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Science competition- grade 6 Round 2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Place the following events in sequence: A) Pollen is deposited on a pistil; B) Pollen fertilizes an ovule; C) A honeybee collects pollen

a)

B, C, A

b)

A, C, B

c)

C, A, B

d)

B, A, C

2.
Many flowering plants have very colorful petals like the lily seen here. What is the main purpose of these colorful petals?
a)
to protect the plant from predators
b)
to capture sunlight for photosynthesis
c)
to distract birds from eating the seeds
d)
to attract insects that pollinate the flower
3.

How is the greenhouse effect produced?

a)

When solar energy trespasses the atmosphere.

b)

When some energy is reflected back to earth.

c)

When the green house is burned.

d)

When the sun doesn't emit radiation.

4.
An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.
a)
water table
b)
aquifer
c)
watershed
d)
river
5.
Mike did not want to throw away his pickle jar. Instead he decided to use it again. This is an example of?
a)
Recycling
b)
Reusing
c)
Reducing
d)
Pollution
6.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
7.

The purpose of seed dispersal is for the seeds to __________.

a)

germinate at the same time

b)

move to the same place and grow

c)

move further away from the parent plant

d)

compete with one another for minerals in the soil

8.
I have parachute like structures. What is likely my dispersal method?
a)
wind
b)
water 
c)
animals
d)
explosive action
9.

Which answer includes the dominant homozygous genotype?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

10.

What is the definition of a genotype?

a)

The genetic makeup of an organism

b)

The physical traits of an organism.

c)

When one allele is dominant and one allele is recessive.

d)

When both alleles are dominant.

11.

The roots have negative

a)

phtotropism

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Gravitropism

d)

Hormones

12.
The ____________________ protects people from the effects of too much ultraviolet radiation.
a)
ozone layer
b)
smog layer
c)
cloud cover
d)
temperature inversion
13.

Which of the following is not a cause of acid rain?

a)

Volcanic Eruptions

b)

Burning of fossil fuels

c)

electric cars

d)

combustion engins

14.

What type of asexual reproduction is it?

a)

budding

b)

regeneration

c)

sporulation

d)

binary fission

15.
When a bird uses mud and grass to build a nest, it's demonstrating...
a)

environmental influences

b)

learned behavior

c)

recessive traits

d)

Courtship behaviour