WorksheetsScience: Benchmark 1 Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
The use of scientific and mathematical principles to develop something useful is called
tool
engineering
design
process
Researchers want to build a new type of spaceship for transporting astronauts to the moon. What should they do first?
The should test the prototype.
They should plan the prototype.
The should build a model.
They should evaluate how the prototype worked.
Sometimes, a prototype tests poorly or fails completely. What should be done if that happens?
The prototype should be abandoned.
A second prototype should be built.
The prototype should be modified, with the good parts of it kept.
The prototype should be examined to see if it has other uses.
Select ALL of the things that plants need to carry out photosynthesis.
Water
Sunlight
Carbon Dioxide
Oxygen
Food gives us ___________
energy
oxygen
sunlight
carbon dioxide
Living things that make their own food using energy from the sun, like green plants and algae, are called ___________________.
consumers
prey
producers
predators
Animals that eat both plants and animals are called _________________.
carnivores
omnivores
decomposers
herbivores
Animals that cannot make their own food are called __________________.
decomposers
herbivores
omnivores
consumers
The role of decomposers in the food chain is to _____________.
A. consume plants and animals
produce food using energy from the sun
eat decaying matter and return nutrients to the soil
hunt and eat prey
What is produced by the trees and grass during photosynthesis that the deer and butterfly need to survive?
carbon dioxide
oxygen
water
sugar
Plants get the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis from the _______________.
water
sun
air
glucose
Which part of the plant is where photosynthesis takes place?
roots
stem
leaves
flowers
During the process of photosynthesis, a plant makes _________________ and _________________. Choose two answers.
carbon dioxide
oxygen
sugar
water
What is the main goal of the design process?
to write reports
to make prototypes
to make charts and graphs
to find solutions to problems
Jose and Mark are planning to build a tree house. Which of these is not a problem they might find as they plan?
how to keep the tree alive
how large to make the tree house
where to put the building in the tree
how to get tools up to the construction sity
Engineers designed plans to make freezers for food. What main problem did freezing food solve?
how to make ice cubes
how to make ice cream
how to keep food from spoiling
how to make it easier to pack food into trucks
What is a food chain?
The flow of energy from one thing to another
The way animals eat each other
The way the sun makes everything
How the plants grow
An example of a predator:
shark
mouse
rabbit
An example of prey:
lion
mouse
shark
