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5th Grade Semester 1 DA Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A change in matter that forms one or more new substances with new chemical properties is a/an...
a)
Physical Change
b)
Chemical Change
2.

If you want to make tiny objects look bigger in the science lab you will use a _______________.

a)

rain gauge

b)

microscope

c)

telescope

d)

timer

3.

The basic building blacks from which all living organisms are made are

a)

cells

b)

DNA

c)

chromosomes

d)

Amoeba

4.

This part of the cells controls what moves in and out

a)

cell wall

b)

cell membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

organelles

5.

Surrounds and protects plant cells provides the structure stiff and strong

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Ribosomes

6.

Hold and protect cell control the movement of materials into and out of the cell gate

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Nucleus

7.

A watery gel-like material in which cell orgeanelles move

a)

vacuole

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

8.

Contain chlorophyll capture the energy of sunlight and use it to produce food

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

DNA

d)

Golgi Apparatus

9.

Act as the 'brain' of the cell regulate and control all cell activities

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplasts

10.

Which organelle is responsible for the structure and strength of the cell?

a)

9

b)

3

c)

5

d)

7

11.

What fills the space between all the other organelles? (Number 2)

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Vacuole

12.

Which number points to the cell membrane?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

13.

Which two cell parts are only in plant cells?

a)

4, 7

b)

6, 8

c)

7, 9

d)

6, 2

14.

Which organelle is the chloroplast?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

15.

An animal's qualities are listed below:

ANIMAL'S QUALITIES

● Moist skin

● Has four legs

● Lays eggs

● Breathes with lungs and gills

● Cold blooded


What type of animal is described in the box?

a)

amphibian

b)

fish

c)

mammal

d)

reptile

e)

bird

16.

A biologist observes that a plant specimen has

no true roots, stems, or leaves. What term would

she use to describe this plant?

a)

vascular

b)

flowering

c)

wilted

d)

non-vascular

17.

Which of the following organisms is a vertebrate?

a)

insect

b)

sponge

c)

monkey

d)

earthworm

18.

What trait do all mammals share?

a)

walk upright

b)

have an opposable thumb

c)

have large brains

d)

nurse their young with milk

19.

Which vertebrate is ectothermic (cold-blooded)?

a)

cat

b)

chicken

c)

human

d)

lizard

20.

Which term describes an animal without a

backbone?

a)

chordate

b)

invertebrate

c)

protozoan

d)

vertebrate

21.

Although the bald cypress tree loses its leaves in

the winter, its seeds are similar to evergreen pine

trees. How are bald cypress and pine tree seeds

similar?

a)

They are found in bulbs.

b)

They are found in cones.

c)

They are found in fruits.

d)

They are found in shells.

22.

Which of the following plants produces spores?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which of the following organisms lack vascular

tissue?

a)

mosses

b)

whisk ferns

c)

pine trees

d)

flowering plants

24.

The picture above shows a cherry tree


What do cherry trees produce that helps

scientists classify them?

a)

flowers and cones

b)

flowers and seeds

c)

leaves and spores

d)

leaves and spores

25.

According to the classification key above, which pair of animals could be classified as mammals?

a)

humans and dogs

b)

birds and fish

c)

birds and fish

d)

cats and birds

26.
a)

plants that produce seeds

b)

plants that produce flowers

c)

plants that produce spores

d)

plants that produce needles

27.

Insects, arachnids, worms, and mollusks all belong to which group?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

classification

d)

vascular

28.

Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals all

belong to which group?

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

c)

bacteria

d)

vertebrate and invertebrate

29.
a)

fish

b)

clam

c)

sponge

d)

octopus

30.
a)

fish

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

mammal

31.

Organisms with a body covering of feathers are

classified as a__________.

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

fish

d)

reptile

32.

Inherited traits are-

a)

learn from our parents

b)

can be purchased

c)

characteristics passed down from parent to offspring

d)

behaviors we observe

33.
Characteristics passed from parents to their offspring.
a)
behavior
b)
learned trait
c)
inherited trait
d)
function
34.
What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?
a)
eye color
b)
tongue rolling
c)
height
d)
speaking a language
35.
Which of these is not an inherited trait?
a)
a bird building a nest
b)
a turtle burying its eggs
c)
a bear hibernating in winter
d)
a horse pulling a plow
36.
Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
brown hair
b)
crying a lot
c)
ability to jump high
d)
his ability to talk
37.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
a)
learned behavior
b)
adaptive behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
38.
The following are inherited traits of humans EXCEPT...
a)
long hair
b)
blue eyes
c)
long eyelashes
d)
small dimples
39.
Which is an example of a learned characteristic?
a)
color of a dog's fur
b)
color blindness of a person
c)
the ability of a mouse to run a maze
d)
a person's ability to roll their tongue
40.
Which best explains why a child may look like his father, but is not able to play basketball as well as him?
a)
Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
b)
The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
c)
The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
d)
He hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.
41.
Which best describes an inherited trait?
a)
a characteristic one chooses to express
b)
a characteristic one receives from the food one eats
c)
a characteristic that is passed on from one's parents
d)
a characteristic that is influenced by one's surroundings
42.
_________ is known as the product of parents
a)
Infant
b)
Toddler
c)
Offspring
d)
Adolescent
43.
Which trait would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
Four fingers and a thumb on each hand
b)
Ability to jump high
c)
Broken fingernail
d)
Ability to speak English
44.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
food brand preference
c)
obedience to owner's commands
d)
knowledge of where the treats are kept
45.
All of the following are learned EXCEPT:
a)
reading a book
b)
sneezing
c)
using a knife and fork
d)
avoid poison ivy
46.
Pufferfish puffs up several times their normal size
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
47.
Dolphin jumping through hoops at Sea World
a)
learned behavior
b)
instinct
48.
Which of the following is a learned behavior
a)
a snake slithering on the ground
b)
bees pollinating flowers
c)
a duck swimming in a pond
d)
a dog fetching a newspaper
49.
The shape of a leaf.
a)
learned behavior
b)
inherited trait
50.
Susan has curly, brown hair.
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
51.
Speaking Spanish.
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior
52.
Which of the following is most likely inherited by flowering plants?
a)
leaning on a pole
b)
the ability to produce seeds
c)
forming different shapes when trimmed
53.

What type of change can be easily reversed?

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

c)

both chemical and physical changes

d)

neither physical or chemical changes

54.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

a bike rusting

b)

toast burning

c)

butter melting

d)

food spoiling

55.

Which of the following examples is a physical change but NOT a change of state of matter?

a)

logs burning

b)

water freezing into ice cubes

c)

candle wax melting

d)

paper being cut

56.

Which of the following examples is a physical change but NOT a change of state of matter?

a)

logs burning

b)

water freezing into ice cubes

c)

candle wax melting

d)

paper being cut

57.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

a penny tarnishing

b)

a mirror being scratched

c)

hair being cut

d)

water being boiled

58.

What is the best way to separate a mixture of sugar, sand, and water?

a)

Freeze the mixture, causing the water to be destroyed, then sift the sugar from the sand.

b)

Filter the sand from the sugar and water, then heat the mixture, causing the water to evaporate.

c)

Filter the mixture, causing the sugar and sand to get caught but not the water.

d)

Stir the mixture, causing the water to move above the sugar and sand.

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