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Grade 6- Chapter 7 : The Living and The Non-Living

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is this a Living or Non-Living organism?

a)

Living

b)

Non-Living

2.

During spring, flowers bloom. Are they living or non living?

a)

Non living

b)

I am not sure.

c)

Living

3.
Is a mushroom growing from the ground living, nonliving, or once alive? 
a)
Living
b)
Nonliving
c)
One alive
d)
None of the above
4.
How do we know that a seed is alive? 
a)
It grows and develops. 
b)
It comes from the Earth. 
c)
It has a protective shell. 
d)
They are often carried by the wind. 
5.

Which is an example of a single celled organism?

a)

amoeba

b)

insect

c)

fish

d)

worm

6.

Which of the following is a multi-cellular organism?

a)

yeast

b)

bacteria

c)

ameoba

d)

human

7.
What can living things do?
a)
They are born, they jump and all of them sing songs.
b)
They are born, they grow, they reproduce and they die.
c)
They do nothing.
8.

An organism is .......

a)

A cell

b)

An animal

c)

A plant

d)

Any living thing

9.

what is a cell?

a)

A cell is an organism

b)

A cell is unicellular or multicellular

c)

A cell is the smallest unit of organisms

10.

What is the difference between unicellular and multicellular

a)

Both are organisms with cells

b)

Unicellular is an organism with one cell and multicellular is an organism with many cells

c)

Multicellular is an organism with one cell and unicellular is an organism with many cells

d)

There is no difference between them

11.

Which equipment is used to see cells?

a)

Periscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Microscope

d)

Micrograph

12.

A student is required to record observations of as many structures as possible in a plant leaf. The student first observes the leaf with only her eyes and then with a microscope.The student claims that a microscope is better to observe the cells in the leaf.

Which evidence would  best support the student's claim?

a)

The cells of the leaf are too dark to be seen without the special lighting a microscope provides.

b)

The cells of the leaf are too small to be seen without the magnification a microscope provides.

c)

The cells of the leaf are too close together to be seen without using a microscope.

d)

The cells of the leaf are too far away to be seen without using a microscope.

13.

One characteristic of all living things is that they are made of units. What are these units called?

a)

tissues

b)

cells

c)

organs

d)

organisms

14.

Do you think toys are non-living?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I'm not sure

15.

A caterpillar hibernates in a cocoon and emerges as a butterfly.

a)

All living things adapt to their environment

b)

All living things use energy

c)

All living things respond to their environment

d)

All living things grow and develop

16.

Humans are made up of

(a)  

17.

Is the rainbow matter or non-matter?

a)

Matter

b)

Non-Matter

18.

a)

Matter

b)

Non-Matter

19.

Sound

a)

Matter

b)

Non-Matter

20.

Light

a)

Matter

b)

Non-Matter

21.

What are the three states of matter

a)

solid, water, gas

b)

hydrogen, atoms, elements

c)

solid, liquid,gas

d)

air, water, rock

22.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
23.
__________ are the building blocks of life.
a)
solids
b)
gases
c)
atoms
d)
nutrients
24.

Which statement best describes a bacterial cell?

a)

It contains more than one cell

b)

It is a complete organism

c)

It is part of a larger organism

d)

It contains different kinds of cells

25.

Which characteristics do single-celled organisms and multi-celled organisms have in common?

a)

Both have cells with specialized functions for each process.

b)

Both perform all life processes within one cell.

c)

Both have a way to get rid of waste materials.

d)

Both are able to make food from sunlight.

26.

A scientist is trying to decide whether an organism is unicellular or multi-cellular. Which information would help the scientist most to make her decision?

a)

size of the cells of the organism

b)

what the organism eats

c)

how many types of cells are in the organism

d)

how fast the organism grows

27.

Knowing how many cells an organism is composed of allows us to classify it into one of which two groups?

a)

plant/animals

b)

carnivore/herbivore

c)

producer/consumer

d)

unicellular/multi-cellular

28.
How are the cells in multi-celled organisms different than single-celled organisms?
a)
They perform special functions.
b)
They form tissues, organs, and organ systems.
c)
They come in many different types.
d)
All of the above.
29.
Which best compares bacteria and sharks?
a)
bacteria are unicellular, and sharks are multicellular
b)
bacteria are multicellular, and sharks are unicelluluar
c)
bacteria have transport systems, while sharks do not
d)
bacteria reproduce, while sharks do not 
30.

What does unicellular mean?

a)

Many cells

b)

2 cells

c)

1 cell

d)

0 cells

31.

Which one is NOT a life process?

a)

Get rid of waste

b)

Nutrition/Energy

c)

Shake it off

d)

Grow and develop

32.

Select the unicellular organisms that produce their own food. (They are also classified as producers/plants)

a)

Euglena and algae

b)

Bacteria and snail

c)

Tree and paramecium

d)

Flower and algae

33.

Why do multicellular organisms need so many cells?

a)

They need specialized cells to survive. Specialized cells perform a specific job/function.

b)

They need many cells to all do the same job/function.

c)

They need many cells to have a dancing cell party.

34.

A __________ organism has cells specialized to perform different functions that collectively support the organism

a)

Unicellular

b)

Multicellular

c)

Bicellular

d)

A cell tower

35.

Every cell has _______________ cell structures.

a)

handy

b)

specialized

c)

flat

d)

bulky

36.
Fungi, Plants, and Animals
a)
Unicellular organisms 
b)
Multicellular organisms
37.
Basic unit of life
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ
d)
Organ System
38.
Multicellular Organisms
a)
Made of 1 cell
b)
Made of more than 1 cell
39.

3. What does the prefix "multi" means?

a)

1. many

b)

2. one

c)

3. single

40.

What type of organism is this?

a)

Unicellular

b)

multicellular

c)

no cellular

d)

both unicellular and multicellular