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Proficiency Test in Science 6

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which layer of earth is the thinnest, has plates, and is the one we live on. It is made up of rock, soil, and water.

a)

Tectonics

b)

Crust

c)

Core

d)

Mantle

2.

Part of the stem where water moves and minerals from the soil upwards.

a)

Cambium

b)

Xylem

c)

Phloem

d)

Bark

3.

The __________ system carries oxygen and nutrients to all parts of our bodies?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Muscular

c)

Circulatory

d)

Integumentary

4.

Which part of the core is liquid and is made of boiling, hot lava?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Outer Core

d)

Mantle

5.

What does the circulatory system help our blood carry away from our body?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Carbon Dioxide

6.

In what part of the body are red blood cells made?

a)

Arteries

b)

Veins

c)

Bone Marrow

d)

Heart

7.

Which part of the core is a hardball of (mostly) iron?

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

8.

It is the production of a new organism by the union of male and female sex cells.

a)

Pollination

b)

Propagation

c)

Sexual Reproduction

d)

Asexual Reproduction

9.

These are parts that anchor a plant in the ground, store food, and draw water and nutrients from the soil.

a)

Roots

b)

Fruits

c)

Stem

d)

Bark

10.

What do we call the tiny tubes that carry blood away from the heart?

a)

Valves

b)

Atria

c)

Arteries

d)

Bones

11.

What do plants need to make their own food?

a)

Carbon Dioxide, Water, Sunlight, and Oxygen

b)

Glucose, Water, Sunlight, and minerals

c)

Glucose, Water, Sunlight, and minerals

d)

Carbon Dioxide, Water, Sunlight, and minerals

12.

Tectonic plates that move towards each other are called: ______________. They are either crumple up together or one can slide underneath the other.

a)

Convergent plate boundaries

b)

Divergent plate boundaries

c)

Transform plate boundaries

d)

Subduction

13.

What do we call the tiny tubes that return oxygen

poor blood back to the heart?

a)

ventricles

b)

chambers

c)

veins

d)

arteries

14.

What do we call the smallest blood vessels in our bodies?

a)

capillaries

b)

cells

c)

atoms

d)

tissues

15.

Tectonic plates that move away from each other are called: _______________.

a)

Transform plate boundaries

b)

Convergent plate boundaries

c)

Subduction

d)

Divergent plate boundaries

16.

They have stinging cells that they use to capture fish and other organisms.

a)

Arthropods

b)

Sponges

c)

Cnidarians

d)

Echinoderms

17.

They are the largest group of invertebrates, with more than 1 million species, including insects, spiders, crabs, shrimp, and lobsters.

a)

Arthropods

b)

Echinoderms

c)

Cnidarians

d)

Mollusks

18.

It is the transmission of pollen from an anther to a stigma.

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Reproduction

c)

Propagation

d)

Pollination

19.

It is a relationship between two kinds of organisms that lasts over time.

a)

Fertilization

b)

Symbiosis

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Community

20.

A kind of relationship were benefits both participants.

a)

Parasitism

b)

Commensalism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Competition