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Life Science Review - 6th Grade

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

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1.

All organisms in the kingdom Animalia are —

a)

unicellular, prokaryotic, and heterotrophic.

b)

multicellular, eukaryotic, and autotrophic.

c)

multicellular, eukaryotic, and heterotrophic.

d)

unicellular, prokaryotic, and autotrophic.

2.

The characteristics of a particular organism are listed below.

• Is unicellular • Has cell nuclei • Lives in moist environments • Reproduces asexually • Is mobile

In which kingdom should this organism be classified?

a)

Eubacteria

b)

Animalia

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

3.

An organism is unicellular, reproduces asexually, and lives in a hot hydrothermal vent at the bottom of the ocean. This organism most likely belongs to the kingdom —

a)

Eubacteria.

b)

Animalia.

c)

Archaea.

d)

Protista.

4.

What characteristic distinguishes members of the kingdom Plantae from members of the kingdom Fungi?

a)

All plants are organisms composed of many cells, whereas all fungi are organisms composed of only one cell.

b)

Plants are prokaryotic; fungi are eukaryotic.

c)

Plants are producers; fungi are decomposers.

d)

All plants are organisms that reproduce sexually, whereas all fungi are organisms that reproduce asexually.

5.

Mushrooms and yeasts reproduce by spores and are composed of cells enclosed by cell walls. These organisms fall into which kingdom?

a)

Fungi

b)

Archaea

c)

Plantae

d)

Protista

6.

What is the most basic difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

a)

Heterotrophs remain in one place, while autotrophs move around.

b)

Heterotrophs get nutrition by eating, while autotrophs make their own food.

c)

Heterotrophs respond to their surroundings, while autotrophs do not.

d)

Heterotrophs excrete waste products, while autotrophs do not.

7.

How do scientists classify the millions of organisms on Earth?

a)

By placing them into a hierarchical system based on shared traits and characteristics

b)

By placing them into an alphabetical system based on the discovering scientist

c)

By placing them into a system based on population size and location

d)

By placing them into a chronological system based on date of discovery

8.

The pictures show a humpback whale, weighing a massive 140 million grams, and a pygmy shrew, weighing 4 grams. Are these two vastly different organisms classified in the same domain or kingdom?

a)

They are classified into the same domain, but they are in different kingdoms.

b)

They are classified into different domains, but they are the same kingdom.

c)

They are classified into the same domain and same kingdom.

d)

They are classified into different domains and kingdoms.

9.

There are several million different types of organisms on Earth. Which of the following is the best way to organize them?

a)

By the name of the person who discovered them

b)

By features or characteristics they share

c)

Chronologically by date of discovery

d)

Numerically by their age

10.

Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya, and they are the broadest level of taxonomic organization.

a)

The domains of living organisms

b)

The domains of non-living things

c)

The domains of trees only

d)

The domains of bacteria only

11.

The picture shows the division of three taxonomic levels. The taxonomic levels represented in this picture are the three —

a)

Domains, the broadest levels of organization, and their associated kingdoms.

b)

Classes, the lowest levels of organization, and their associated phylum.

c)

kingdoms, the broadest levels of organization, and their associated species.

d)

Species, the lowest levels of organization, and their associated domains.

12.

What is the simplest form of life?

a)

A single cell

b)

A single plant

c)

Multiple cells that make tissues

d)

Multiple tissues that make organs

13.

Which of the following is the smallest functional unit in both a bacterium and a mammal?

a)

cell

b)

tissue

c)

atom

d)

molecule

14.

Which of the following do a frog, worm, and pine tree have in common?

a)

They are all eukaryotic organisms, which have nuclei in their cells.

b)

They are all prokaryotic organisms, which have free DNA in their cells.

c)

They are all autotrophic and make their own food.

d)

They all have a digestive system to break down molecules.

15.

The picture below shows a type of cell with structure X labeled.

What is structure X?

a)

The nucleus, identifying this as a eukaryotic cell

b)

A round piece of genetic material, identifying this as a prokaryotic cell

c)

The cell wall, identifying this as a eukaryotic cell

d)

A round membrane for food, identifying this as a prokaryotic cell

16.

The picture shows two types of cells X and Y.

Using the picture, it can be determined that X is —

a)

eukaryotic, and Y is prokaryotic.

b)

prokaryotic, and Y is eukaryotic.

c)

eukaryotic, and Y is eukaryotic.

d)

prokaryotic, and Y is prokaryotic

17.

Students in a biology class go outside to collect biotic and abiotic factors in the school yard to observe under a microscope. While observing these factors under the microscope, the students see that all of the —

a)

biotic factors are not alive, while all of the abiotic factors are alive.

b)

biotic and abiotic factors use oxygen.

c)

biotic factors contain one or more cells, while all of the abiotic factors do not.

d)

biotic and abiotic factors contain cells.

18.

After examining hundreds of plants and animals under the microscope, Scientists Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann concluded that all plants and animals —

a)

have very little in common.

b)

are composed of cells

c)

are difficult to see under a microscope.

d)

do not contain cells

19.

The picture below shows several protists, called Trypanosoma brueci, found in a human's bloodstream. These protists were most likely transferred to the human by the bite of a tsetse fly.

These protists are —

a)

a population, living inside a human organism

b)

a community, living inside a human ecosystem.

c)

an ecosystem, living inside a human population.

d)

an organism, living inside a human ecosystem.

20.

The picture shows a group of tropical fish interacting with a living tube sponge.

Which level of organization does the interaction of the tropical fish with the living tube sponge best represent?

a)

A community

b)

An organism

c)

A population

d)

An ecosystem

21.

This pod of Common Dolphins would be known as a...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

organs

22.

The picture shows brown bears by the side of a river. In this environment, the brown bears by the river are —

a)

biotic factors that catch biotic factors such as salmon in the river.

b)

abiotic factors that hunt along the biotic river.

c)

biotic factors that absorb the biotic sunlight.

d)

abiotic factors that breathe the abiotic air.

23.

The picture shows a field of wildflowers.

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor interacting with a biotic factor in this environment?

a)

Butterflies that consume the pollen from the flowers

b)

Rain that hydrates the soil

c)

Oxygen that is produced by the plants and flowers through photosynthesis

d)

The sunlight that plants use to make their own food

24.

Why is this bacteria considered a Prokaryote?

a)

It lacks a true nucleus

b)

It contains a true nucleus

c)

It has a tail to help it swim

d)

It can cause disease in humans

25.

Why is this animal cell considered to be Eukaryotic?

a)

It lacks a true nucleus

b)

It contains a true nucleus

c)

It lacks a tail to help it swim

d)

It can cause disease in humans

26.

An example of an abiotic factor in this image is...

a)

water

b)

sealion

c)

bacteria in the water

27.

An example of an abiotic factor in this image is...

a)

snow

b)

wolves

c)

trees

28.

An example of a biotic factor in this image is...

a)

fish

b)

water

c)

sunlight

29.

An example of a biotic factor in this image is...

a)

clouds

b)

zebra

c)

sunlight

30.

What is the correct order of organism classification from broad to specific?

a)

Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

b)

Phylum, Kingdom, Class Order, Family, Species, Genus

c)

Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom

d)

Class, Family, Kingdom, Order, Phylum, Genus, Species, Fungus

31.

The scientific name for the Great Hammerhead Shark is Sphyrna mokarran. These two names are the ________ & _______.

a)

Kingdom & Species

b)

Genus & Species

c)

Class & Order

d)

Domain & Kingdom

32.

The Great White shark's _______ & ______ names are Carcharodon carcharias. This is known as Binomial Nomenclature.

a)

Genus & Species

b)

Kingdom & Domain

c)

Genus & Order

d)

Class & Family