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Grade-6

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a picture of a food chain.

What is the name given to the seaweed in the food chain?

(a)  

2.

Plant cells contain many parts. One part of this cell has not been named.

Add this name to the diagram.

(a)  

3.

What plant structure is number 2?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaf

d)

flower

e)

seed

4.

What is the function of the human skeleton?

a)

The skeleton pumps blood throughout the body, brain, and heart.

b)

The skeleton protects and defends the human body from diseases.

c)

The skeleton digests food and makes fuel for the body from the nutrients.

d)

The skeleton provides a framework for muscles and protects organs.

5.

What is the function of this system?

a)

The protection of vital organs from injury

b)

The production of hormones that regulate growth and metabolism.

c)

The chemical breakdown of food into smaller pieces

d)

The transport of nutrients, water, and oxygen to body cells.

6.

What is the function of this system?

a)

Control body processes

b)

Transport nutrients

c)

Remove waste

d)

Produce hormones

7.
What are joints
a)
A place where one bone meets 
b)
A place where  two  bones meet 
c)
Bones don't meet 
d)
A place where three bones meet 
8.

One muscle _______ and the other _______.

a)

works, works harder

b)

works, relaxes

9.

a scientist who studies the brain and nervous system

a)

scientist

b)

neuroscientist

c)

system scientist

d)

magician

10.

Complete the sentences using the word from the list.


tuberculosis, malaria, influenza, virus, bacteria, protozoan


One kind of bacterium causes a disease called ……………………., or TB for short.

(a)  

11.

What is a cell?

a)

A prison

b)

The basic unit of structure in all living things

c)

A part of a cell

d)

Something incledibly tiny

12.

What are these called?

a)

Organs

b)

Shapes

c)

Organelles

d)

Pieces of a cell

13.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

plant

b)

animal

14.

Name two parts that are in the plant cell but that are NOT in an animal cell.

a)

cell wall and cell membrane

b)

cell membrane and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

cell wall and cytoplasm

15.

What is the function of nerve cells?

a)

Allow for gas exchange to happen.

b)

Transport oxygen throughout the body.

c)

Control DNA expression.

d)

Transmit electrical signals to different parts of the body.

16.
A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It provides, food, water, shelter, and air.
a)
shelter
b)
tree
c)
habitat
d)
organism
17.
Anything that helps an animal survive in its environment.
a)
counter-shading
b)
mimicry
c)
adaptation
d)
camouflage
18.

In this food chain, where does the lizard get its energy from?

a)

plant

b)

grasshopper

c)

mushrooms

d)

sun

19.

What is a part of the food chain that makes its own food and nutrients?

a)

consumer

b)

producer

c)

omnivore

d)

sun

20.

An animal that eats both plants and animals is called a -

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

21.
Pollution _________________________.
a)
is harmful materials put into the environment
b)
found in air, water, and land
c)
effects plants, animals, and people
d)
All of the above
22.

Which of the following is the most common ozone destroying pollutants?

a)

Chloroflurocarbons

b)

particular matter

c)

Nitrogen dioxide

d)

carbon monoxide

23.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
24.

Which best describes the picture above? Liger and Lion

a)

both same species

b)

different species

c)

same species

d)

hybrid species

25.
Differences between members of the same species are called
a)
predators
b)
traits
c)
selections
d)
variations
26.
Some plants do not produce flowers, pollen, seeds or cones, instead they produce _____________
a)
spores 
b)
ferns 
c)
algae 
27.

Plants can be classified into two main groups:

a)

Seed and fruits

b)

Flowers and colors

c)

flowering and non-flowering

d)

trees and plants

28.
Animals that began their life in water, but live most of it on land are
a)
mammals
b)
amphibians
c)
reptiles
d)
birds
29.

An invertebrate is an animal...

a)

with a spine or backbone

b)

without a spine or backbone

30.

What is the function of red blood cell?

a)

Transport nutrients

b)

Transport oxygen

31.

What makes blood cells appear red?

a)

They contain red dye

b)

They contain red pigment (haemoglobin)

c)

They reflect red light

d)

All of the above

32.

What cell is this?

a)

Animal cell

b)

Plant cell

33.

What is present in plant cells but not in animal cells?

a)

Vacoules

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

34.

This is a ?

a)

Nerve cell

b)

Root hair cell

35.

What type of cells are adapted to perform a specific function?

a)

All cells

b)

Animal cells

c)

Plant cells

d)

Specialised cells

36.

How is a plant root hair cell adapted for absorbing water from the soil efficiently?

a)

It has many chloroplasts

b)

It has lots of mitochondria

c)

It has a large surface area

d)

It has a large vacuole

37.

Suggest the job of a cell that has lots of folds on its surface, giving it a large surface area

a)

Absorption

b)

Movement

c)

Protection

d)

Secretion

38.

What is a tissue?

a)

A group of different cells performing the same function

b)

A group of similar cells performing the same function

c)

A group of different cells performing the same function

d)

A group of different cells performing different functions

39.

What is an organ?

a)

A group of similar tissues performing the same function

b)

A group of similar tissues performing different functions

c)

A group of different tissues performing the same function

d)

A group of different tissues performing different functions

40.

What it the correct order, from smallest to largest?

a)

Cell

Organ

Tissue

Organ system

Organism

b)

Tissue

Cell

Organ system

Organ

Organism

c)

Cell

Tissue

Organ

Organ system

Organism

d)

Cell

Tissue

Organ system

Organ

Organism

41.

Which structure in a plant cell would you not find in a root hair cell?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell membrane

42.
Vocabulary: A small animal with six or more legs.
a)
snake
b)
insect
c)
dog
d)
octopus
43.
An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?
a)
Class Insecta
b)
Order Amblygygi
c)
Order Araneae
d)
Order Scorpiones
44.
When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, what do we look at?
a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
45.
What is the name of bird W?
a)
Certhidea
b)
Geospiza
c)
Camarhynchus
d)
Platyspiza
46.
What is a dichotomous key used for in science?
a)
To organize biomes
b)
Classify organisms
c)
Identify bacteria only
d)
None of these
47.
What is the purpose of a dichotomous key?
a)
to find a common ancestor
b)
to show the evolution of organisms
c)
to show relationships between organisms
d)
to identify organisms
48.
What does a virus have on the outside?
a)
a protein coat
b)
a fur coat
c)
crispy skin
d)
membrane
49.
Reasons that viruses are considered to be nonliving is because
a)
They are not cellular
b)
They cannot reproduce on their own
c)
They cannot make proteins
d)
all of the above
50.
What do viruses need to reproduce?
a)
they need genetic material
b)
They need a host cell
c)
They need  bacteria
d)
They need insulin