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Grade 6: CH 7- Characteristics of living things

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why animals and humans need food ?

a)

They need food to respond to changes

b)

They need food to give their bodies energy

c)

They need food to make flowers

d)

They need food to get sick

2.

Why plants need water ?

a)

Plants need water to make food

b)

Plants need water to give their bodies energy

c)

Plants need water to respond to changes

d)

Plants need water to breathe

3.

What happen if animals do not have enough food and water?

a)

The animals will be weak and sick.

b)

The animals will be healthy.

c)

The animals are happy.

d)

The animals are strong.

4.

True or false: We should eat the right amount of food and types of food.

a)

false

b)

true

5.

True or false: You should eat more fruits and vegetables than meat.

a)

true

b)

false

6.
Living things need what basic things to survive?
a)
Water, Food, Shelter, Air
b)
Air
c)
Food
d)
Shelter
7.
Where can plants find nutrients?
a)
In the water
b)
In the soil
c)
In the air 
d)
Through humans
8.
Plants make their own food. 
a)
True 
b)
False
9.
Where do animals get nutrients from? 
a)
Water
b)
Food
c)
Exercise
d)
Soil
10.

an organism that eats only animals

a)

omnivore

b)

carnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

energy pyramid

11.
Plants need ________ for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
12.
What is photosynthesis?
a)
The process in which humans eat their food
b)
When a photographer takes a photo.
c)
To get your pictures from the photo lab.
d)
The process in which plants make their food.
13.
____________________ provides the energy necessary for photosynthesis.
a)
water
b)
sunlight
c)
glucose
d)
soil
14.

What is the waste product of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Chlorophyll

15.

What time of day do plants photosynthesize?

a)

Nighttime only

b)

daytime and night time

c)

daytime only

d)

only in the summer

16.

Where do the stem and leaves get their green color from?

a)

glucose

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

Chlorophyll

17.
What three things are needed for a plant to do photosynthesis?
a)
Glucose, Oxygen, Sunlight
b)
CO2, Oxygen, Sunlight
c)
CO2, Water, Sunlight
d)
Oxygen, Water, Sunlight
18.
Which plant part absorbs water and nutrients?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Flower
19.
Which plant part transports water and nutrients to different parts of the plant?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Flower
20.
Which plant part collects the sun's energy and makes food?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Flower
21.
Which of these is NOT A TRUE statement about why photosynthesis is important:
a)
It captures and makes the sun's energy available to all species
b)
It turns deadly CO2 into Oxygen for us to breath
c)
It helps plants create energy to send to rest of food chain
d)
It makes the water for our planet
22.
What does chlorophyll capture?
a)
Chlorophyll captures water from the air.
b)
Chlorophyll captures carbon dioxide from the air.
c)
Chlorophyll captures the energy of sunlight.
d)
Chlorophyll captures baseballs.
23.
What is the main product of photosynthesis?
a)
food
b)
78
c)
leaves
d)
chlorophyll
24.

An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or their byproducts and that cannot synthesize organic compounds from inorganic material.

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotroph

c)

Omnitrophs

d)

Herbitrophs

25.

Which of the following organism above are considered "Autotrophic"?

a)

Lemongrass

b)

Fox

c)

Apple Tree

d)

Rose Plant

e)

Sunlight

26.

(True or False)- Organisms that are Heterotrophic can make their own food through the process of Photosynthesis.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Heterotrophs can eat

a)

plants

b)

meat

c)

plants and meat

d)

sunlight energy

28.

Click all examples of heterotrophs

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

some types of fungi and protists

29.

What do you call organisms that can make their own food?

a)

heterotophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

trophies

30.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

a)

Breathing

b)

Respiration

c)

Excretion

d)

Movement

31.

What is the difference between breathing and respiration?

a)

Respiration is making energy while breathing is taking in and out air

b)

Respiration is in all plants while breathing is in both plants and animals

c)

Respiration and breathing are the same

d)

Animals breathe but only a few plants breath

32.

There is a very common characteristic of living things called Nutrition. How do plants show nutrition?

a)

By eating

b)

By making their own food

c)

By taking water

d)

By using oxygen

33.

In what way is a car ( non- living thing) similar to a cow ( a living thing)?

a)

Both can produce energy

b)

Both can respire

c)

Both have the same ways of moving

d)

Both grow

34.
The characteristic of life that involves using oxygen to release energy from food is
a)
respire
b)
excrete
c)
assimilate
d)
respond
35.

Plants breathe through a tiny pores present on the surface of their leaves called

(a)  

36.

Insects like cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes breathe through _____ present on their body surface

a)

lungs

b)

air holes(spiracles)

c)

stomata

d)

wings

37.

Fish breathe through (a)   .

38.

(a)   is the process of breakdown of food in the body of an organistaion with the help of oxygen to release carbon dioxide, water and energy.

39.

Human beings and animals like tigers, cats and dogs breathe through

a)

stomata

b)

gills

c)

lungs

d)

spiracles

40.

The process of inhaling and exhaling of air is called

(a)  

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