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Worksheets5th Grade Life Competition
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 30mins
Due to the fact that plants can make their own food using photosynthesis, what are plants considered in food chains?
omnivores
consumers
producers
carnivores
What would a rabbit be considered in a food chain if it ONLY EATS PLANTS?
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
producer
What would a lion be considered in a food chain if they ONLY EAT MEAT?
producer
herbivore
carnivore
omnivore
What would a human that eats BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS be considered in a food chain?
herbivore
carnivore
producer
omnivore
All plants get their energy directly from _________.
other plants
water
the sun
soil
The snail receives its energy from which organism?
Thistle
Garden snail
Song thrush
Sparrowhawk
Which of these completes the food chain correctly?
a rock
a fox
a plant
an egg
Which correctly lists the stages of incomplete metamorphosis in order?
egg, nymph, adult
egg, adult, nymph
nymph, adult, egg
adult, nymph, egg
Which stage is not a part of complete metamorphosis?
egg
larva
nymph
pupa
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 cone
a flower
a pollinator
a seed
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?
pollination
seed dispersal
metamorphosis
germination
Contains all the female parts of the flower
pistil
stamen
stigma
sepal
What are two ways non-flowering plants reproduce?
with spores and roots
with seeds and eggs
with spores and seeds
with pollen and seeds
What is another word for germination?
fertilization
pollination
grow
pollen
Which process is taking place when the pollen travels to the egg in the ovary?
pollination
germination
fertilization
seed dispersal
What process in plant reproduction does the image show?
germination
seed dispersal
pollination
fertilization
Which plant grows from a spore, not a seed?
fern
carrot
pine tree
apple tree
Characteristics to help an organism survive and reproduce are called ____________________________.
features
flexibility
adaptations
structures
Some adaptations are behavioral. They are changes in the way an organism interacts with ______________________.
its structures
its survival
an environment
their adaptations
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?
Thin skin
Large eyes
Webbed feet
Long tongue
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?
It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.
It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.
It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.
It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.
acts as a protective coat, keeps fluids and liquids in, and keeps bacteria and germs out
Collects and pumps oxygen throughout the blood stream in your body
Absorbs remaining water and matter that was not digested and turn it into waste
Digest and absorb nutrients from food
Produces digestive enzymes to help process sugar
Protects organs in the body, provides support, and produces blood cells
Balances salts and acids in your body and filters blood
Stores liquid waste and excess water (urine)
Compare the human body to an oak tree. A human’s skin is most like which part of an oak tree?
acorn
bark
leaf
root
Which plant structure is most similar in function to the human skeletal system?
petals
leaves
stem
roots
Some invertebrates have exoskeletons. These are hard coverings on the outside of their bodies. What is the function of an exoskeleton?
to help the invertebrates breathe
to protect the soft parts of their bodies
to scare predators away
to help the animal blend in with its environment
Part of the plant that absorbs water
Roots
Flowers
Petals
Leaves
They deliver water to the other parts of the plants.
They make seeds.
What is the function of a plant's flower?
to absorb water and nutrients from the soil
to make food for the rest of the plant
to create seeds to make new plants
to transport nutrients from the roots to the stem
Roots tend to grow in the direction of gravity. If the seedling was planted in a container, in which direction would the roots grow?
The roots will always grow down toward the Earth.
It will depend on where on Earth it was planted.
Roots will grow both toward the Sun and toward the Earth.
The roots will always grow up toward the Sun.
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?
woody stems and soft stems
long, thin leaves and wide, round leaves
flowering plants and non-flowering plants
Plants that grow on rocks and plants that grow in soil
What type of animal spends its entire life under water, has fins, and breathes using gills?
These animals start out with gills and then transitions to lungs
Any vertebrate that has their body more or less covered with hair and nourishes their young with milk
mammals
birds
reptiles
frogs
A cold-blooded animal without a backbone that has a segmented body and six or more legs
arthropod
reptile
mammals
bird
hamsters, arthropods, squid, blob fish and shrimp
