WorksheetsFall Benchmark
Total questions: 115
Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
2.
Which is NOT a step in the scientific method?
a)
Make observation
b)
Form a theory
c)
Collect data
d)
Form a hypothesis
3.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested.
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
4.
This variable in an experiment is the one being changed by the scientist.
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
5.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
6.
What is a hypothesis?
a)
A hypothesis is the right answer to an experiment.
b)
A hypothesis is the wrong answer to an experiment.
c)
A hypothesis is an educated guess.
d)
I don't know.
7.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
8.
The name of the information that you get from your experiment (you organize it into charts and graphs).
a)
observations
conclusion
conclusion
b)
data
c)
variables
d)
hypothesis
9.
An experiment is performed on plants to see how different liquids affect plant growth. Each plant in the experiment is given a different liquid; water, apple juice, or milk. Each plant has the same amount of soil, sunlight, and listens to the same music. In this investigation, the independent variable is ...
a)
The type of plant
b)
The amount of sunlight
c)
The type of music
d)
The type of liquid
10.
Dependent variable means
a)
the scientist controls what to test
b)
educated guess
c)
ask a question
d)
what is being measured
11.
If you increase the amount of spinach you eat, then you will increase the iron in your blood.
What's the dependent variable?
What's the dependent variable?
a)
increase the amount of iron in your blood
b)
spinach you eat
12.
If I ride my bike to school instead of walking, then I will get to school faster. What is the dependent variable?
a)
True
b)
How fast you get to school
c)
Riding a bike or walking
d)
False
13.
Will a construction paper air plane fly faster than an airplane made from notebook paper? Choose the best hypothesis.
a)
If I make a paper airplane from notebook paper, then it will fly faster than construction paper.
b)
Yes.
c)
No.
d)
I think the construction paper air plane will fly faster.
14.
Which side of a penny will hold more drops of water? Choose the best hypothesis.
a)
If I use the heads side of a penny, then it will hold more drops of water than tails.
b)
Heads
c)
Tails
d)
Tails will hold more drops of water.
15.
If I listen to Mr. Castro's instructions, then I will have less accidents in the lab. What is the independent variable?
a)
Yes
b)
Maybe
c)
Listening or not listening to instructions
d)
Likelihood of having an accident in lab
16.
When making an observation, you must use...
a)
Only Sight
b)
Smell & Touch
c)
ALL 5 Senses
d)
Only Taste
17.
During this step of the scientific method, a scientist would gather background information.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Experiment
18.
This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction.
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
19.
Which one is an example of Qualitative Data?
a)
25 Pounds
b)
30 Seconds
c)
2 Meters
d)
Soft
20.
Which is an example of Quantitative Data?
a)
42 grams
b)
Hard
c)
Squishy
d)
Blue
21.
This is the group that we will compare our experimental group to. This group stays "normal."
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Normal Group
d)
Weird Group
22.
This is the group that is affected by the independent variable or the group that is changed.
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Changed Group
d)
Cool Group
23.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
24.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
25.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
26.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
27.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
28.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
29.
When water condenses, the water vapor in the air gets ___________ and changes back into liquid.
a)
cold
b)
hot
c)
warm
d)
solid
30.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
31.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
32.
The transformation of water vapor back into liquid water by cooling is called...
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
33.
Water vapor is the _______ form of water.
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gaseous
34.
The higher water vapor rises in the atmosphere the _______ it gets.
a)
warmer
b)
colder
35.
Any form of water that falls from clouds and reaches Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called...
a)
surface water
b)
precipitation
c)
ground water
d)
runoff
36.
What can cause surface water to evaporate forming water vapor?
a)
runoff water
b)
wind and heat
c)
pollutants
d)
clouds
37.
Evaporation occurs when the sun heats up water in rivers, lakes, or the ocean, and turns it into...
a)
snow
b)
water vapor
c)
rain
d)
sleet
38.
The continuous movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back again.
a)
water cycle
b)
weather
c)
rock cycle
39.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
40.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
41.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
42.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
43.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
44.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
45.
Another word for a living thing is a:
a)
animal
b)
organism
c)
plant
d)
community
46.
Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
47.
Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
48.
Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
d)
decomposer
49.
Bacteria and fungi typically serve what role in an ecosystem?
a)
herbivore
b)
carnivore
c)
omnivore
d)
decomposer
50.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
51.
The shrew provides energy for the _______?
a)
cricket
b)
grasshopper
c)
frog
d)
snake
52.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
53.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
54.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
55.
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
56.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
57.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
58.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
59.
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
60.
What's the role of consumers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
c)
Break down dead stuff
d)
Add nutrients to the soil
61.
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Eat other organisms to gain energy
c)
Make the food for the whole food chain
d)
Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil
62.
Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?
a)
Plant
b)
Rabbit
c)
Mouse
d)
Hawk
63.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
64.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
65.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
66.
Which type of consumer is always a first consumer?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Producer
67.
Which type of consumer could be a first or second consumer?
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Producer
68.
Which of these is a decomposer?
a)
Fungi
b)
Hawk
c)
Dog
d)
Grass
69.
True/False
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
71.
Select all that are raw materials for Photosynthesis.
a)
Water
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Sunlight (Light Energy)
e)
Glucose (Sugar/food)
72.
Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.
a)
Water
b)
Carbon Dioxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Sunlight (Light Energy)
e)
Glucose (Sugar/food)
73.
Why do plants conduct photosynthesis?
a)
To make light
b)
To make mitochondria
c)
To make glucose
d)
To release carbon dioxide
74.
How does carbon dioxide get into the leaves of a plant?
a)
It's absorbed by the roots
b)
It's made in a chemical reaction in the stem
c)
It enters through the stomata
d)
It goes through the flowers
75.
Which choice correctly shows the gases that enter and exit plants during photosynthesis?
a)
Enter: Oxygen
Exit: Carbon dioxide
Exit: Carbon dioxide
b)
Enter: Water vapor
Exit: Glucose
Exit: Glucose
c)
Enter: Carbon dioxide
Exit: Oxygen
Exit: Oxygen
d)
Enter: Light
Exit: Water vapor
Exit: Water vapor
76.
Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?
a)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.
b)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.
c)
Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.
d)
Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.
77.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
78.
The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.
a)
the Earth
b)
the moon
c)
the sun
d)
the food we eat/make
79.
In what part of the cell does photosynthesis occur?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Epidermis
d)
Vacuole
80.
After photosynthesis, plants store their energy as _________ .
a)
chlorophyll
b)
pigment
c)
glucose (sugar)
d)
Oxygen
81.
What three things are needed for a plant to do photosynthesis?
a)
Glucose, Oxygen, Sunlight
b)
CO2, Oxygen, Sunlight
c)
CO2, Water, Sunlight
d)
Oxygen, Water, Sunlight
82.
What two products does a plant make during photosynthesis?
a)
Water and Glucose
b)
Oxygen and Glucose
c)
Oxygen and Water
d)
CO2 and Glucose
83.
Which plant part absorbs water and nutrients?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Flower
84.
Which plant part collects the sun's energy and makes food?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Flower
85.
What is the name of the green pigment inside plants?
a)
Monophyll
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
Epiphyll
d)
Glorophyll
86.
Which of these is NOT A TRUE statement about why photosynthesis is important:
a)
It captures and makes the sun's energy available to all species
b)
It turns deadly CO2 into Oxygen for us to breath
c)
It helps plants create energy to send to rest of food chain
d)
It makes the water for our planet
87.
Which of these is NOT AN IMPACT photosynthesis has on an ecosystem:
a)
Oxygen for animals and humans to breathe
b)
Food for us to eat
c)
Taking CO2 out of the air
d)
Taking oxygen out of the air
88.
Mosquitos bite humans and suck out blood, which they use as food. The human may become sick from the bite. Which symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
89.
The remora, also known as suckerfish, share a relationship with nearby sharks. Remoras have suckers attached to their fins. They attach to the bodies of sharks. The shark provides transportation for the remora. The remora feeds on scraps of food that are left behind. Which symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
90.
A tapeworm attaches to the inside of the intestines of a dog. The tapeworm gets food by eating the dog's partly digested food. The dog loses nutrients. Which symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
91.
In southern Asia, a mongoose and hornbill bird protect each other. They take turns guarding each other from predators while the other one sleeps. What kind of symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
92.
Ants live in acacia trees and feed on their nectar. The ants provide protection for trees. When plant-eating aniamals try to feed on the tree, the ants sting the animals. Which symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
93.
Barnacles are crustaceans that cannot move independently. They attach to the bodies of whales. When the whale moves, the barnacles catch plankton for food. The whale is not harmed. What kind of symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
94.
Zebras are often seen with birds called ox-peckers. The ox-peckers feed on ticks that live on the zebra's skin. Which symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
95.
When a bee visits a flower for nectar, pollen grains stick to their hind legs. This pollen later falls off and pollinates another flower. What symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
96.
Clown fish live in the tentacles of the sea anemone. These tentacles sting the sea anemone's prey. Anemones get their food from the waste of the clown fish. The clown fish is protected from predators by the stinging tentacles. Which symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
97.
Wild dogs might be small, but they make up for it by resorting to pack behavior. The strategy is simple: coordinate an attack, isolate an gazelle, tire it, and bring it down by grabbing its tail and nose. Which type of symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
98.
Cheetahs have excellent camouflage abilities, and strong muscles to run very fast enabling them to catch a gazelle. Which symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commesalism
d)
predation
99.
In the marine biome, the great white shark is the apex predator. It usually preys on elephant seals. What kind of symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
100.
In Africa, crocodiles lie with their mouths open. A small bird, called a plover, flies in the open mouth of a crocodile and feeds on the meat stuck in the crocodile's teeth. The crocodile does not harm the bird, and the bird gets a meal. Which kind of symbiosis is this?
a)
mutualism
b)
parasitism
c)
commensalism
d)
predation
101.
Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
102.
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
103.
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
104.
The stork uses it saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the stork.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
105.
Oxpeckers feed on the ticks found on a rhinoceros. The oxpeckers get a meal and the rhinoceros is helped by the removal of the ticks.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
106.
A flea feeds on a mouse’s blood and harms the mouse.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
107.
Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This relationship neither helps nor harms the snails.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
108.
Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Next the honey guide birds eat. Both species benefit.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
109.
A cuckoo may lay its eggs in a warbler’s nest. The cuckoo’s young will knock the warbler’s eggs out of a nest and the warbler will raise the cuckoo’s young.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
110.
As bison walk through grass, insects become active and are seen and eaten by cowbirds. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the bison.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
111.
Ticks will feed on a deer’s blood and harm the deer.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
112.
Heartworms develop inside a dog’s heart. The worms cause health problems and may result in death.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
113.
Orchids grow inside a bromeliad plant. The orchid obtains water and nutrients from the bromeliad, but does not help or harm it.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
114.
A sparrow will build its nest under the nest of an osprey. The smaller birds get protection because other predators will not mess with the osprey. The osprey are not helped nor harmed by the sparrow.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
115.
A wasp lays its eggs on a caterpillar. When the wasp eggs hatch, the larva will eat the caterpillar and kill it.
a)
parasitism
b)
commensalism
c)
mutualism
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