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5th Grade Life Science so Far

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 2hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this body part?

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Lungs

d)

Bladder

2.

What is this body part?

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Stomach

d)

Brain

3.

What is this body part?

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Intestine

d)

Pancreas

4.

What body part is shown here?

a)

Muscles

b)

Skeleton

c)

Skin

d)

Intestines

5.

What body part is shown here?

a)

Muscles

b)

Skin

c)

Bones

d)

All the above

6.

What body part is shown here?

a)

Brain

b)

Stomach

c)

Bladder

d)

Kidneys

7.

Which body part is shown here?

a)

Brain

b)

Kidneys

c)

Bladder

d)

Heart

8.

Which body part is this?

a)

Lungs

b)

Stomach

c)

Skin

d)

Muscles

9.

Which body part is this?

a)

Brain

b)

Heart

c)

Liver

d)

Pancreas

10.

Which body part is this?

a)

Heart

b)

Lungs

c)

Stomach

d)

Kidneys

11.

Which body part is this?

a)

Stomach

b)

Brain

c)

Bladder

d)

Lungs

12.

Which body part is this?

a)

Stomach

b)

Pancreas

c)

Liver

d)

Intestines

13.

Which body part is this?

a)

Liver

b)

Stomach

c)

Pancreas

d)

Heart

14.

Which part of the body is this?

a)

Brain

b)

Sensory Organs

c)

Muscles

d)

Bones

15.

What is the function of structure B?

a)

It absorbs water from digested food.

b)

It breaks down food into small parts.

c)

It secretes juices to break down food.

d)

It releases nutrients into the bloodstream.

16.

Organ C has become damaged and part of it has to be removed. Which of these is a lifestyle change one needs to make to stay healthy?

a)

Reduce the amount of fat in their diet.

b)

Increase the amount of water a person drinks.

c)

Increase the amount of protein a person consumes.

d)

It releases nutrients into the bloodstream.

17.

How does a similar structure in fish compare in the function to this organ in humans?

a)

Both organisms control all bodily functions in the organisms.

b)

Both organs break down food and provide energy.

c)

Both organs are responsible for exchanging gases.

d)

Both organs move blood and nutrients throughout the body.

18.

What is the organ on the right (with the star)?

a)

The liver

b)

a lung

c)

a kidney

d)

the stomach

19.

What do plants need? Choose 3 answers.

a)
b)
c)
d)
20.

What part of the plant is this?

a)

leaf

b)

stem

c)

roots

d)

flower

21.
Which part of a plant is this?
a)
Leaf
b)
Stem
c)
Roots
d)
Fruit
22.

Which part is this?

a)

Roots

b)

Leaves

c)

Stem

d)

fruit

23.

Which part makes food for the plant?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which parts hold the plant in the ground and take in water?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Which parts hold up the plant and move water and food to other plant parts?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

Which part of plant makes seeds?

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

What does the stem of the plant do?

a)

It makes food for the plant.

b)

It takes in the water from the ground.

c)

It moves water and food to other plant parts.

28.

What do the leaves of a plant do?

a)

They make the food for the plant.

b)

They take in the water from the ground.

c)

They hold up the plant.

29.
What part of the plant is #2?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
30.
What part of the plant is #3?
a)
leaf
b)
root
c)
flower
d)
stem
31.
What part of the plant is #1?
a)
flower
b)
stem
c)
root
d)
leaf
32.
What part of the plant is #4?
a)
leaf
b)
flower
c)
stem
d)
root
33.

Plants can be divided into two groups. What are they?

a)

seeds and flowering

b)

seedless and nonflowering

c)

flowering and nonflowering

d)

spores and seeds

34.

Non-flowering plants are best described as:

a)

Plants that make cones and do not make flowers

b)

Plants that make flowers and fruits.

c)

Plants that produce spores instead of seeds, but make fruits

d)

Plants that only use the wind to reproduce.

35.

Choose a group of plants that are flowering

a)

roses, fruit trees, daisies

b)

evergreen trees, mosses, pine

c)

 roses, fruit trees, mosses

d)

pine, daisies, ferns

36.

Choose a group of plants that are non-flowering.

a)

grass, roses, ferns

b)

roses, lilies, daisies

c)

grass, mosses, ferns

d)

pine, spruce, cedar trees

37.

What type of plant is shown in the picture?

a)

nonflowering

b)

flowering

38.

What type of plant is shown in the picture?

a)

nonflowering

b)

flowering

39.
Is this plant flowering or nonflowering?
a)
flowering
b)
nonflowering
40.
Is this plant flowering or nonflowering?
a)
flowering
b)
nonflowering
41.
Is this plant flowering or nonflowering?
a)
flowering
b)
nonflowering
42.
Is this plant flowering or nonflowering?
a)
flowering
b)
nonflowering
43.
Plants make their own...?
a)
water
b)
sun
c)
food
d)
vitamins
44.
Nonflowering plants make their seeds through what 2 things?
a)
cones & spores
b)
flowers & plants
c)
plants & cones
d)
spores & flowers
45.
Flowering plants make their seeds inside of what?
a)
cones
b)
flowers
c)
spores
d)
plants
46.
Does this plant produce seeds or spores?
a)
Spores
b)
seeds
47.
a)

Flowering

b)

Non-flowering

48.

Which of the following are nonflowering plants?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.
What is the last stage of the butterfly life cycle?
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
adult
d)
larva
50.

List the four stages of the complete metamorphosis life cycles in the correct order.

a)

Egg, Pupa, Larva, Adult

b)

Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult

c)

Adult, Egg, Larva, Pupa

d)

Adult, Egg, Pupa, Larva

51.

Look at this cycle! Choose the correct stages!

a)

Adult Butterfly -> Larva -> Egg -> Pupa

b)

Egg -> Pupa -> Larva -> Adult Butterfly

c)

Egg -> Larva -> Pupa -> Adult Butterfly

d)

Butterfly -> Egg -> Pupa -> Larva

52.

The life cycle of a cockroach has three stages, they are . . . .

a)

Egg -> larva -> adult cockroach

b)

Egg -> pupa -> adult cockroach

c)

Egg -> adult cockroach

d)

Egg -> Nymph -> Adult cockroach

53.

How is the young of a grasshopper different from the adult? Click all correct answers.

a)

It has no wings.

b)

It is smaller than the adult.

c)

It is larger than the adult.

d)

It lives in water but the adult lives on land.

54.

Which of the following are stages of the life cycle of a chicken?

a)

egg, pupa, adult

b)

egg, larva, chicken

c)

egg, young, adult

55.

Which of the following shows the stages in the life cycle of the grasshopper?

a)

egg, young, adult

b)

egg, nymph, grasshopper

c)

egg, nymph, adult

56.

Which of the following are stages of the life cycle of a butterfly?

a)

egg, nymph, adult

b)

egg, larva, pupa, adult

c)

egg, pupa, larva, adult

57.

Which one of the following statements is true about the pupa stage?

a)

It does not eat at this stage.

b)

It has stopped growing.

c)

It does not breathe at this stage.

d)

The animal has a three-stage life cycle.

58.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
59.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
60.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
61.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
62.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
63.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
64.

Which of these completes the food chain correctly?

a)

a rock

b)

a fox

c)

a plant

d)

an egg

65.

Which organism is getting energy from the mouse?

a)

cricket

b)

grass

c)

fox

d)

Sun

66.

Which of these best completes the food chain shown?

a)

a shark

b)

a tree

c)

a rock

d)

a bird

67.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
68.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
69.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
70.
What do Herbivores eat? 
a)
Plants ONLY 
b)
Animals ONLY
c)
Plants AND Animals
71.

You ate steak and salad for dinner last night.

What does that make you?

a)

a herbivore

b)

a carnivore

c)

an omnivore

d)

a producer