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Life Science Vocabulary 2021

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a pupa?

a)

A stage in the life cycle of an insect that occurs between larva and adult.

b)

The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

c)

An early stage in the life cycle of an organism that will undergo complete metamorphosis.

d)

The pre-adult insect undergoing incomplete metamorphosis.

2.

What is a stamen?

a)

A stage in the life cycle of an insect that occurs between larva and adult.

b)

The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

c)

An early stage in the life cycle of an organism that will undergo complete metamorphosis.

d)

The pre-adult insect undergoing incomplete metamorphosis.

3.

What is larva?

a)

A stage in the life cycle of an insect that occurs between larva and adult.

b)

The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

c)

An early stage in the life cycle of an organism that will undergo complete metamorphosis.

d)

The pre-adult insect undergoing incomplete metamorphosis.

4.

What is nymph?

a)

A stage in the life cycle of an insect that occurs between larva and adult.

b)

The male reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

c)

An early stage in the life cycle of an organism that will undergo complete metamorphosis.

d)

The pre-adult insect undergoing incomplete metamorphosis.

5.

What is a species?

a)

A group of the same kind of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can reproduce.

b)

An organism in a food chain that obtains nutrients from producers or other consumers.

c)

An organism that is killed and or eaten by another organism.

d)

An organism that produces its own food.

6.

What is a producer?

a)

A group of the same kind of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can reproduce.

b)

An organism in a food chain that obtains nutrients from producers or other consumers.

c)

An organism that is killed and or eaten by another organism.

d)

An organism that produces its own food.

7.

What is a consumer?

a)

A group of the same kind of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can reproduce.

b)

An organism that produces its own food.

c)

An organism in a food chain that obtains nutrients from producers or other consumers.

d)

An organism that is killed and or eaten by another organism.

8.

What is a prey?

a)

A group of the same kind of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that can reproduce.

b)

An organism in a food chain that obtains nutrients from producers or other consumers.

c)

An organism that is killed and or eaten by another organism.

d)

An organism that produces its own food.

9.

What is a predator?

a)

An organism that kills and eats other organisms.

b)

An organism that is killed and or eaten by another organism.

c)

A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of extinction.

d)

The process of making more organisms of the same kind.

10.

What is reproduction?

a)

A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of extinction.

b)

An organism that kills and eats other organisms.

c)

An organism that is killed and or eaten by another organism.

d)

The process of making more organisms of the same kind.

11.

What is an endangered species?

a)

The process of making more organisms of the same kind.

b)

An organism that is killed and or eaten by another organism.

c)

A species whose population is so small that it is in danger of extinction.

d)

An organism that kills and eats other organisms.

12.

What is pollinate?

a)

To transfer the pollen from the male reproductive structure to fertilize flowering plants.

b)

The fine dust-like powder that contains the male reproductive cells of seed-bearing plants.

c)

A seed like structure that produces a new plant.

d)

A substance that an organism needs to survive and grow.

13.

What is pollen?

a)

To transfer the pollen from the male reproductive structure to fertilize flowering plants.

b)

The fine dust-like powder that contains the male reproductive cells of seed-bearing plants.

c)

A seed like structure that produces a new plant.

d)

A substance that an organism needs to survive and grow.

14.

What is a spore?

a)

To transfer the pollen from the male reproductive structure to fertilize flowering plants.

b)

The fine dust-like powder that contains the male reproductive cells of seed-bearing plants.

c)

A seed like structure that produces a new plant.

d)

A substance that an organism needs to survive and grow.

15.

What is nutrient?

a)

To transfer the pollen from the male reproductive structure to fertilize flowering plants.

b)

The fine dust-like powder that contains the male reproductive cells of seed-bearing plants.

c)

A seed like structure that produces a new plant.

d)

A substance that an organism needs to survive and grow.

16.

What is a population?

a)

All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same area.

b)

An organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals.

c)

An animal that has a backbone.

d)

Insect development which includes the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.

17.

What is complete metamorhposis?

a)

All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same area.

b)

Insect development which includes the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.

c)

An organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals.

d)

An animal that has a backbone.

18.

What is an ominvore?

a)

All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same area.

b)

Insect development which includes the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.

c)

An organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals.

d)

An animal that has a backbone.

19.

What is a vertebrate?

a)

All members of the same species living together at the same time in the same area.

b)

Insect development which includes the egg, larva, pupa, and adult stages.

c)

An organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals.

d)

An animal that has a backbone.

20.

What is a life cycle?

a)

The stages of an organism’s growth and development.

b)

All living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment.

c)

Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic area.

d)

A species that no longer exists.

21.

What is an ecosystem?

a)

The stages of an organism’s growth and development.

b)

All living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment.

c)

Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic area.

d)

A species that no longer exists.

22.

What is a community?

a)

The stages of an organism’s growth and development.

b)

All living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment.

c)

Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic area.

d)

A species that no longer exists.

23.

What is an extinct species?

a)

The stages of an organism’s growth and development.

b)

All living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment.

c)

Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic area.

d)

A species that no longer exists.

24.

What is incomplete metamorphosis?

a)

Type of insect development which includes the stages egg, nymph, adult.

b)

An animal that obtains nutrients only from plants.

c)

A diagram representing the transfer of energy from the Sun through producers and a series of consumers.

d)

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

25.

What is a herbivore?

a)

Type of insect development which includes the stages egg, nymph, adult.

b)

An animal that obtains nutrients only from plants.

c)

A diagram representing the transfer of energy from the Sun through producers and a series of consumers.

d)

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

26.

What is the food chain?

a)

Type of insect development which includes the stages egg, nymph, adult.

b)

An animal that obtains nutrients only from plants.

c)

A diagram representing the transfer of energy from the Sun through producers and a series of consumers.

d)

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

27.

What is a characteristic?

a)

Type of insect development which includes the stages egg, nymph, adult.

b)

An animal that obtains nutrients only from plants.

c)

A diagram representing the transfer of energy from the Sun through producers and a series of consumers.

d)

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

28.

What is an ovary?

a)

The female reproductive organ that produces and contains eggs.

b)

The female reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

c)

The process by which the female reproductive cell is united with the male reproductive cell.

d)

Al living things.

29.

What is a pistil (sciencetifically speaking)?

a)

The female reproductive organ that produces and contains eggs.

b)

The process by which the female reproductive cell is united with the male reproductive cell.

c)

The female reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

d)

Al living things.

30.

Wha tis fertilization?

a)

The female reproductive organ that produces and contains eggs.

b)

The process by which the female reproductive cell is united with the male reproductive cell.

c)

The female reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

d)

Al living things.

31.

What is an organism?

a)

The female reproductive organ that produces and contains eggs.

b)

The process by which the female reproductive cell is united with the male reproductive cell.

c)

The female reproductive structure of a flowering plant.

d)

Al living things.

32.

What is behavior?

a)

A plant or animal action, reaction or activity that occurs in response to stimuli like gravity, light, or temperature.

b)

A trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.

c)

A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment.

d)

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

33.

What is an inherited trait?

a)

A plant or animal action, reaction or activity that occurs in response to stimuli like gravity, light, or temperature.

b)

A trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.

c)

A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment.

d)

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

34.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A plant or animal action, reaction or activity that occurs in response to stimuli like gravity, light, or temperature.

b)

A trait or characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring.

c)

A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment.

d)

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

35.

What is an invertebrate?

a)

An animal without a backbone.

b)

The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed or a spore.

c)

An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals.

d)

An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms.

36.

What is germination?

a)

An animal without a backbone.

b)

The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed or a spore.

c)

An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals.

d)

An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms.

37.

What is a carnivore?

a)

An animal without a backbone.

b)

The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed or a spore.

c)

An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals.

d)

An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms.

38.

What is the environment?

a)

An animal without a backbone.

b)

The process by which plants begin to grow from a seed or a spore.

c)

An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals.

d)

An area that includes all living organisms and the surrounding physical features such as air, water, soil, weather, and landforms.