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WorksheetsVST 3 Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 3hrs 2mins
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Class
Date
1.
Jane is investigating to find out if bean plants grow taller in ordinary topsoil or special potting soil over a three week period. She sets up her investigation with 10 bean plants of equal size in each type of soil.
What should Jane do each day to make sure she gets valid results?
What should Jane do each day to make sure she gets valid results?
a)
A. Water only the plants in special potting soil.
b)
A. Calculate the average plant height for each soil type.
c)
A. Move the plants in ordinary topsoil to different locations.
d)
Estimate the height of each plant's stem and record the estimate
2.
Sonya wanted to know if mowing affects the health of grass during a drought. To find out, she collected data on how often her neighbors mowed their grass.
Based on the information she collected, what is the BEST next step?
Based on the information she collected, what is the BEST next step?
a)
Report her findings to her neighbors.
b)
Develop a plan to save everyone's lawns.
c)
Stop her neighbors from mowing their lawns
d)
Find out if other things might be affecting the grass.
3.
Jonathan and Sarah have performed an experiment and are not sure their results are valid.
What should they do to check their results?
What should they do to check their results?
a)
average their data
b)
change their lab report
c)
perform a new experiment
d)
repeat the same experiment
4.
The students in Miss Smith's class were using catapults to launch small and large marshmallows across the room. The table shows the distances in centimeters (cm) that the marshmallows traveled.
of the following statements best describes the students' data?
of the following statements best describes the students' data?
a)
Small marshmallows travel an average of 9 centimeters
b)
Large marshmallows travel an average of more than 20 centimeters
c)
On average, small marshmallows travel farther than large marshmallows.
d)
A. On average, large marshmallows go higher in the air than small marshmallows
5.
Cassie rolled over in her bed as she felt the sunlight hit her face. The beams were warming the back of her neck when she slowly realized that it was a Thursday, and she felt a little too good for a Thursday. Struggling to open her eyes, she looked up at the clock. “9:48,” she shouted, “Holy cow!” Cassie jumped out of bed, threw on the first outfit that she grabbed, brushed her teeth in two swipes, threw her books into her backpack, and then ran out the door. We can infer that
a)
Cassie was late for school.
b)
Cassie likes sleeping late.
c)
Cassie likes the sunlight.
d)
Cassie is late for work.
6.
The explorers were hiking to the highest ridge of the volcano to collect data for science. Beads of sweat were dripping down their bodies as they walked higher and higher. Finally they reached the top and started collecting the samples for their research. Without warning the ground beneath them started to tremble powerfully. “It’s erupting!” they screamed, “RUN!” They sped down the volcano as a dark grey cloud spewed from above. Ash and rock started to rain down on them as they raced towards safety. A thunderous BOOM sounded and they could feel the heat of the lava behind them. They sprinted down until they reached the helicopter. Up, up, up into the air they went. They made it! We can infer that
a)
The hikers are adventurous.
b)
The hikers were very frightened.
c)
The hikers did not know the volcano was going to erupt.
d)
The hikers are scientists.
7.
The process of plants creating their own food is called?
a)
Germinate
b)
Nutrients
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Plant Life
8.
The movement of pollen from one plant to another.
a)
Reproduce
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Pollunation
9.
During its life cycle, the butterfly goes through four stages. They are the egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Which of the following describes the life cycle of the butterfly?
a)
complete metamorphosis
b)
incomplete germination
c)
incomplete metamorphosis
d)
complete pollination
10.
In which two processes of plant reproduction might animals play a role?
a)
fertilization and seed dispersal
b)
germination and pollination
c)
pollination and seed dispersal
d)
seed dispersal and germination
11.
Which of the following is NOT a way that seed dispersal happens in plants?
a)
by air
b)
by animals
c)
by sunlight
d)
by water
12.
Which of the following statements describe why trees in Florida are affected differently than trees in New York during the fall?
a)
Florida’s soil has more nutrients.
b)
Florida has warmer temperatures.
c)
Florida’s air has less moisture.
d)
Florida has less people
13.
Seeds are only able to sprout or___________ under the right conditions
a)
grow
b)
germinate
c)
multiply
d)
spread
14.
Which is an inherited trait in humans?
a)
having a scar
b)
having short hair
c)
having blue eyes
d)
speaking English
15.
Which is an inherited trait in dogs?
a)
barking at a noise outside
b)
having brown fur
c)
catching a frisbee
d)
chasing squirrels
16.
A scar is
a)
an instinct
b)
a learned behavior
c)
an inherited trait
d)
an acquired trait
17.
Which of these is an acquired trait?
a)
a chipped tooth
b)
a good sense of smell
c)
blue eyes
d)
long fingers
18.
Which one describes an acquired trait?
a)
A tree makes seeds in cones
b)
A tree has white flowers
c)
A tree in a windy area grows with a bent trunk
d)
A tree has long, narrow leaves
19.
A living things gets all its inherited traits from its
a)
mother
b)
father
c)
both parents
d)
environment
20.
Which of the following plant characteristics are inherited?
a)
flower color
b)
leaf shape
c)
number of petals
d)
all of the above
21.
An arctic hare is brown in the summer and white in the winter. What is the most likely cause of this change?
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinctive behavior
c)
effect of the environment
d)
beginning of hibernation
22.
The drawing shows a process that is important to plants.
What is most likely happening in the drawing?
What is most likely happening in the drawing?
a)
The bee is bringing water to the plant
b)
The plant is being pollinated by the bee.
c)
The plant is getting nectar from the bee.
d)
The bee is removing insects from the plant.
23.
Like all living things, flowering plants reproduce. To reproduce, a flowering plant must go through different processes. Which of the following shows the correct order of these processes?
a)
fertilization → pollination → germination → spread of seeds
b)
pollination → fertilization → spread of seeds → germination
c)
spread of seeds → fertilization → pollination → germination
d)
germination →spread of seeds → fertilization → pollination
24.
Which part of the plant cycle takes place deep inside the flower
a)
fertilization
b)
germination
c)
the spread of pollen
d)
the spread of seeds
25.
The picture shows a dog that has seeds stuck to its coat.
Which part of the flower reproductive cycle is shown in the picture?
Which part of the flower reproductive cycle is shown in the picture?
a)
pollination, as the dog carries the seeds from one plant to another
b)
germination of seeds, as the seeds break open in the dog's fur
c)
spreading of seeds, as the dog carries seeds to new places
d)
fertilization, as the seeds rub against each other in the fur
26.
Which of the following activities is the best example of an inherited/instinctive behavior in an animal?
a)
a chimpanzee uses a stick to pull termites from a tree
b)
a dog sits when told to sit by its owner
c)
a bird avoids an insect that has a bad taste
d)
a newly hatched sea turtle walks towards the ocean
27.
Which of the following is not an instinctive behavior?
a)
a spider spinning a web
b)
a dog sitting up and begging
c)
a bird building a nest
d)
a whale migrating in the spring
28.
Which of the following is true about a learned behavior?
a)
They are taught by an adult to offspring when they are young
b)
They are passed from parents to their offsprings through sex cells
c)
They are physical traits
d)
They are inherited
29.
Which is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
A bird cares for its young
b)
A bird makes a nest
c)
A raccoon looks for food in a trash can
d)
A baby cries when hungry
30.
A girl teaches her dog to roll over when she tells it to. Rolling over on comand is an example of
a)
an inherited trait
b)
an acquired trait
c)
an instinct
d)
a learned behavior
31.
Who do most animals learn their behaviors from?
a)
on their own - by themselves
b)
from their parent or parents
c)
from an instinct
d)
from other young animals
32.
Which is an instinctive behavior?
a)
riding a bike
b)
hunting for food
c)
whistling along with a song
d)
pulling your hand away from a hot object
33.
Suppose Sammy could read by instinct. Which sentence describes what Sammy would do?
a)
Sammy would have to practice reading a lot
b)
Sammy would need a reading teacher
c)
Sammy would read well the first time he picked up a book
d)
Sammy would be able to write a 3 page paper easily
34.
A SeaWorld you see a dolphin jumping through a hoop. This activity is
a)
learned behavior only
b)
instinct behavior only
c)
neither learned or instinct
d)
both learned and instinct
35.
What do animals do when they migrate?
a)
They sleep all winter
b)
They live in a pond
c)
They move from one place to another
d)
They study birds
36.
How do monarch butterflies migrate for the winter?
a)
They fly north into outer space
b)
They use their wings to fly south
c)
They fly south on a plane
d)
They follow a map and go west
37.
Which of these is an example of a complete metamorphosis?
a)
Colt - Horse
b)
Egg - Nymph - Cricket
c)
Egg - Baby Bird - Bird
d)
Egg - Meal Worm - Pupa - Beetle
38.
Which of the following animals goes through incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
Butterfly
b)
Cricket
c)
Frog
d)
Panther
39.
What is one difference between the life cycle of an orange tree and the life cycle of a pine tree?
a)
Orange trees reproduce using spores. Pine trees use seeds
b)
Orange trees grow from seeds. Pine trees grow from cones.
c)
Orange trees have flowers and fruit. Pine trees have cones and no flowers.
d)
Orange trees have no flowers and fruit. Pine trees have flowers and cones.
40.
Which list puts the stages of a butterfly's life cycle in the correct order?
a)
egg - pupa - larva - adult
b)
adult - egg - pupa - larva
c)
larva - egg - pupa - adult
d)
egg - larva - pupa - adult
41.
Which is a stage found during incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
nymph
b)
pupa
c)
tadpole
d)
larva
42.
Which is the final stage in the life cycle of a cricket?
a)
pupa
b)
nymph
c)
larva
d)
adult
43.
As an insect grows between stages is often has to ________ or shed its exoskeleton.
a)
hatch
b)
molt
c)
nest
d)
reproduce
44.
Which stage is part of complete metamorphosis but not part of incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
egg
b)
adult
c)
nymph
d)
pupa
45.
How many stages are found during incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
46.
How many stages are found during complete metamorphosis?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
47.
Where do you find the seed in a flowering plant?
a)
seed
b)
fruit
c)
flower
d)
cone
48.
What is a life cycle?
a)
all the stages a living thing goes through as it grows and reproduces.
b)
the carrying of seeds to a new place
c)
a seed plant that reproduces with cones
d)
the movement of pollen from a stamen to pistol
e)
a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring
49.
What is pollination?
a)
all the stages a living thing goes through as it grows and reproduces.
b)
the carrying of seeds to a new place
c)
the joining of an egg and sperm cell.
d)
the movement of pollen from a stamen to pistol
e)
a characteristic that is passed from parents to offspring
50.
what do we call the male part of a flower?
a)
stamen
b)
pistol
c)
receptacle
d)
ovary
51.
what do we call the female part of a flower?
a)
stamen
b)
pistol
c)
receptacle
d)
ovary
52.
what part of the flower makes pollen?
a)
sticky stigma
b)
filament also known as stamen
c)
ovary
d)
receptacle
53.
This is a chart listing some of the organisms in the Tundra ecosystem. Which food chain correctly identifies the flow of energy?
a)
berries --> arctic fox --> ringed seal --> salmon
b)
polar bear --> caribou --> grasses --> sun
c)
lichen --> lemming --> arctic fox --> polar bear
d)
wold --> arctic hare --> berries
54.
Food provides animals with the materials and energy they need for growth, warmth, and motion. Plants get material for growth mostly from air and water, and obtain energy from sunlight. Producers provide food to consumers because ___.
a)
plants can easily make food from soil and water
b)
animals cannot produce their own food
c)
plants are more abundant in ecosystems
d)
many animals prefer eating plants to eating meat
55.
Which type of organism is responsible for recycling the remains of a dead plant or animal to the soil?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
56.
What is the term for secondary consumers in an ecosystem?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Omnivore
57.
Which gets all of its energy from the sun?
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
58.
Which best describes animals that eat only plants?
a)
Primary consumer/herbivore
b)
Secondary consumer/Carnivore
c)
Tertiary consumer/Omnivore
59.
Which of the following is a consumer?
a)
flower
b)
mushroom
c)
human
d)
grass
60.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
ladybug
b)
turtle
c)
worm
d)
tulip
61.
Which organism would be affected first if the amount of sunlight were reduced in an ecosystem?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
62.
Deer and rabbit can both be found in forest ecosystems. How are these two animals similar?
a)
They are both producers
b)
They are both consumers
c)
They are both decomposers
63.
Why should we remove an invasive species?
a)
They won't be able to survive in a new environment.
b)
They will eat native species and cause other species to decrease.
c)
We should not remove them and let nature be.
64.
What do we need to replace nonrenewable resources with?
a)
renewable/sustainable resources
b)
other nonrenewable resources
c)
We don't need to replace them
65.
A foreign insect is introduced into the Texas. It eats a lot of leaves, and trees start to become leafless. Many different animals feed on the new insect, but even they cannot control its numbers. Eventually, trees begin to die. Why would a rapid increase of the new insect population cause certain species of herbivores to vanish or be fewer in number?
a)
They would not have enough to
eat.
b)
They
would not have enough space to live.
c)
They
would not have tree bark to eat.
66.
A manatee is a water-dwelling herbivore on the list of endangered species. If manatees were to become extinct, what would be the most likely result in areas where they had lived?
a)
Certain producer organisms would become more
abundant in the area.
b)
Other
manatees would move into the area and restore balance.
c)
Predators in the area would have more
food to eat.
d)
The
area would not be affected.
67.
Scientists are concerned about overfishing of shark populations. Sharks feed on rays and rays feed on scallops. Without sharks, rays consume all the scallop beds. This situation demonstrates that:
a)
humans can improve an ecosystem by
removing predators.
b)
humans
can upset an ecosystem by removing species.
c)
reducing
the shark population increases the quantity of scallops that can be taken.
d)
sharks
are not important for the stability of the ecosystem.
68.
The Coqui frog is native to Puerto Rico. These frogs were accidentally introduced in Hawaii. Coqui frogs are extremely noisy; since they are nocturnal they make loud noises at night. Although these frogs are small, they eat a lot! They eat insects and spiders that are also eaten by birds in Hawaii. Besides being noisy, how do these frogs most likely harm other animals?
a)
By causing other animals to reproduce
more.
b)
By competing with other animals for food.
c)
By
eating foods that no other animals eat.
d)
By
moving slower than most other animals.
69.
A park is home to a large number of robins, squirrels and rabbits. The robins and squirrels live in the park’s trees. The robins feed on earthworms and insects that live on the ground. The squirrels eat the acorns produced by the park’s oak trees. The rabbits hide in the bushes and feed on the grass. Which factor would negatively impact the number of rabbits living in the park?
a)
Collecting acorns off the ground.
b)
Planting more trees.
c)
Removing park bushes.
d)
Removing the squirrels.
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