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Life Science SSA Review 3-4

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

a)

predators to prey

b)

water to rain

c)

parents to offspring

d)

offspring to parents

2.
Which of these is an example of a learned behavior?
a)
A cleft chin
b)
The color of a flower
c)
A toddler learning how to read
d)
A wolf with thick fur
3.
What is a trait that is passed from parents to offspring before the offspring is born?
a)
Learned behavior
b)
Acquired trait
c)
Inherited trait
d)
Offspring
4.
A student was trying to discover some things her hamster had learned.  Which of these is a learned trait?
a)
Being more active during the night than during the day
b)
Going to the food dish when the cage door is opened
c)
Burring down in the wood shavings in the cage
d)
Eating seeds, fruit, and vegetables for food
5.
Which is an example of an instinct?
a)
A boy writing his name
b)
A girl riding a bike
c)
A cat hunting a mouse
d)
A dog learning to sit on command
6.
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
7.

All of the following area likenesses that are inherited from parent to offspring EXCEPT:

a)

table manners

b)

eye color

c)

shape of nose

d)

freckles

8.

Due to the fact that plants can make their own food using photosynthesis, what are plants considered in food chains?

a)

omnivores

b)

consumbers

c)

producers

d)

carnivores

9.

What would a rabbit be considered in a food chain if it ONLY EATS PLANTS?

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

10.

What would a lion be considered in a food chain if they ONLY EAT MEAT?

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

omnivore

11.

What would a human that eats BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS be considered in a food chain?

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

12.
All organisms need _____ to survive.
a)
Environment
b)
energy
c)
sun
d)
plants
13.
The  ____________ provides all the initial energy to plants.
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
environment
d)
water
14.

The snail receives its energy from which organism?

a)

Thistle

b)

Garden snail

c)

Song thrush

d)

Sparrowhawk

15.

If there are no producers in a food chain what will happen?

a)

Energy cannot enter the food chain.

b)

Only the consumers will survive.

c)

Carnivores will have a larger food supply.

d)

Herbivores will be the only survivors.

16.
What is a producer?
a)
an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
b)
an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
c)
an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
d)
an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food
17.

What is a food chain?

a)

a diagram with animals only

b)

stages an organism goes through as it grows

c)

the place where an organism lives

d)

the path of energy in an environment

18.

When an animals transforms it's body during it's life cycle...

a)

Nymph

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Larva

d)

Heredity

19.

How many stages does a complete metamorphosis have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

the stage in which the young animal looks just like the adult.

a)

Nymph

b)

Metamorphosis

c)

Larva

d)

Heredity

21.

Which correctly lists the stages of incomplete metamorphosis in order?

a)

egg, nymph, adult

b)

egg, adult, nymph

c)

nymph, adult, egg

d)

adult, nymph, egg

22.

Which stage does this represent?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

nymph

d)

pupa

23.

Which stage does this represent?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

nymph

d)

pupa

24.

Which stage is not a part of incomplete metamorphosis?

a)

adult

b)

egg

c)

larva

d)

nymph

25.

An oak tree produces acorns. A single acorn can grow into tree that is about 100 feet tall. What must an acorn contain?

a)

a cone

b)

a flower

c)

a pollinator

d)

a seed

26.

How is a seedling different from a mature adult plant?

a)

A seedling does not have flowers or fruit.

b)

A seedling does not have roots.

c)

A seedling does not have a stem.

d)

A seedling does not need sunlight to grow.

27.
The male reproductive structure of a flower is the ___.
a)
pistil
b)
ovary
c)
stamen
d)
ovule
28.
Small grains that contain a plant's male reproductive cells.
a)
stamen
b)
pollen
c)
pistil
d)
stigma
29.
Seeds can be disbursed by animals, water, and __________ ?
a)
wind
b)
earthquakes
c)
fire
d)
blizzards
30.

This contains all the female parts of the flower?

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

stigma

d)

sepal

31.

At what point is a flowering plant fertilized?

a)

When the pollen is on the bee.

b)

When the pollen reaches the stigma.

c)

When the pollen and egg combine.

d)

When the stamen makes the pollen.

32.

There are two ways with which non-flowering plants reproduce?

a)

spores and roots

b)

seeds and eggs

c)

spores and seeds

d)

pollen and seeds

33.

What is another word for germination?

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

grow

d)

pollen

34.

Which process is taking place when the pollen travels to the egg in the ovary?

a)

pollination

b)

germination

c)

fertilization

d)

seed dispersal

35.

What process is the movement of seeds from the parent plant?

a)

pollination

b)

seed dispersal

c)

germination

d)

fertilization

36.

What two main things do stems of plants do?

a)

store and make food

b)

support the plant and store food

c)

carry materials and support the plant

d)

protect the plant and carry out photosynthesis

37.

How is a pine needle like a maple leaf?

a)

Both store food

b)

Both are kinds of leaves

c)

Both function to support the plant

d)

Both are stems

38.

The flowers from plants turn into _________.

a)

Fruits

b)

Trees

c)

Leaves

d)

Vegtables

39.
What do the leaves of a plant do?
a)
They make the food for the plant.
b)
They soak up the water from the ground.
c)
They deliver water to the other parts of the plants
d)
They make seeds
40.

The protective covering on this holds a baby plant & a food supply.

a)

fruit

b)

roots

c)

seed

d)

flower

41.

People use rutabaga plants for food. We usually eat the part of this plant that takes in water and nutrients. It holds the plant in place in the soil. Which part of the rutabaga do we usually eat?

a)

a. the stem

b)

b. the flowers

c)

c. the leaves

d)

d. the roots

42.

What plant parts helps it to grow and survive by collecting energy from the sun?

a)

stem

b)

roots

c)

leaves

d)

seeds

43.

What is the function of a plant's flower?

a)

to absorb water and nutrients from the soil

b)

to make food for the rest of the plant

c)

to create seeds to make new plants

d)

to transport nutrients from the roots to the stem

44.

Roots tend to grow in the direction of gravity. If the seedling was planted in a container, in which direction would the roots grow?

a)

The roots will always grow down toward the Earth.

b)

It will depend on where on Earth it was planted.

c)

Roots will grow both toward the Sun and toward the Earth.

d)

The roots will always grow up toward the Sun.

45.
The type of gas that plants need for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
46.
Which group of vascular plants do NOT make seeds?
a)
Coniferous trees
b)
Ferns
c)
Pines
d)
Flowering Plants
47.

Owen looks at five plants. He classifies a fern, moss, and pine tree in one group. He classifies an orange tree and sunflowers in another group. Which characteristics did Owen use to classify the plants?

a)

woody stems and soft stems

b)

long, thin leaves and wide, round leaves

c)

flowering plants and non-flowering plants

d)

Plants that grow on rocks and plants that grow in soil

48.

Study the plant parts in the picture. What will you find inside both of these plant parts?

a)

seeds

b)

flowers

c)

tiny leaves

d)

tiny plants

49.

Natalia classifies a plant as a fern. Which of the following statements explains her choice?

a)

She sees cones on the plant.

b)

She sees spores on the plant.

c)

She sees flowers on the plant.

d)

She sees needles on the plant.

50.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
51.
This class does NOT breath air with lungs.
a)
Mammals
b)
Fish
c)
Bird
d)
Reptiles
52.
This class starts out with gills and then transitions to lungs. 
a)
Bird
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish
53.

Any vertebrate, having the body more or less covered with hair that nourishes their young with milk

a)

mammals

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

frogs

54.

An animal with a backbone

a)

invertebrate

b)

snail

c)

crab

d)

vertebrate

55.

An invertebrate, like an insect

a)

arthropod

b)

fish

c)

mammals

d)

birds

56.

This class is NOT cold-blooded.

a)

Reptiles

b)

Amphibian

c)

Birds

d)

Fish

57.
How is a reptile different from an amphibian?
a)
scaly skin and lays eggs on land
b)
scaly skin and always lives in water
c)
slimy skin
d)
goes through a metamorphisis

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