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grade 5 science

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call awareness caused when sensory messages reach the brain?

a)

receptors

b)

recognition

c)

sensation

d)

heartbeat

2.

What type of receptor feels temperature?

a)

thermoreceptor

b)

vibration receptor

c)

sound receptor

d)

pressure receptor

3.

Which of the following is NOT sensed by skin receptors?

a)

vibration

b)

pressure

c)

pain

d)

light

4.

What system forms a protective covering on the outside of the body?

a)

nervous system

b)

receptor system

c)

sensory system

d)

integumentary system

5.

Which of the following structures have sweat glands?

a)

Olfactory bulb

b)

Retina

c)

Dermis

d)

Cochlea

6.

Which of the following structures have sweat glands?

a)

Olfactory bulb

b)

Retina

c)

Dermis

d)

Cochlea

7.

nervous system - receptors - brain

The brain processes information from skin

(a)  

8.

nervous system - receptors - brain

Receptors send impulses to the

(a)  

9.

nervous system - receptors - brain

Sends and receives electrical messages throughout the body is a

(a)  

10.

What is the light-sensitive, inner layer of the eye called?

a)

retina

b)

pupil

c)

cornea

d)

photoreceptor

11.

10

(a)  

12.

11

(a)  

13.

12

(a)  

14.

13

(a)  

15.

What opening lets light into the eye?

a)

pupil

b)

retina

c)

iris

d)

rods

16.

What controls the light going into the eye?

a)

pupil

b)

iris

c)

retina

d)

rods

17.

What is the clear, curved material behind the pupil?

a)

optic nerve

b)

lens

c)

retina

d)

rod

18.

What happens when the lens focuses light in front of the retina?

a)

nearsightedness

b)

farsightedness

c)

blindness

d)

normal vision

19.

What happens when the lens focuses light behind the retina?

a)

nearsightedness

b)

farsightedness

c)

blindness

d)

normal vision

20.

tube in the inner ear you must have to hear.

(a)  

21.

part of the ear that funnels sound to middle ear

(a)  

22.

thin membrane between middle and outer ear

(a)  

23.

are tiny bumps that cover the tongue.

(a)  

24.

joins, supports, and insulates organs.

(a)  

25.

covers and protects underlying tissue.

(a)  

26.

produces movement.

(a)  

27.

sends electrical signals through the body.

(a)  

28.

What your bones store to help your nerves and muscles work properly.

a)

receptors

b)

cartilage

c)

minerals

d)

joint

29.

A place where two or more bones meet.

a)

marrow

b)

cartilage

c)

minerals

d)

joint

30.

Joint that allows you to move your arm in all directions.

a)

hinge joint

b)

ball-and-socket joint

c)

gliding joint

d)

cartilage

31.

Material that fills some of your bones and makes blood cells

a)

marrow

b)

cartilage

c)

minerals

d)

joint

32.

Joint that allows you to flex and extend your leg.

a)

hinge joint

b)

ball-and-socket joint

c)

gliding joint

d)

cartilage

33.

The muscular system is made up of muscles that allow the body to..

a)

grow

b)

heal

c)

move

d)

rest

34.

What are the five main parts of the cardiovascular system?

a)

heart, arteries, capillaries, veins, and blood

b)

atherosclerosis, hypertension, heart attacks, edema, and heart failure

c)

oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, helium, and hydrogen

d)

pulmonary, systemic, lymphatic, circulatory, and respiratory

35.

A vessel that carries blood to the heart.

a)

cardiovascular system

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

vein

36.

A collection of organs that transport blood throughout the body.

a)

cardiovascular system

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

vein

37.

A tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in other tissue.

a)

cardiovascular system

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

vein

38.

A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the body’s organs.

a)

cardiovascular system

b)

artery

c)

capillary

d)

vein

39.

What is the purpose of a cell wall?

a)

to make a plant droop

b)

to support the cell

c)

to carry DNA

d)

to digest cellulose

40.

What is the purpose of a cell membrane?

a)

to make lipids

b)

to make phospholipids

c)

to protect the cell

d)

to support the cell wall

41.

What is the genetic material inside a cell’s nucleus?

a)

protein

b)

lipids

c)

DNA

d)

nucleolus

42.

What are the peanut-shaped organelles that break down sugar?

a)

Golgi complex

b)

cell membranes

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

43.

What is excretion?

a)

the process of digesting food

b)

the process of breathing

c)

the process of removing waste from the body

d)

the process of adding nutrients to the body

44.

How many kidneys does a person normally have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

45.

Which of the following is the job of the Kidneys?

a)

They remove wastes from the blood.

b)

They produce urea.

c)

They produce urine.

d)

They clean the kidneys.

46.

an organ that stores urine

a)

urinary bladder

b)

urethra

c)

kidney

47.

a tube that carries urine out of body

a)

urinary bladder

b)

urethra

c)

kidney

48.

one of a pair of organs that filters blood

a)

urinary bladder

b)

urethra

c)

kidney

49.

a microscopic filter that removes waste from blood

a)

nephron

b)

urea

c)

ureter

50.

a harmful substance formed when cells use protein for energy

a)

nephron

b)

urea

c)

ureter

51.

a tube that carries urine to urinary bladder

a)

nephron

b)

urea

c)

ureter

52.

Which process happens inside a chloroplast?

a)

making ATP

b)

making DNA

c)

photosynthesis

d)

formation of animal cells

53.

What is a function of some vacuoles?

a)

to make proteins

b)

to store water

c)

to make sugar

d)

to harden the cell

54.

Traits that passed from parents to offspring?

a)

Old traits

b)

DNA

c)

Inherited traits

d)

New traits

55.

The process of ………. produces cells with the same number of chromosomes as the original.

a)

Miosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Splitting

d)

Duplication

56.

All organisms, or living things, are made of _

a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
Unicellular
d)
Cells
e)
Mitochondria
57.
The cell’s control center is called the____
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
Unicellular
d)
Cells
e)
Mitochondria
58.
The region between the cell membrane and the nucleus is filled with
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
Unicellular
d)
Cells
e)
Mitochondria
59.
The tiny power plants in the cell where food is burned, and energy is released are called__
a)
cytoplasm
b)
nucleus
c)
Unicellular
d)
Cells
e)
Mitochondria
60.
All cells are surrounded by a ) that controls the materials that move in and out of the cell
a)
membrane
b)
multicellular
c)
Meiosis
d)
Organ system
e)
Chloroplast
61.
Organisms made up of more than one cell are called _
a)
membrane
b)
multicellular
c)
Meiosis
d)
Organ system
e)
Chloroplast
62.
The process of produces sex cells.
a)
membrane
b)
multicellular
c)
Meiosis
d)
Organ system
e)
Chloroplast
63.

Groups of tissues working together form organs, and groups of organs working together form

a)
membrane
b)
multicellular
c)
Meiosis
d)
Organ system
e)
Chloroplast
64.
A green structure, called a(n)_-------------------, uses the energy from the sun to produce food for the plant
a)
membrane
b)
multicellular
c)
Meiosis
d)
Organ system
e)
Chloroplast
65.
What are the organs that work together to break down food called?
a)
the lymphatic system
b)
the digestive system
c)
the alimentary system
d)
the intestinal system
66.
Which of the following is NOT part of the digestive tract?
a)
stomach
b)
esophagus
c)
kidneys
d)
large intestine
67.
Food does NOT pass through which of these organs?
a)
stomach
b)
pharynx
c)
small intestine
d)
liver
68.
What are the two kinds of digestion?
a)
. mechanical and chemical
b)
mechanical and liquid
c)
mechanical and solid
d)
mechanical and اثشف
69.
When your body breaks food down into nutrients, it is ______________________ digestion.
a)
chemical
b)
amino acids
c)
mechanical
d)
enzymes
70.
Chewing your food is ______________________ digestion
a)
chemical
b)
amino acids
c)
mechanical
d)
enzymes
71.
Proteins are made up of chains of ___
a)
chemical
b)
amino acids
c)
mechanical
d)
enzymes
72.
The substances called ______________________ cut up the protein chains
a)
chemical
b)
amino acids
c)
mechanical
d)
enzymes
73.
How does chewing help digestion?
a)
Chewing makes food taste better.
b)
Chewing makes food last longer.
c)
Chewing makes food smaller.
d)
Chewing makes it harder for bacteria to grow.
74.

What has an enzyme that starts digesting carbohydrates as you chew?

a)
incisor
b)

saliva

c)
gums
d)
esophagus
75.
When your food is soft, the ______________________ pushes it from your mouth to your throat.
a)
esophagus
b)
tongue
76.

The tube that squeezes the food into your stomach is called the

a)
esophagus
b)
tongue
77.
Which of the following is NOT the job of the liver?
a)
breaking up protiens
b)
storing nutients
c)
breaking down toxins
d)
breaking up fat
78.
What does the gallbladder do?
a)
store bile
b)
storing nutients
c)
breaking down toxins
d)
breaking up fat
79.

All organisms, or living things, are made of

(a)  

80.

Every cell in every living thing comes from another cell that

(a)  

81.

All organisms are divided into six major groups called

(a)  

82.

The scientific name of an organism consists of its

(a)  

83.

The two kingdoms that include only multicellular organisms are

(a)  

84.

Plants can make their own food, but (a)   obtain energy from other organisms.

85.

The two major groups of animals are ..........................and....................

(a)  

86.

The two major groups into which plants are organized are ............... and .................

(a)  

87.

Unlike plants, (a)   get food by breaking down dead organisms.

88.

A fungus that makes bread rise is called (a)  

89.

Bacteria are unicellular organisms with no ..................... or..............

(a)  

90.

contains only closely related organisms

a)

e

b)

c

c)

a

d)

f

91.

the broadest group into which an organism can be classified

a)

e

b)

c

c)

a

d)

f

92.

helps scientists identify, study, group, and name organisms

a)

e

b)

c

c)

a

d)

f

93.

means “contains tubes or vessels”

a)

e

b)

c

c)

a

d)

f

94.

animal without a backbone

a)

b

b)

d

c)

g

d)

h

95.

type of plant that tends to be small and close to the ground

a)

b

b)

d

c)

g

d)

h

96.

animal with a backbone, nervous system, and brain

a)

b

b)

d

c)

g

d)

h

97.

organism that carries out only one life process, reproduction

a)

b

b)

d

c)

g

d)

h