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Science Unit 2 Life Science

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the plant takes in nutrients to help a plant grow?

a)

pistils

b)

stamens

c)

root hairs

d)

flowers

2.

In which EXTERNAL part of the plant does the most food production happen?

a)

thorn

b)

leaf

c)

stem

d)

petals

3.

You have received a potted plant that does not have flowers. What WON'T it be able to do?

a)

produce seeds

b)

make food

c)

carry water through its stems

d)

take in water

4.

Which structure helps an animal digest food?

a)

skull

b)

foot

c)

stomach

d)

rib

5.

Which structures are most important for helping an elephant communicate with other animals?

a)

ears and feet

b)

skull and teeth

c)

liver and heart

d)

skin and ribs

6.

Thorny lizards live in hot, dry climates. They have grooves on their bodies. How do these grooves most likely help them survive in their environment?

a)

they help them stay warm

b)

they help them hide from the rain

c)

they help them collect water to drink

d)

they help them find food

7.

Why do woodchucks hibernate in the winter?

a)

too cool off

b)

to find food

c)

to stay safe from predators

d)

to save energy

8.

In summer, the artic fox has a dark coat. In winter, its coat is white. How does this change of coat color help them survive?

a)

it help them catch prey

b)

it helps them grow

c)

it keeps them cool

d)

it helps them move

9.

What helps an elephant grow large?

a)

its ability to feel vibrations with its feet

b)

its ability to eat enormous amounts of food

c)

its ability to hear prey

d)

its ability to run from danger

10.

What INTERNAL structure helps many animals take in oxygen from the air?

a)

the intestines

b)

the liver

c)

the esophagus

d)

the lungs

11.

Which of these structures serve similiar functions to allow the animal to sense vibrations?

a)

its ears and feet

b)

its jaws and trunk

c)

its skin and tongue

d)

its eyes and tail

12.

If a squirrel is moving across the forest floor, which body parts would a leopard use to sense it?

a)

only its legs and paws

b)

only its brain and eyes

c)

its ears, eyes, nose and brain

d)

its legs, paws, brain and eyes

13.

Which part of a leopard's body allows it to process what is senses?

a)

its whiskers

b)

its nose

c)

its brain

d)

its tongue

14.

A bird is eating a worm using an EXTERNAL structure (its beak.) What is the beak trying to do?

a)

fly

b)

reproduce

c)

pump blood

d)

get food

15.

What is the first step that lets you see an object?

a)

light receptors at the back of your eyeball

b)

light is reflected from the object to your eyes

c)

light is reflected from your eyes to the object

d)

your brain processes signals from light receptors

16.

A squirrel is out on the playground. Why are you able to see it?

a)

sunlightmoves around the animal and into your eyes

b)

sunlight travels throught the animal and then into your eyes

c)

sunlight moves through the air and through the animal

d)

sunlight changes direction when it hits the animal

17.

Sense receptors in which part of the frog's body enables it to detect an insect?

a)

its feet

b)

its eyes

c)

its tongue

d)

its back

18.

Which EXTERNAL structure of the plant makes seeds?

a)

stem

b)

root

c)

thorn

d)

flower

19.

Which INTERNAL organ pumps blood throughout the body?

a)

espophagus

b)

heart

c)

intestines

d)

liver

20.

Which EXTERNAL structure protects the elephant's INTERNAL organs?

a)

skin

b)

trunk

c)

eyes

d)

feet