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Year 5 Living Things and their Habitats

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when a mammal embryo grows inside its mother?

a)

germination

b)

growth

c)

gestation

2.

What is not a feature of a mammal?

a)

cold-blooded

b)

give birth to live young

c)

have hair or fur

3.

When insect eggs hatch, what is born?

a)

live young

b)

larva

c)

pupa

4.

How long does it take for a tadpole to hatch from an egg?

a)

2-10 days

b)

2-20 days

c)

2-25 days

5.

Asexual reproduction occurs when…. (tick two)

a)

there is only one parent.

b)

there are two parents.

c)

the offspring is identical to the parent.

d)

the offspring is similar but not identical to the parent.

6.

The life cycles of amphibians and insects are similar because….(tick two)

a)

they both give birth to live young.

b)

the offspring hatch out of eggs.

c)

they usually both undergo metamorphosis.

d)

they can both fly.

7.

Seed dispersal is part of a life process. Which life process is it a part of?

a)

respiration

b)

nutrition

c)

excretion

d)

reproduction

8.

What comes last in a frog’s lifecycle?

a)

grows fins.

b)

eats insects.

c)

grows front legs

9.

An invertebrate is...

a)

A type of plant.

b)

A type of insect.

c)

An animal with no backbone.

d)

An animal which lays eggs.

10.

A living thing is something that —

a)

moves and talks

b)

grows and changes

c)

eats and changes

d)

stays the same

11.

What is the name of the part of the flower that is brightly coloured and attracts insects?

a)

Sepal

b)

Anther

c)

Petal

d)

Ovule

12.

What is the name of the fine powder that gets transported to the female part of a flower?

a)

Dust

b)

Pollen

c)

Ovules

d)

Anther

13.

What part of a flower contains the ovules?

a)

Stamen

b)

Style

c)

Anther

d)

Ovary

14.

What is at the end of the filament?

a)

Style

b)

Pistil

c)

Anther

d)

Sepal

15.

What is nectar?

a)

A type of drink

b)

Fine dust

c)

Eggs

d)

A tasty liquid for insects

16.

What is the group name for the male parts of the flower?

a)

Pistil

b)

Stymen

c)

Style

d)

Stamen

17.

What is the group name for the female parts of a flower?

a)

Pistil

b)

Ovary

c)

Ovule

d)

Filament

18.

What is the receptacle?

a)

The yellow bit of the flower

b)

The base of the flower

c)

The green leaves protecting the flower

d)

The long bit in the middle

19.

What are sepals for?

a)

To attract insects

b)

To transport pollen

c)

To cover and protect the flower

d)

To help it grow

20.

What is the name of the part of the flower that is sticky and collects the pollen before going down the style into the ovary?

a)

Stamen

b)

Stigma

c)

Sepal

d)

filament

21.

When the pollen lands on the Stigma, it travels down the (a)   to the Ovary?

22.

A fruit like a cherry, has tasty flesh to eat because.....?

a)

We like tasty things

b)

The fruit is eaten by birds and they disperse the seed

c)

The tree likes making fruit

d)

The fruit falls down and floats away

23.

A Sycamore tree disperses its seeds by.......?

a)

They are picked up by children and played with

b)

They fall into the water and float away

c)

They spin down from the tree and transported on the wind

d)

There are eaten by blackbirds

24.

A dandelion disperses it's seeds by.......?

a)

Floating off on the wind

b)

Floating off on the water

c)

Falling to the ground nearby

d)

Eaten by insects

25.

The process where a seed starts to grow is called....?

a)

Francination

b)

Germination

c)

Spainiation

d)

Austrination