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UNIT 1 - We look after living things

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Nutrition, interaction and reproduction are the three...

a)

life processes

b)

human processes

c)

living things

d)

plant functions

e)

animal functions

2.

The three life processes are...

a)

Nutrition

b)

Movement

c)

Interaction

d)

Reproduction

e)

Digestion

3.

The process through which living things get energy from food is called...

a)

Interaction

b)

Respiration

c)

Nutrition

d)

Reproduction

e)

Digestion

4.

The process through which living things detect and respond to changes in the environment is called...

a)

Interaction

b)

Respiration

c)

Nutrition

d)

Reproduction

e)

Digestion

5.

The process through which living things make more living things of the same type (offspring) is called...

a)

Interaction

b)

Respiration

c)

Nutrition

d)

Reproduction

e)

Digestion

6.

Herbivores are the animals that...

a)

eat other animals

b)

eat both animals and plants

c)

eat plants

d)

don't eat any food

7.

Animals that eat both plants and other animals are...

a)

Omnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Viviparous

8.

Animals that eat other animals are called...

a)

Oviparous

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Omnivores

e)

Vertebrates

9.

Plants make their own food from water, mineral salts, carbon dioxide and sunlight.

a)

b)

10.

The process through which plants make their own food is called...

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Environment

d)

Chloroplasts

e)

Sensitivity

11.

Animals detect information from their

environment through their...

a)

reproductive system

b)

cells

c)

sense organs

d)

heart

e)

skeletal system

12.

How many sense organs do we have?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

e)

6

13.

Select the sense organ: hearing

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

14.

Select the sense organ: sight

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

15.

Select the sense organ: smell

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

16.

Select the sense organ: touch

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

17.

Select the sense organ: taste

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

18.

Plants don't lose their leaves in autumn because they can't detect and respond to changes.

a)

That's true. Plants don't detect nor respond to changes.

b)

That's false. Plants detect and respond to changes too.

19.

This type of reproduction involves two parents.

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

20.

This type of reproduction involves only one parent.

It is more common in plants.

a)

Sexual reproduction

b)

Asexual reproduction

21.

These animals lay eggs

a)

Oviparous

b)

Viviparous

c)

Vertebrates

d)

Herbivores

e)

Protoctists

22.

These animals give birth

a)

Oviparous

b)

Viviparous

c)

Vertebrates

d)

Herbivores

e)

Protoctists

23.

All living things are made up of cells.

a)

b)

24.

Cells are the basic units of life.

a)

They are so tiny that we can only see them through a microscope.

b)

They are big so we can see them around us without a microscope.

25.

Multicellular living things are made up of...

a)

just one cell

b)

more than one cell

c)

no cells

26.

Select the living thing that is unicellular

a)

b)

c)

d)

27.

All cells carry out the three life processes: nutrition, interaction and reproduction

a)

Yes. That's true!

b)

No. That's false!

28.

An elephant is much bigger than a mouse. Why do you think this is?

a)

It is because

the elephant has more cells than the

mouse

b)

it is because the elephant's

cells are bigger

than the

mouse's

29.

Animal cells and plant cells DON'T HAVE this part in common:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

30.

This part controls everything that happens in the cell

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

31.

These are situated in the cytoplasm and carry out a variety of different functions.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

32.

This is is a thin and permeable layer that separates the inside of the cell from the outside.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

33.

This is a liquid that makes up most of the cell and it is mainly water.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

34.

This is situated around the cell membrane to strengthen

the shape and structure of the plant.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

35.

This is the...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

36.

This is the...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

37.

This is the...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

38.

This are the...

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Organelles

e)

Cell wall

39.

The nucleus corresponds to number...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

5

e)

6

40.

The cell wall corresponds to number...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

e)

6

41.

The cell membrane corresponds to number...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

e)

6

42.

The organelle corresponds to number...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

e)

6

43.

The cytoplasm corresponds to number...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

4

44.

The chloroplast corresponds to number...

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

8

45.

Plant cells also have special organelles.

They contain a green substance called chlorophyll to carry out

photosynthesis.

They are called...

a)

chloroplasts

b)

membranes

c)

intestines

d)

brain

e)

cytoplasm

46.

Select the animal cell

a)

b)

47.

Select the plant cell

a)

b)

48.

They are flat discs.

a)

Blood cells

b)

Bone cells

c)

Brain cells

d)

Intestinal cells

e)

Livel cells

49.

They are large and have many spider-like arms.

a)

Blood cells

b)

Bone cells

c)

Brain cells

d)

Intestinal cells

e)

Livel cells

50.

They are are very long.

a)

Blood cells

b)

Muscle cells

c)

Brain cells

d)

Intestinal cells

e)

Livel cells

51.

Select the liver cell.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

52.

Select the intestinal cell.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

53.

Select the bone cell.

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

54.

Plant cells are usually _________ than animal cells and they have

a regular shape.

a)

smaller

b)

bigger

55.

Select the first (and most simple) level of organisation

a)

System

b)

Cell

c)

Tissue

d)

Organism

e)

Organ

56.

Select the last (and most complex) level of organisation

a)

System

b)

Cell

c)

Tissue

d)

Organism

e)

Organ

57.

It is a group of similar cells with the same function.

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

System

d)

Organ

e)

Organism

58.

It is the complete living thing, made up of all the systems.

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

System

d)

Organ

e)

Organism

59.

How many kingdoms are there to classify living things?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

60.

Living things kingdoms:

Select the animals

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

61.

Living things kingdoms:

Select the fungi

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

62.

Living things kingdoms:

Select the protoctists

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

63.

Living things kingdoms:

Select the bacteria

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

64.

Living things kingdoms:

Select the plants

a)

b)

c)

d)

e)

65.

They are multicellular.

They take in food.

Most of them can move about.

They can be vertebrate or invertebrate.

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animals

e)

Protoctists

66.

They are multicellular.

They make their own food.

They cannot move about.

They can be seed or seedless.

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animals

e)

Protoctists

67.

They can be unicellular or multicellular.

They take in food.

They cannot move about.

They can be yeast, mould and mushrooms.

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animals

e)

Protoctists

68.

They are classify into protozoa and algae.

They are aquatic.

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animals

e)

Protoctists

69.

They are unicellular.

They are the smallest and simplest of all living things.

Most of them take in food.

a)

Plants

b)

Fungi

c)

Bacteria

d)

Animals

e)

Protoctists

70.

The process through which plants make their own food is called...

a)

photosynthesis

b)

disgestion

c)

chlorophyll

d)

bacteria