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Science General Knowledge Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many teeth does an adult human have?

a)

32

b)

36

c)

48

d)

20

2.

What do bees collect and use to create honey?

a)

Pollen

b)

flowers

c)

sugar

d)

nectar

3.

What is the rarest blood type?

a)

O -

b)

O+

c)

B-

d)

AB -

4.

What part of the plant conducts photosyntehsis?

a)

Root

b)

Stem

c)

Leaf

5.

What tissues connect the muscles to the bones?

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Cartilage

d)

fat

6.

Animals that eat both plants and meat are called what?

a)

Omnivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Insectivores

d)

Herbivores

7.

Diabetes develops as the result of a problem with which specific organ in the body?

a)

Stomach

b)

legs

c)

Intestines

d)

Pancreas

8.

Where can you find the smallest bone in the human body?

a)

pinky

b)

arm

c)

Spine

d)

ear

9.

Scientists believe that the continents of the earth were all one large landmass 280 million years ago. The moving of tectonic plates caused this mass to break off into different pieces, making up the continents as we know them today. What was this landmass called?

a)

Mezozoic

b)

America

c)

Pangea

d)

African continent

10.

True or false: male seahorses give birth to their young, not the females.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

How many bones do sharks have in total?

a)

300

b)

208

c)

0

d)

550

12.

What is the tallest type of grass?

a)

Sugar cane

b)

Kentucky Blue grass

c)

Rice

d)

Bamboo

13.

Discovered by Alexander Fleming, this is now used to treat infections and is considered one of the most important discoveries in the field of medical science. What is it?

a)

Vaccines

b)

Head ache medication

c)

Penicillin

d)

Antifungal medication

14.

True or false: chloroplasts can be found in animal cells.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Had pirates known about this vitamin, then they wouldn’t have suffered from scurvy. What vitamin is this

a)

A

b)

D

c)

C

d)

K

16.

What is the biggest planet in our solar system?

a)

Venus

b)

The Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

17.

What is the chemical symbol for the element oxygen?

a)

O

b)

Ox

c)

O2

d)

Os

18.

Investigations usually follow a general pattern of investigation procedures

a)

scientific methods

b)

hypothesis

c)

experiment

d)

variable

19.
The body's largest organ is _______
a)
skin
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
heart
20.
Name the longest reptile in the world.
a)
Viper
b)
King Cobra
c)
Alligator lizard
d)
Anaconda snake
21.

Oil, natural gas and coals are examples of...

a)

Biofuels

b)

Geothermal resources

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Fossil fuels

22.

What is the main cause of seasons on Earth?

a)

The distance between the Earth and the sun

b)

The speed that the Earth rotates around the sun

c)

The tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to the sun

d)

Changes in the amount of energy coming from the sun

23.

Which of the following is an example of genetic engineering?

a)

Growing a whole plants from a single cell

b)

Attaching the root of one type of plant to the stem of another type of plant

c)

Finding the sequences of bases in plant DNA

d)

Inserting a gene into plants that makes them resistant to insects

24.

Many diseases have an incubation period. Which of the following best describes what an incubation period is?

a)

The period during which someone builds up immunity to a disease

b)

The period during which someone has an infection, but is not showing symptoms

c)

The effect of a disease on babies

d)

The recovery period after being sick

25.

An antacid relieves an overly acidic stomach because the main components of antacids are …

a)

Isotopes

b)

Acids

c)

Bases

d)

Neutral