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Worksheets5th Grade Life Science Test
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 42mins
Some facts about rattlesnakes are listed below:
1) They have a rattle on their tail to warn other animals.
2) They feed on rodents, squirrels, rabbits, and small animals.
3) They hibernate in the winter and come out in the spring.
4) Most of the time there are 8-10 babies born at once.
WHICH OF THESE FACTS BEST DESCRIBES HOW RATTLESNAKES DEPEND ON OTHER ANIMALS TO SURVIVE?
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
Fact 4
A girl noticed that the leaves on her rose bushes were getting eaten by insects. She wanted to use insect spray to kill the insects. Her friend told her that the insect spray might kill other insects that are important for the other flowering plants in her garden.
WHY ARE SOME INSECTS IMPORTANT FOR FLOWERING PLANTS?
Insects are the main energy source for plants.
Some insects are needed to pollinate plants.
Insects eat the leaves so more leaves will grow.
Insects are not beneficial to plants in any way.
A student observes the following activities while at Nature Trails.
· A turtle catching a fish.
· An armadillo digging a burrow in the sand.
· Two squirrels chasing each other through the trees.
· Dragonflies catching mosquitos at the pond.
WHICH OF THESE LIVING ORGANISMS WAS INTERACTING WITH A NONLIVING PART OF THE ENVIRONMENT?
dragonflies
turtle
squirrels
armadillo
Four organisms obtain energy by these methods:
Bear: Eats grasses, roots, berries, insects, & fish
Deer: Eats plants, acorns, fruits, and nuts
Maple Tree: Produces food through photosynthesis
Mushrooms: Absorbs nutrients from decomposing plants and animals
WHICH ORGANISM OBTAINS ENERGY WITHOUT DEPENDING ON ANOTHER ORGANISM?
Bear
Deer
Maple Tree
Mushrooms
Below are some common animals found in a coral reef ecosystem and their diet:
1) Black-Tipped Reef Shark eat mullet, groupers, squid, octopus
2) Clownfish eat zooplankton
3) Moray Eels eat small fish, octopus, squid
4) Sea Stars eat sponges, snails, clams
WHICH TWO TYPES OF ANIMALS COMPETE FOR FOOD?
Clownfish and Moray Eels
Sea Stars and Clownfish
Black-Tipped Reef Shark and Sea Star
Black-Tipped Reef Shark and Moray Eels
In any food chain, energy CANNOT flow directly from –
producer to consumer
consumer to producer
consumer to decomposer
producer to decomposer
Above is a partial food web showing organisms found in a pond ecosystem.
IF ALL THE GRASSHOPPERS WERE REMOVED FROM THE AREA, THERE WOULD BE MORE FOOD FOR THE -
caterpillars
spiders
grass
toads
The partial food web above can be found in a meadow.
HOW MANY PRODUCERS AND DECOMPOSERS ARE SHOWN IN THIS WEB?
1 producer and 3 decomposers
2 producers and 3 decomposers
2 producers and 0 decomposers
1 producer and 0 decomposers
A wetland was drained to build a mall. Two years later, there are no more toads in the area.
WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY REASON FOR THE TOADS' DISAPPEARANCE?
The toads died because toads cannot breathe out of water.
The toads were destroyed by the construction equipment.
The toad population declined because they got their food from the wetland ecosystem.
The toads were frightened and went into the woods.
Scientists claim that millions of years ago the area around Austin, Texas was covered by a shallow sea.
WHICH STATEMENT BELOW IS THE BEST EVIDENCE TO PROVE THIS CLAIM?
There are several rivers and lakes in Austin.
Many fossils of marine animals have been found in the Austin area.
It can be very hot and dry in Austin in the summer.
There are many hills in the Austin area.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE DIAGRAM IS TRUE?
At one time, the area where this rock was formed was a dense forest.
Animals that lived in the area had thick fur to keep them warm.
Only animals that eat other animals lived in the area.
At one time, the area where this rock was formed was covered by water.
These are two fossils found by a scientist who was studying ancient environments.
WHAT CAN THE SCIENTIST INFER ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THESE FOSSILS CAME FROM?
The area was mostly covered with water.
The weather in the area was cold and rainy.
There was an overpopulation of lizards in the area.
There was a variety of flowering plants in the area.
Plants grow from seeds. Sometimes the seeds are carried far away from the parent plant.
BOTH OF THESE SEEDS HAVE STRUCTURES THAT -
allow them to be dispersed by sunlight
allow them to be dispersed by wind
allow them to be dispersed by water
allow them to be dispersed by animals
The kangaroo rat and barrel cactus are both found in the Sonora Desert in Arizona.
HOW DO THESE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS HELP THE BARREL CACTUS AND THE KANGAROO RAT SURVIVE IN THE DESERT?
They both have adaptations that help them find and store food.
They both have adaptations that help them escape from predators.
They are both adapted to survive without a regular water source.
They both use camouflage for protection.
These birds all have mouth structures that allow them to eat different types of food.
WHICH OF THESE BIRDS HAS MOUTH STRUCTURES THAT ALLOW IT TO EAT INSECT LARVA FOUND IN THE TRUNKS OF TREES?
Pelican
Woodpecker
Heron
Hawk
Which statement below is evidence that one of the skulls is a herbivore?
Skull A is a herbivore because it has sharp teeth for tearing leaves.
Skull A is a herbivore because it has larger eye sockets to see the plants it wants to eat.
Skull B is the herbivore because it has horns.
Skull B is the herbivore because it has flat teeth for grinding leaves and grass.
The tendrils of a grape vine and the aerial roots of a trumpet vine are shown above.
HOW DO STRUCTURES SUCH AS TENDRILS AND AERIAL ROOTS BENEFIT ORGANISMS?
They help the organisms absorb water from the soil.
They help the organisms attract insects for pollination.
They help the organisms climb toward sunlight.
They help the organisms protect themselves from animals that may attempt to eat them.
The owl butterfly and swallowtail caterpillar have patterns on their body that look like large eyes.
HOW DOES THIS ADAPTATION HELP THEM SURVIVE?
It helps them to move around at night.
It helps them absorb sunlight.
It helps them see farther than other insects.
It helps them scare away predators.
The antelope in a zoo always walk toward the fence when people come by. The antelope wait to be fed cookies by the people visiting the zoo.
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF -
an inherited trait
an inherited behavior
an instinct
a learned behavior
All of the following are inherited traits found in plants EXCEPT –
the color of a plant’s flower
the number of insects that pollinate it
the type of root structure
the shape of a plant’s leaves
What is one way that these two life cycles are similar?
Both the frog and the oak tree start out as a seed.
Both the frog and the oak tree reproduce when they are adults.
Both the frog and the oak tree produce fruit when they are mature.
Both the frog and the oak tree life cycles take three months to complete.
