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Plants and animals

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How do plants get their energy?
a)
through a reaction called chlorophyll 
b)
by a process called photosynthesis 
c)
by absorbing mineral nutrients from soil 
d)
by eating other organisms 
2.
Three main things plants need to survive. 
a)
sunlight, oxygen, soil
b)
soil, carbon dioxide, sunlight 
c)
sunlight, air, soil 
d)
sunlight, air, water 
3.
Glucose is ... 
a)
salt 
b)
sugar 
c)
air 
d)
water
4.
Plant growth comes from _______. 
a)
water and carbon dioxide 
b)
water and oxygen 
c)
water and soil 
d)
oxygen and sugar 
5.
What is the process of rocks being broken down over time called?
a)
Weathering
b)
Accumulation
c)
Condensation
d)
Evaporation
6.
Movement of soil and rocks from one place to another is called...
a)
weathering 
b)
humus
c)
erosion
7.

This rock may be formed from magma that hardens.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

8.
Which of the following are associated with volcanoes?
a)
Sediments and soil
b)
Crystals and sand
c)
Magma and lava
d)
Mica and granite
9.

Geologists have classified rocks into three major groups of rocks which are:

a)

inorganic, organic and chemical rocks

b)

igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks

c)

metamorphic, chemical and non chemical rocks

d)

sedimentary, inorganic and igneous rocks

10.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
Plants need sunlight to survive because _________ .
a)
they need to stay very warm.
b)
they need to be able to see danger.
c)
they get minerals from sunlight.
d)
they make food from sunlight.
12.
If you planted a cactus in the forest, the cactus would probably ________.
a)
get too much water and not enough light.
b)
get too much light.
c)
live really well.
d)
be eaten by the forest animals.
13.
What is the substance in plants that make them green?
a)
stigma
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
photosynthesis
d)
chlorophyll
14.
One function (or job) of a plant's leaf is to...
a)
Take in sunlight.
b)
Give the plant shade.
c)
Convert water to carbon dioxide.
d)
Be green.
15.
The part of the plant that holds the plant in place and absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
a)
stem
b)
roots
c)
leaves
16.

What are the needs of plants?

a)

Air

b)

Sunlight

c)

Water

d)

Soil

e)

All of the Above

17.
Which is a function of the stem?
a)
to be green
b)
to support the plant
c)
to absorb nutrients from the soil
d)
to talk about science, technology, engineering, and math
18.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
19.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
20.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
21.
Animals that are being hunted and eaten by predators.
a)
prey
b)
extinct
22.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
23.
Where an animal lives is called the animal's ______
a)
wildlife
b)
habitat
c)
environment 
d)
carnivore 
24.
Which of the following is a producer?
a)
Maple tree
b)
Sunfish
c)
Bunny
d)
Bear
25.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
26.

What is a food chain?

a)

The flow of energy from one thing to another

b)

The way animals eat each other

c)

The way the sun makes everything

d)

How the plants grow

27.
What is a producer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
28.
What is a consumer? 
a)
Organism that creates their own food.
b)
Organism that eat other organisms for energy
c)
Organism that eat other dead organisms
29.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
30.

An example of a predator:

a)

shark

b)

mouse

c)

rabbit

31.
True/False
Food webs show you everything an animal eats. Food chains show you one thing.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which of these is true about this food web?
a)
The Owl gets its energy from the producer.
b)
The Lion gets its energy only from a wild cat.
c)
The Kite gets its energy from the goat.
d)
The Mouse is most likely to die, several ways.
33.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
34.
How to plants make their own food?
a)
the sun
b)
rain, water, and sunlight
c)
the process of photosynthesis
d)
plant mechanics 
35.
The movement of an animal from one region to another in response to a change in the seasons
a)
migration
b)
habitat
c)
ecosystem
d)
characteristic
36.
A tiger's fur is striped to ________.
a)
Keep them warm
b)
Help him hide in tall grass
c)
Help them run faster
d)
Keep insects off 
37.
Which adaptation is most helpful for an animal that catches other animals for food?
a)
Thick layer of fur and fat
b)
Sharp teeth and claws
c)
Long busy tail
d)
Tiny eyes and ears
38.
Canadian geese and many other birds migrate to different climates when _______.
a)
the wind blows harder
b)
temperatures get cooler
c)
the flowers begin to bloom
d)
rain clouds fill the sky
39.
The energy that flows through a food chain begins with ______.
a)
The sun
b)
Wind
c)
Rainfall
d)
The Moon
40.
In the food chain, the fox gets its energy when it eats the ______.
a)
Sun
b)
Grass
c)
Mouse
d)
Snake
41.

The way that a plant or animal acts is called its

a)

water proof feathers

b)

knees

c)

behavior

d)

all of the above

42.

A _______________ helps and animal survive in its habitat.

a)

adapation

b)

behavior

c)

camofluage

d)

all of the above

43.

What is mimicry?

a)

mommy she's copying me

b)

love you

c)

when an animal looks like another animal

d)

copy cat

44.

To survive, plants need

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Sun

d)

leaves

45.

Something an animal does or how it acts in order to stay alive

a)

physical adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

c)

mimicry

46.

when an animal sleeps during the cold days of winter

a)

prey

b)

migration

c)

hibernation

47.

a characteristic or change in an animal's body that helps it survive

a)

physical adaptation

b)

learned behavior

c)

instinctive behavior

48.

a visual disguise; when the color of an animal changes to look like its surroundings

a)

mimicry

b)

camouflage

c)

copy cat

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