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Grade 6 Quiz

Total questions: 123

Worksheet time: 6hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which microorganisms are always harmful?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Microbes

c)

Pathogens

d)

Viruses

2.

How many microbes are there in the world according to what we learned?

a)

Trillions upon trillions

b)

Billions

c)

Millions

d)

Thousands

3.

Which of the following is TRUE about bacteria?

a)

They never swim

b)

They can be harmful

c)

They cannot be killed

d)

They come in one shape

4.

Where are bacteria located?

a)

No where.

b)

Every where!

c)

Only in the restroom.

d)

On my hands only.

5.

Viruses require a host cell to

a)

Breathe and eat

b)

Replicate

c)

Move and sleep

d)

Make protein and carbohydrates

6.

What is a host?

a)

An organism that eats another organism

b)

An organism or a cell that the virus needs to reproduce in

c)

Something that causes harm to the cell

d)

The person that greats you at a resturant

7.

One important way to control the spread of viruses in through

a)

the use of vaccines

b)

drinking a lot of tea

c)

the use of other types of bacteria

d)

the use of antibiotics

8.

Bacteria come in which of the following shapes?

a)

rod, cone, spiral

b)

rod, sphere, spiral

c)

rod, sphere, cone

d)

sphere, cone, spiral

9.
Vaccines are made from
a)
dead or weakened viruses
b)
fungi
c)
allergens
d)
strong, active viruses
10.

Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?

a)

Bacteria exist in only a few environments on earth

b)

Bacteria can grow to extremely large sizes

c)

Most bacteria are harmful to humans

d)

Bacteria can be both harmful and helpful to humans

11.

What might happen if you didn't have bacteria in your digestive tract?

a)

Your intestines would shut down

b)

Your body couldn't break down certain types of food

c)

You would never get sick

d)

You wouldn't be able to eat vegetables

12.

What do all bacteria have in common?

a)

They all have cell nuclei.

b)

They're all multi-cellular organisms.

c)

They're all single-celled organisms.

d)

They can all be found inside the human body

13.

Which statement is true about viruses?

a)

Viruses can eat and metabolize food.

b)

Viruses can reproduce only using a host cell.

c)

Viruses can reproduce on their own at any time.

14.

Bacteria are important to the environment because that break down waste materials. They are called _.

a)

Decomposers

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Autotrophs

15.

Some bacteria move by using a long, whip-like structures called:

a)

tails

b)

cillia

c)

organs

d)

flagella

16.

What is viruses?

(choose the suitable answer.)

a)

Viruses are the living things hijack cells to make a copies of themself.

b)

Viruses are the living things can't reproduce on their own.

c)

Viruses are the living things that is used to treat bacterial infections.

d)

Viruses are the nonliving protective shell with genetic material inside of it.

17.

how viruses cause disease?

a)

They get inside the biggest cells and take it over. Viruses use the biggest cells machinery to make lots of copies, so many that the cell alive and burn other cells around it! They can make less viruses very quickly - just one virus can turn into lots of virus but they are harmful.

b)

They get inside the weak cells and take it over. Viruses use the weak cells machinery to make lots of copies, so many that the cell destroyed and create other cells around it! They can make more viruses very slow - just one virus can turn into little of viruses and make you die

c)

They get inside the host's cells and take it over. Viruses use the host cells machinery to make lots of copies, so many that the cell bursts and infects other cells around it! They can make more viruses very quickly - just one virus can turn into lots of viruses and make you sick

d)

They get inside the germs and take it over. Viruses use the germs machinery to make lots of copies, so many that germs bursts and infects other cells around it! They can make more viruses very fast - just one virus can turn into lots of viruses and make you sick.

18.

What is the name of this virus

a)

Capsule

b)

Helical

c)

Bacteriophage

d)

Teva (my dog)

19.

You can improve your recovery from an illness by

a)

excerising

b)

not seeing a doctor

c)

limiting your sleep

d)

increasing fluids and rest

20.

Which is the BEST way to help prevent a virus from becoming a pandemic?

a)

sleeping 8 hours a night

b)

getting a vaccination

c)

taking antibiotics

d)

eating fruits and vegetables

21.

Which of the following characteristics is common to both bacteria and viruses?

a)

Contain genetic material

b)

Have a cell membrane

c)

Can be killed using antibiotics

d)

Have a protein coat

22.

What do you need to be able to see bacteria?

a)

Microscope

b)

Telescope

c)

Sunglasses

d)

3D Glasses

23.

Where are bacteria located?

a)

No where.

b)

Every where!

c)

Only in the restroom.

d)

On my hands only.

24.

What shape is bacteria?

a)

Round

b)

Straight

c)

Twisted

d)

All of these

25.

The region inside the cell membrane of a bacterium

a)

bacteria

b)

endospore

c)

cytoplasm

d)

decomposers

26.

Tiny single-celled organisms that live almost everywhere

a)

ribosomes

b)

cytoplasm

c)

bacteria

d)

virus

27.

Bacteria are prokaryotes, meaning they ________.

a)

lack a nucleus

b)

are very large

c)

contain no DNA

d)

have a cytoplasm

28.

All viruses are different, but what are two parts that a virus must have?

a)

Genetic Information (DNA or RNA)

b)

a lipid membrane

c)

a nucleus

d)

a protein coat

29.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

A virus is unicellular, it has only one cell.

b)

A virus may sometimes be multicellular, have many cells.

c)

A virus has no cells

30.

What is the name of this virus

a)

Capsule

b)

Helical

c)

Bacteriophage

d)

Teva (my dog)

31.

A viruses are considered

a)

Living

b)

Non-living

32.

When a virus attaches to a host, what does it inject into the host

a)

protein coat

b)

Capsid

c)

DNA/ RNA

d)

Envelope

33.

Viruses require a host cell to

a)

Breathe and eat

b)

Replicate

c)

Move and sleep

d)

Make protein and carbohydrates

34.

Which processes allows for the viruses DNA to lay "dormant" or hide in the host DNA while the cell reproduces?

a)

Lytic

b)

Lysogenic

c)

Enveloped

d)

Capsid

35.

When a virus enters a cell and it immediately makes copies of itself this is called _______________________________.

a)

remediation

b)

replica

c)

replication

36.

As a virus changes over time, it can affect different systems within the organism. This change of the virus is called a _______________.

a)

mutation

b)

melanin

c)

metaphysics

37.

Viruses can affect which types of organisms? SELECT ALL

a)

plants

b)

animals

c)

bacteria

d)

bricks

38.

What is used to "cure" a virus

a)

antirbiotic

b)

Rest

c)

Vaccine

d)

Viruses have no cure

39.

What is a host?

a)

An organism that eats another organism

b)

An organism or a cell that the virus needs to reproduce in

c)

Something that causes harm to the cell

d)

The person that greats you at a resturant

40.

Antibiotics work to cure viruses?

a)

True

b)

False

41.
Which is smaller, a virus or a bacteria?
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
42.
How many cells does a protist have?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
None
d)
Hundreds
43.
Which is not a category of protist?
a)
Animal-like
b)
Plant-like
c)
Fungus-like
d)
Human-like
44.
What is a whip-like structure used for movement?
a)
Flagellum
b)
Pseudopod
c)
Cilia
45.
What is cilia not used for?
a)
Movement
b)
Food
c)
Feeler
d)
Respiration
46.
Name this protist?
a)
Volvox
b)
Euglena 
c)
Amoeba 
d)
Paramecium 
47.
Which diagram is an example of a Plant-like Protist?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
48.
What is the name of the protist?
a)
Euglena
b)
Amoeba
c)
Paramecium
49.
A mushroom growing on the forest floor gets most of its energy by:
a)
eating insects
b)
eating moss
c)
absorbing sunlight
d)
absorbing nutrients
50.
Fungi that live off of a host and harm that host are said to be...
a)
Saprophytic
b)
Symbiotic
c)
Parasitic
d)
Decomposers
51.
What type of environment would you find protists and fungi living in?
a)
A warm moist environment
b)
A warm dry environment
c)
A cold wet environment
d)
A hot wet environment
52.
What is the name of an organism that cannot produce its own food and must get it from another source?
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic
c)
autotroph
d)
heterotroph
53.
Which term best describes algae?
a)
Predatory
b)
Consumer
c)
Plant-like
d)
Prokaryotic
54.
Euglena move around using?
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
Pseudopodia
d)
Fins
55.
Paramecia move around using?
a)
Cilia 
b)
Flagella 
c)
Pseudopodia
d)
Fins
56.
A disease carried by mosquitoes...
a)
Malaria
b)
Sleeping Sickness
c)
Itchiness
d)
Cholera
57.
Where do protists live?
a)
dry environments
b)
moist environments
c)
leafy environments
d)
rocky environments
58.
Which kingdom do parameciums belong?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
amoeba
d)
protist
59.
Mold on a piece of bread is an example of
a)
plant
b)
animal
c)
protist
d)
fungi
60.
Mold on a decaying tree branch is an example of obtaining energy by which means?
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
61.

When fungus obtains energy from an organism and harms the host ...

a)

parasitic

b)

saprophytic

c)

symbiotic

62.

Which organism is most like a plant?

a)

paramecium

b)

euglena

c)

amoeba

63.
Which organism moves with a flagella
a)
paramecium
b)
amoeba
c)
euglena
d)
fungi
64.

Which organism moves with pseudopods?

a)

paramecium

b)

amoeba

c)

euglena

d)

fungi

65.
Which organism moves with cilia?
a)
paramecium
b)
euglena
c)
amoeba
d)
fungi
66.

Which organism captures its prey with finger-like projections?

a)

paramecium

b)

euglena

c)

amoeba

d)

fungi

67.
How many cells do protists have?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
7
d)
millions
68.
This is 
a)
paramecium
b)
amoeba
c)
euglena
d)
mold
69.
What is a host?
a)
The organism that is eating
b)
The organism that is being eaten
c)
The hair on a paramecium
d)
The legs on an amoeba
70.
This is
a)
paramecium
b)
euglena
c)
amoeba
d)
fungi
71.
When a fungus obtains energy from another organism, and BOTH benefit ...
a)
parasitic
b)
saprophytic
c)
symbiotic
72.

When fungus obtains energy from a decaying object

a)

saprophytic

b)

parasitic

c)

symbiotic

73.
This is
a)
saprophytic
b)
parasitic
c)
symbiotic
74.
Which of the following are examples of fungi?
a)
yeast
b)
plants
c)
rocks
d)
trees
75.

A rotting apple attached to a tree is an example of

a)

saprophytic

b)

parasitic

c)

symbiotic

76.

Mushrooms belong to which kingdom?

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

fungi

d)

protist

e)

moneran

77.

Yeast belongs to which kingdom?

a)

animal

b)

plant

c)

fungi

d)

protist

e)

moneran

78.

Which of the following best describes the habitat of protists?

a)

land

b)

under rocks

c)

in trees

d)

rivers

79.

A robot is an example of a

a)

living

b)

non-living

c)

dead

d)

dormant

80.

How are the fungi obtaining nutrients in this picture?

a)

Saprophytic

b)

Parasitic

c)

Symbiotic

d)

Autotroph

81.

A mushroom

a)

has roots

b)

has a stem

c)

has hyphae

d)

has leaves

82.

Yeast is an example of

a)

a protist

b)

a plant

c)

an animal

d)

a fungi

83.
This animal is classified as a ???
a)
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
bird
d)
mammal
84.
An animal without a backbone is called a 
a)
plant
b)
producer
c)
invertebrate
d)
vertebrate
85.
Are ferns flowering or non-flowering plants?
a)
flowering
b)
non-flowering
86.
Plants can be classified into two groups:
a)
Seed and fruits
b)
Flowers and colors
c)
flowering and non-flowering
d)
trees and plants
87.
__________ is a single cell that can grow into a new plant.
a)
spore
b)
seed
88.
How to plants make their own food?
a)
the sun
b)
rain, water, and sunlight
c)
the process of photosynthesis
d)
plant mechanics 
89.
All plants produce flowers.
a)
True
b)
False
90.
What are the 5 classes of vertebrates?
a)
Birds, Dogs, Cats, Fish, Insects
b)
4 legged, 2 legged, Fish, Birds, Insects
c)
Reptiles, Amphibians,Birds, Fish, Mammals
d)
Reptiles, Arthropods, Arachnids, Insects, Mammals
91.
11) ___________ are cold-blooded vertebrates. Most are covered with scales and a slimy coating that helps water flow past them.  They live in water and use gills to get the oxygen they need from water.
a)
birds
b)
fish
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
92.
10)  ____________________ are cold-blooded vertebrates with soft, moist skin.  Their young hatch from eggs and pass through several life stages before they become adults. They change more than any other vertebrate through a process known as metamorphosis.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
93.
9) ____________ are warm-blooded vertebrates with lungs and feathers.  They lay hard-shelled eggs.  When their babies hatch, they must be fed by parents.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
fish
94.
8) ______________ are cold-blooded vertebrates with lungs.  Most young hatch from eggs, and are ready to feed themselves from birth.  In addition, they have tough skin with scales rather than hair, fur, or feathers.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
amphibians
95.
7) __________________ are vertebrates that breathe air using lungs, have hair or fur, and nurse young that resemble parents at birth.
a)
birds
b)
mammals
c)
reptiles
d)
fish
96.
Most of the organisms in the world are vertebrates.
a)
True
b)
False
97.
Which of the following is an example of an instinct?
a)
a baby bird is taught to fly by its parent
b)
a bear hibernates in the winter
c)
a dog learns how to roll over
d)
a bear learns how to catch fish
98.
Which is an example of an inherited characteristic in human beings?
a)
Eye color
b)
Speaking a language
c)
Playing the piano
d)
Favorite food
99.
Which adaptation might help protect a plant from being eaten?
a)
A flower that looks like a bee
b)
A waxy coating
c)
A substance that attracts insects
d)
A thorny stem
100.
Characteristics that organisms have that can be inherited or are a result  from interactions with the environment
a)
trait
b)
instinct
c)
behavior
d)
inherit 
101.
The movement of an animal from one region to another in response to a change in the seasons
a)
migration
b)
habitat
c)
ecosystem
d)
characteristic
102.
A response to a change in the environment
a)
Adaptation
b)
Stimulus
c)
behavior
d)
senses
103.

Plants and animals need food

a)

NO

b)

YES

104.

What are plants and animals?

a)

Living things

b)

Non living things

105.

Where do plants make their food?

a)

stem

b)

root

c)

leaves

106.

What (3) things plants need to make their food?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

food

d)

sunlight

107.

Which part of the tree makes food?

a)

stem

b)

leaves

c)

roots

108.
This group of animals have a backbone
a)
vertebrates
b)
invertebrates
109.
Animals without backbones are
a)
vertebrate.
b)
invertebrate.
110.

This is an animal that lives part of its life in water and part of its life on land.

a)

mammal

b)

amphibian

c)

bird

d)

reptile

111.

Mammals USUALLY have __________ on their bodies

a)

hair

b)

scales

c)

toenails

d)

flowers

112.

This animal has feathers and wings. Their babies hatch from eggs.

a)

mammals

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

d)

amphibians

113.

This is a part of the plant that holds the plan in place and takes in water and nutrients

a)

nutrient

b)

roots

c)

stem

d)

leaf

114.

What do plants need to grow?

a)

sunlight

b)

space to grow

c)

nutrients

d)

all of the above

115.

Plants and animals make their own food.

a)

True

b)

False

116.
This animal is classified as a ???
a)
reptile
b)
amphibian
c)
bird
d)
mammal
117.
What are the 5 classes of vertebrates?
a)
Birds, Dogs, Cats, Fish, Insects
b)
4 legged, 2 legged, Fish, Birds, Insects
c)
Reptiles, Amphibians,Birds, Fish, Mammals
d)
Reptiles, Arthropods, Arachnids, Insects, Mammals
118.

Plants with tubelike structures are called

a)

vascular plants

b)

nonvascular plants

c)

no spored plants

119.

The plant represented in the picture is a:

a)

flowering plant

b)

conifer plant

c)

vascular plant with spores

d)

non vascular plant with spores

120.

The animal in the picture is a:

a)

mammal

b)

reptile

c)

amphibian

d)

fish

121.

The animal in the picture is a:

a)

mammal

b)

reptile

c)

fish

d)

bird

122.

The animal in the picture is a:

a)

reptile

b)

amphibian

c)

fish

d)

bird

123.

The animal in the picture is a:

a)

mammal

b)

bird

c)

reptile

d)

fish

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