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Grade 5 Inquiry Practice Quizz

Total questions: 102

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these reproduces?

a)

slime

b)

fire

c)

book

d)

kitten

2.
What word do scientists use for food and water?
a)
yummy
b)
nutrients
c)
liquid
d)
hot dog
3.
Which is a non-living thing?
a)
rock
b)
bush
c)
grass
d)
goldfish
4.
Which is a living thing?
a)
pen
b)
chair
c)
butterfly
d)
fire
5.

I found a ladybug on the grass. Is it a living thing or non living?

a)

I do not know.

b)

Living

c)

Non living

6.

Cars need gas so they can move. Are they living or non living?

a)

living

b)

non living

c)

I am not sure.

7.
What makes something living?
a)
It breathes
b)
It runs
c)
It plays
d)
It has hair
8.
What does the term non living mean?
a)
It does not breathe, eat or drink
b)
It does breathe, eat and drink
c)
It grows 
d)
It needs shelter 
9.
Do living things grow?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.

What contains all of the material necessary for life?

a)

ATP

b)

Cells

c)

Metabolism

d)

Protein

11.

What is the processes that organisms use to maintain a stable internal environment?

a)

Heredity

b)

Metabolism

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Cell

12.

Characteristics that are passed down from parents to offspring is known as what?

a)

Heredity

b)

Homeostasis

c)

ATP

d)

Metabolism

13.

What is the name for the rate that organisms use energy?

a)

Stimulus

b)

ATP

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Metabolism

14.

What is the name of the energy carrying molecule?

a)

ATP

b)

Metabolism

c)

Producer

d)

Stimulus

15.

What makes up the cell membrane?

a)

Cells

b)

Phospholipids

c)

ATP

d)

Carbohydrates

16.

A type of nucleic acid is:

a)

carbohydrates

b)

ATP

c)

DNA

d)

Lipids

17.

Organisms store energy in:

a)

Water

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Salt

d)

Lipids (fats)

18.

A change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to respond is a(n):

a)

Producer

b)

Stimulus

c)

Response

d)

Metabolism

19.

A fat that does not dissolve in water.

a)

Lipid

b)

Protein

c)

Consumer

d)

Carbohydrate

20.

An organism that makes its own food.

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Decomposer

21.

Provides energy for cells.

a)

Protein

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Consumer

22.

Helps to build and repair the body.

a)

Protein

b)

Lipid

c)

Producer

d)

Carbohydrate

23.

An organism that eats other organisms.

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Protein

d)

Consumer

24.

What contains all of the material necessary for life?

a)

ATP

b)

Cells

c)

Metabolism

d)

Protein

25.

What is the processes that organisms use to maintain a stable internal environment?

a)

Heredity

b)

Metabolism

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Cell

26.

Characteristics that are passed down from parents to offspring is known as what?

a)

Heredity

b)

Homeostasis

c)

ATP

d)

Metabolism

27.

What is the name for the rate that organisms use energy?

a)

Stimulus

b)

ATP

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Metabolism

28.

What is the name of the energy carrying molecule?

a)

ATP

b)

Metabolism

c)

Producer

d)

Stimulus

29.

What makes up the cell membrane?

a)

Cells

b)

Phospholipids

c)

ATP

d)

Carbohydrates

30.

A type of nucleic acid is:

a)

carbohydrates

b)

ATP

c)

DNA

d)

Lipids

31.

Organisms store energy in:

a)

Water

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Salt

d)

Lipids (fats)

32.

A change in an organism's environment that causes the organism to respond is a(n):

a)

Producer

b)

Stimulus

c)

Response

d)

Metabolism

33.

A fat that does not dissolve in water.

a)

Lipid

b)

Protein

c)

Consumer

d)

Carbohydrate

34.

An organism that receives its nutrients by breaking down dead organisms and waste.

a)

Lipid

b)

Consumer

c)

Protein

d)

Decomposer

35.

An organism that makes its own food.

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Producer

c)

Consumer

d)

Decomposer

36.

Provides energy for cells.

a)

Protein

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Consumer

37.

Helps to build and repair the body.

a)

Protein

b)

Lipid

c)

Producer

d)

Carbohydrate

38.

An organism that eats other organisms.

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Protein

d)

Consumer

39.

What does "classify" means?

a)

To place things that share properties together in tissues.

b)

To place things that share properties together in groups.

c)

To place nonliving things that share properties together in groups.

d)

To eliminate things that share properties together in groups.

40.

What Traits scientists look at when classifying living things?

a)

Body form

b)

How do they obtain food

c)

Number of cells

d)

Eye color

41.

How many kingdoms are there?

(a)  

42.

One of the following is NOT a kingdom.

a)

Virus

b)

Animals

c)

Plants

d)

Archaea

43.

What are the 6 kingdoms?

a)

phylum, class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

b)

Humans, Plants, Protists, Archaea, Fungi, Bacteria

c)

Trees, Animals, Protists, Archaea, Fungi, Bacteria

d)

Plants, Animals, Protists, Archaea, Fungi, Bacteria

44.

Bacterias and Archaea are made up of ONE cell.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Fungi and plants can move from a place to another.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Yeast, Mushrooms and Moles belong to the (a)   kingdom.

47.

The (a)   Kingdom cannot move and makes its own food.

48.

Virus belongs to the Bacteria Kingdom.

a)

True, it is a one-celled organism.

b)

True, it is a many-celled organism.

c)

False, it is not a living-thing.

d)

False, it belongs to the Protists kingdom.

49.

This is a type of ........... and belongs to the ............. kingdom.

a)

mushroom/ protists

b)

Mold/ Archaea

c)

Mold/ Fungus

d)

Mushroom/ fungus

50.

Mushrooms reproduce by _____________.

a)

seeds

b)

spores

c)

laying eggs

51.

All fungi are harmful to us.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

Which of the following is used to see microorganisms?

a)
b)
c)
53.

Mould likes to grow in warm and ________ places.

a)

dark

b)

moist

c)

bright

54.

Fungi and bacteria obtain food by _______________.

a)

making their on food

b)

feeding on other living things, dead or alive

c)

moving from place to place, looking for food.

55.

Where are the spores of a mushroom found?

a)

cap

b)

gills

c)

stalk

56.

Bacteria can be useful or harmful to us.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

Bacteria is a living thing.

a)

True

b)

False

58.
What body system removes the waste from your body? 
a)
Circulatory
b)
Excretory
c)
Digestive
d)
Respiratory
59.
What body system consists of the kidneys?
a)
Circulatory
b)
Excretory
c)
Digestive
d)
Muscular
60.
What body system consists of the heart?
a)
Excretory
b)
Digestive
c)
Circulatory
d)
Respiratory
61.
Muscles help your body _______?
a)
Read
b)
Sit
c)
Sleep
d)
Move
62.
My spinal cord helps _________ travel between my brain and the nerves in my body. 
a)
Memories
b)
Blood
c)
Waste
d)
Messages
63.
My heart is a _________, that pumps blood through the body. 
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Muscle
d)
Bone
64.
Arteries carry blood ______ from the heart.
a)
Away
b)
To
c)
Across
d)
Around
65.
Veins carry blood ______ the heart. 
a)
Around
b)
Away
c)
To
d)
Across
66.
The air I breathe in goes down my trachea to my ______?
a)
Heart
b)
Lungs
c)
Brain
d)
Stomach
67.
My body needs ______ from the air to live. 
a)
Oxygen
b)
Cardon Dioxide
c)
Carbon Monoxide
d)
Hydrogen Peroxide
68.
The food I eat goes down my esophagus to my __________.
a)
Bladder
b)
Kidney
c)
Stomach
d)
Big Toe
69.

My small and large ___________ break down the food so my body can use it for energy.

a)

Intestines

b)

Kidneys

c)

Stomach

d)

Bladder

70.

My heart is a _________, that pumps blood through the body.

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Muscle

d)

Bone

71.

Which set of bones is in your back and holds up your body?

a)

skull

b)

spine

c)

joint

d)

arm

72.

Your skeleton

a)

supports & shapes the body

b)

works with muscles to help you move

c)

helps protect important organs

d)

makes blood

e)

all of the above

73.

Bones are alive and can heal.

a)

True

b)

False

74.

The set of bones inside your head that protects your brain is called ____________.

a)

femur

b)

backbone

c)

skull

75.

The ________ is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs.

a)

skull

b)

ribcage

c)

femur

76.

What protects the spinal cord?

a)

vertebrae

b)

body

c)

ribcage

77.

What mineral helps keep your bones healthy and strong?

a)

iron

b)

zinc

c)

calcium

78.

What happens after you break a bone?

a)

your body connects the bone together and the bone heals

b)

the bone will be broken forever

c)

your body won't need bones anymore

d)

you grow an extra bone

79.

What happens as you grow and change?

a)

your bones stay the same

b)

your bones get smaller

c)

your bones don't need calcium when you're a grown up

d)

your bones grow and change too

80.

The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear. Which is the biggest bone?

a)

a rib in your ribcage

b)

the thighbone in your leg

c)

the jawbone in your skull

d)

a wrist bone in your wrist

81.

Which of these events would happen FIRST?

a)

a child breaks their arm

b)

a child falls off a scooter

c)

a child goes to the doctor

d)

a child get a cast for their arm

82.

Which activity DOES NOT help your bones?

a)

eating a leafy green salad and drinking milk

b)

wearing a helmet and body pads

c)

playing sports and getting enough exercise

d)

eating junk food and staying inside

83.

It works with the bones to help the body to move.

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Digestive system

c)

Muscular system

84.

It protects some of the organs and gives the body support and shape.

a)

Digestive system

b)

Respiratory system

c)

Skeletal system

85.

Las articulaciones:

a)

Se encuentran bajo la piel y recubren el esqueleto.

b)

Son aquellas que permiten que los huesos estén unidos y que podamos movernos.

c)

Son duras y rígidas (no se pueden doblar)

86.

¿Cuál es el hueso más grande de tu cuerpo?

a)

fibula

b)

humero

c)

pelvis

d)

femur

87.

¿Quién tiene más huesos: un adulto o un bebé?

a)

Bebe

b)

adulto

c)

Ambos tienen lo mismo

d)

Igualmente pero a la inversa

88.

The ribs protect organs like the heart and lungs. Which function is this?

a)

Flexibility

b)

Movement

c)

Structure

d)

Protection

89.

How many bones have the human body?

a)

206

b)

208

c)

300

d)

207

90.

What type of bones are the bones of the cranium?

a)

Long bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Short bones

d)

Irregular bones

91.

What type of bones is the femur?

a)

Long bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Short bones

d)

Irregular bones

92.

What type of bones are the vertebraes?

a)

Long bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Short bones

d)

Irregular bones

93.

The femur allow the leg to move. Which function is this?

a)

Flexibility

b)

Movement

c)

Structure

d)

Protection

94.

The spinal column suppor the body and give it shape. Which function is this?

a)

Structure

b)

Movement

c)

Support

d)

Protection

95.

The joints are also called:

a)

Muscles

b)

Bones

c)

Articulations

d)

Joints

96.

Which type of joints is this?

a)

Immovable joints

b)

Movable joints

c)

Partially movable

d)

Joints

97.

Which type of joints is this?

a)

Immovable

b)

Movable

c)

Partially movable

d)

Joints

98.

Which type of joints is this?

a)

Immovable

b)

Movable

c)

Partially movable

d)

Joints

99.

Son estructuras que unen los huesos entre sí:

a)

Los músculos

b)

Los sentidos

c)

Las articulaciones

d)

Los ligamentos

100.

Hay tres lugares donde puedes encontrar cartílago ¿Cuáles son?

a)

Nariz, mandíbula y articulaciones

b)

Nariz, orejas y articulaciones

c)

Orejas, costillas, articulaciones

d)

Orejas, cráneo y articulaciones

101.

Which structure can you see in skeletal system?

a)

Muscles and tendons

b)

Tendons and cartilage

c)

Ligaments and muscles

d)

Bones and joints

102.

What are this bones?

a)

Femur and pelvis

b)

Ribs and vertebrae

c)

Phalanges and femur

d)

Vertebrae and femur