environment
b)
a frog's sticky tongue
c)
a lion's sharp claws
d)
flat teeth on a horse
46.
This bat's adaptation is that it is nocturnal. What does that mean?
a)
The bat sleeps during the night.
b)
The bat makes a certain sound to help get around.
c)
The bat sleeps during the day.
d)
The bat sleeps through the winter.
47.
What is an adaptation this jackrabbit has?
a)
Big ears to keep him cool
b)
Big eyes to see at night
c)
Big animal to scare smaller animals
d)
Is a friendly little guy that everyone likes
48.
Mimicry is when...
a)
an animal blends in, like camouflage.
b)
an animal copies another to stay safe.
c)
an baby animal cries for its parent
d)
many animals stay together. 
49.
What adaptation do you think this gray slender loris has? 
a)
Camouflage
b)
Hibernation
c)
Nocturnal
d)
Mimicry
50.
What adaptation do you think this dormouse has? 
a)
Camouflage
b)
Hibernation
c)
Nocturnal
d)
Mimicry