Worksheets1st Quarter Science Check-In Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 43mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
2.
Why do Scientist use microscopes? Choose the best answer.
a)
They are fun to use.
b)
To make cells look bigger than they appear.
c)
To separate cells from each other.
d)
To make cells look smaller.
3.
Plants and animals are made up of millions of tiny what?
a)
atoms
b)
cells
c)
particles
d)
dots
4.
Fungi, Plants, and Animals
a)
Unicellular organisms
b)
Multicellular organisms
5.
Basic unit of life
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Organ System
6.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
7.
Animals that are being hunted and eaten by predators.
a)
prey
b)
extinct
8.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)
The rabbit population may increase
b)
The rabbit population may decrease
c)
The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
d)
The rabbit population will remain the same
9.
Producers are:
a)
animals
b)
rocks
c)
plants
10.
Animals that eat only plants are called:
a)
herbivores
b)
omnivores
c)
carnivores
11.
Animals that eat only meat are called:
a)
herbivores
b)
carnivores
c)
omnivores
12.
This organism draws its water from the ground, traps sunlight in its chlorophyll, and makes glucose (sugar) in broad green parts of its body. Is it a...
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
13.
Cactus. Is it a.....
a)
Producer
b)
Consumer
c)
Decomposer
14.
Grizzly Bear
a)
omnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
carnivore
15.
lion
a)
omnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
carnivore
16.
Grazing
a)
cows eat insects
b)
animals eat grass for most of the day
c)
Only cows graze on grass
17.
The grasslands don't receive much of this.
a)
grasses
b)
droughts
c)
herbivores
d)
rainfall
18.
Many animals of the grasslands do this.
a)
latitudes
b)
trees
c)
fast
d)
graze
19.
Tropical rainforest are located near the equator.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The action of clearing a wide area of trees is called?
a)
deforestation
b)
extract
c)
erradicate
d)
elite
21.
Which of the following symbiotic relationships is considered parasitic?
a)
Ticks feeding on a dog
b)
Bees transporting pollen from flowers
c)
Pilotfish swimming under sharks
d)
Birds eating the insects fromo the back of hippo
22.
Which of these describes a mutually beneficial relationship between two organisms?
a)
A dog with worms in its intestine
b)
A turtle and a snail that both eat grass live in a river
c)
A honeybee pollinating a plant and receiving nectar for food
d)
A small fish attached to a shark, eating tiny pieces of the shark's food as it floats
23.
An organism that kills and eats another for food
a)
Predator
b)
Prey
c)
Parasite
d)
Plant
24.
Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This neither harms nor benefits the whales.
a)
commensalism
b)
parasitism
c)
mutualism
25.
Hermit crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails. This neither harms nor benefits the snails.
a)
commensalism
b)
parasitism
c)
mutualism
26.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
living
27.
Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor?
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
28.
A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a
a)
population
b)
biotic factor
c)
abiotic factor
d)
community
29.
__________________________ have leaves that change color and then fall to the ground.
a)
Incredulous Forests
b)
Savannahs
c)
Deciduous Forests
d)
Tundras
30.
A semi-enclosed area where fresh water from a river meets salty water from the sea.
a)
Watershed
b)
Groundwater
c)
cEstuary
d)
oalOcean
31.
The closer a biome is to the equator, the more we would expect it to be
a)
warmer & wetter
b)
warmer & drier
c)
cooler & wetter
d)
cooler & drier
32.
The biome pictured is
a)
tundra
b)
desert
c)
tropical savanna
d)
temperate grassland
33.
An ecosystem that is found on land.
a)
terrestrial ecosystems
b)
grassland
c)
tropical rainforest
d)
deciduous forest
34.
What are NOT in the tundra?
a)
b)
c)
35.
Most trees in the Taiga ecosystem are _____________?
a)
Fruit trees
b)
Palm trees
c)
Deciduous
d)
Conifers
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