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5th Grade Life Competition

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.

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

a)

omnivores

b)

consumers

c)

producers

d)

carnivores

4.

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

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

5.

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

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

omnivore

6.

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

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

producer

d)

omnivore

7.

All plants get their energy directly from _________.

a)

other plants

b)

water

c)

the sun

d)

soil

8.

The snail receives its energy from which organism?

a)

Thistle

b)

Garden snail

c)

Song thrush

d)

Sparrowhawk

9.
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
10.

Which of these completes the food chain correctly?

a)

a rock

b)

a fox

c)

a plant

d)

an egg

11.

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

12.

Which stage is not a part of complete metamorphosis?

a)

egg

b)

larva

c)

nymph

d)

pupa

13.
The diagram below shows the growth of a tree. The diagram represents a 
a)
food chain
b)
food supply
c)
life span
d)
life cycle
14.

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

a)

a cone

b)

a flower

c)

a pollinator

d)

a seed

15.

Humans and other animals can carry seeds from one location and drop them off in another. Without them knowing it, they are helping with plant reproduction. What process of plant reproduction are they helping with?

a)

pollination

b)

seed dispersal

c)

metamorphosis

d)

germination

16.
The male reproductive structure of a flower is the ___.
a)
pistil
b)
ovary
c)
stamen
d)
ovule
17.

Contains all the female parts of the flower

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

stigma

d)

sepal

18.

What are two ways non-flowering plants reproduce?

a)

with spores and roots

b)

with seeds and eggs

c)

with spores and seeds

d)

with pollen and seeds

19.

What is another word for germination?

a)

fertilization

b)

pollination

c)

grow

d)

pollen

20.

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

a)

pollination

b)

germination

c)

fertilization

d)

seed dispersal

21.

What process in plant reproduction does the image show?

a)

germination

b)

seed dispersal

c)

pollination

d)

fertilization

22.

Which plant grows from a spore, not a seed?

a)

fern

b)

carrot

c)

pine tree

d)

apple tree

23.

Characteristics to help an organism survive and reproduce are called ____________________________.

a)

features

b)

flexibility

c)

adaptations

d)

structures

24.

Some adaptations are behavioral. They are changes in the way an organism interacts with ______________________.

a)

its structures

b)

its survival

c)

an environment

d)

their adaptations

25.

Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

a)

Thin skin

b)

Large eyes

c)

Webbed feet

d)

Long tongue

26.

In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?

a)

It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.

b)

  It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.

c)

  It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.

d)

It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.

27.

acts as a protective coat, keeps fluids and liquids in, and keeps bacteria and germs out

a)
Liver
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Kidneys
d)
Skin
28.

Collects and pumps oxygen throughout the blood stream in your body

a)
Lungs
b)
Stomach
c)
Heart
d)
Liver
29.

Absorbs remaining water and matter that was not digested and turn it into waste

a)
Liver
b)
Large Intestine
c)
Brain
d)
Skin
30.

Digest and absorb nutrients from food

a)
Bladder
b)
Lungs
c)
Brain
d)
Small Intestine
31.

Produces digestive enzymes to help process sugar

a)
Pancreas
b)
Kidneys
c)
Bladder
d)
Brain
32.

Protects organs in the body, provides support, and produces blood cells

a)
Small Intestine
b)
Lungs
c)
Skin
d)
Skeleton
33.

Balances salts and acids in your body and filters blood

a)
Liver
b)
Kidneys
c)
Heart
d)
Stomach
34.

Stores liquid waste and excess water (urine)

a)
Liver
b)
Bladder
c)
Ovaries
d)
Skin
35.

Compare the human body to an oak tree. A human’s skin is most like which part of an oak tree?

a)

acorn

b)

bark

c)

leaf

d)

root

36.

Which plant structure is most similar in function to the human skeletal system?

a)

petals

b)

leaves

c)

stem

d)

roots

37.

Some invertebrates have exoskeletons. These are hard coverings on the outside of their bodies. What is the function of an exoskeleton?

a)

to help the invertebrates breathe

b)

to protect the soft parts of their bodies

c)

to scare predators away

d)

to help the animal blend in with its environment

38.

Part of the plant that absorbs water

a)

Roots

b)

Flowers

c)

Petals

d)

Leaves

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.

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

41.

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.

42.
A pine tree is a coniferous tree. Where are the seeds made in a pine tree?
a)
in flowers
b)
in leaves
c)
in cones
d)
in roots
43.

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

44.

What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills?

a)
amphibian
b)
fish
c)
bird
d)
reptile
45.
What type of animal has dry scaly skin and lays its eggs on land?
a)
fish
b)
amphibian
c)
reptile
d)
mammal
46.

These animals start out with gills and then transitions to lungs 

a)
Bird
b)
Reptiles
c)
Amphibians
d)
Fish
47.

Any vertebrate that has their body more or less covered with hair and nourishes their young with milk

a)

mammals

b)

birds

c)

reptiles

d)

frogs

48.

A cold-blooded animal without a backbone that has a segmented body and six or more legs

a)

arthropod

b)

reptile

c)

mammals

d)

bird

49.
What are the five types of vertebrates? 
a)
mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians and birds
b)
lobsters, bats, fish, insects and snakes
c)
mammals, fish, puppies, ducks, slug
d)

hamsters, arthropods, squid, blob fish and shrimp

50.
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