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Semester 1 - 6th Grade

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Biotic factors are...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

undead things

2.

Abiotic factors are...

a)

living things

b)

non-living things

c)

undead things

3.

Which organism is a primary consumer?

a)

Hawk

b)

Grass

c)

Frog

d)

Mouse

4.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
5.

A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment.

a)

population

b)

ecosystem

c)

community

6.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
7.
Omnivores eat
a)
meat only
b)
plants only
c)
both meat and plants
d)
freshly dead organisms
8.
Herbivores eat
a)
meat only
b)
plants only
c)
both meat and plants
d)
freshly dead organisms
9.
Consumers that eat only meat are called
a)
decomposers
b)
herbivores
c)
carnivores
d)
omnivores
10.
All of the following are types of consumers EXCEPT for
a)
carnivore
b)
herbivore
c)
omnivore
d)
producer
11.
What energy role describes an organism that cannot make its own food and therefore gets energy by eating other organisms?
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
autotroph
d)
sunlight
12.

A producer in an ecosystem gets its energy by:

a)

consuming, or eating, other organisms

b)

breaking down dead organisms

c)

drinking water

d)

using the sun to make its own energy

13.
An maple tree takes in energy from the sun and uses it to make food for itself. This energy role is
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
producer
d)
consumer
14.
Cows eat grass and corn. This energy role is
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
15.
Great white sharks eat fish, rays, and other sharks. This energy role is
a)
producer
b)
omnivore
c)
scavenger
d)
carnivore
16.
These organisms break down decaying biotic wastes and then return the materials to the ecosystem.
a)
decomposers
b)
scavengers
c)
carnivores
d)
producers
17.

There are not enough rabbits to feed a fox population in a forest. What is the limiting factor in this situation?

a)

Food

b)

Space

c)

Shelter

d)

New Organism

18.

If a deer does not have enough water to drink in an ecosystem, how will the population change?

a)

It will increase

b)

It will decrease

19.

The population of predators in an ecosystem increases. Which of the following would be the best explanation for why this happened?

a)

There is a large population of prey.

b)

There is a small population of prey.

c)

There was a drought.

d)

The season changed.

20.

If the amount of food resources increases, the population of an animal would

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

d)

go extinct

21.

If a disease that destroyed oak trees came through an ecosystem, what would happen to the acorn eating squirrel population?

a)

nothing - it would stay the same

b)

the squirrel population would increase

c)

the squirrel population would decrease

d)

none of the above

22.

All living things need ________ to survive.

a)

water

b)

space

c)

food

d)

all of the above

23.

A mouse is eaten by an eagle; the mouse is prey.

a)

True

b)

False

24.
Structures that allow animals to defend themselves, move, and obtain resources
a)
countershading
b)
ejection
c)
adaptations
25.

Both plants and animals will benefit from adaptations to improve their chances to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Why do plants use camouflage?

a)

to look more beautiful

b)

to aid in pollination

c)

to help predators approach them

27.

What adaption helps an animal survive in cold weather?

a)

smell

b)

thick fur

c)

food

d)

shelter

28.

A feature that allows an organism to survive its environment is called what?

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Trait

d)

Survivability factor

29.

What is an adaptation?

a)

A characteristic that helps a plant or animal survive

b)

The way a plant or animal lives

c)

A TV drama based on a book

d)

How an animal feels

30.

What structure on a rabbit helps it survive in a cold climate?

a)

thick fur

b)

brown eyes

c)

long tail

d)

strong claws

31.

Which adaptations most likely help a plant survive in a dry environment?

a)

deep roots

b)

large leaves

c)

red flowers

d)

sour fruit

32.

Which result is likely to happen to a species that cannot adapt to changes in its environment?

a)

Grow and reproduce

b)

Decrease in numbers or become extinct

c)

Only hunt at night

d)

Only eat one type of food.

33.
Why do animals use camouflage?
a)
To look pretty
b)
To stay safe
c)
To play Hide and Go Seek
d)
To eat food
34.

A behavioral adaptation is what an animal DOES in order to survive.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

A physical adaptation is something an animal _________________..

a)

Has

b)

Does

c)

Likes

36.

Mimicry is ________________.

a)

When an animal looks like another animal

b)

when an animal is not seen at all

c)

when an animal blends in to the tree

d)

when an animal is poisonous

37.

An example of camouflage is ______________.

a)

an arctic fox's white fur

b)

a frog's bright colors

c)

an elephant's big ears

d)

a giraffe's long neck

38.

Adaptations can be either ______________ or _______________.

a)

Physical, Behavioral

b)

Physical, Useful

c)

Behavioral, Useful

d)

Physical, Adaptive

39.

A ______________ is something an animal does – how it acts - usually in response to some type of external stimuli.

a)

Body adaptation

b)

Structural adaptation

c)

Instinctual adaptation

d)

Behavioral adaptation

40.

What is homeostasis?

a)

the ability to go into chaos rather than balance

b)

the state of change in an organism

c)

the tendency to resist change in order to maintain a stable, relatively constant internal environment

41.

A snake relies on the sun to keep its body temperature at a safe range. This snake is a(n) _____________.

a)

Endotherm

b)

Ectotherm

c)

Herbivore

d)

Omnivore

42.

_____________ is an animal that uses energy from their body to keep their body at a steady temperature.

a)

Ectotherm

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Endotherm

d)

Herbivore

43.

Endotherms are called cold-blooded.

a)

True

b)

False

44.
Identify the Major Plate labeled B
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
45.

Which of the following geologic events would most likely occur where two continental plates converge?

a)

tsunami

b)

earthquake

c)

mountain formation

46.

Movement between the Pacific plate and the North American plate create the San Andreas Fault in California. What type of motion is occurring?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

47.
Which explains that the continents were once joined together and over time they broke up and then drifted apart?
a)
Plate Tectonic Theory
b)
Continental Drift 
48.

The mantle is the ______ layer of the earth

a)

thinnest

b)

thickest

c)

coldest

d)

hottest

49.

The lithosphere consists of the-

a)

upper mantle and crust.

b)

lower mantle and outer core.

c)

inner and outer core.

d)

crust and the entire mantle.

50.

According to scientific data, which layer of Earth is the thickest?

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

51.

Oceans and other bodies of water are found on which layer of the Earth?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Crust

52.

What is the coolest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

53.

What is the hottest layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

54.

What are convection currents?

a)

the cycle of heated rock or metal rising, and cooling rock or metal falling.

b)

the cycle of cooling rock or metal rising, and heated rock or metal falling.

c)

an electric current found in the mantle.

d)

and electric current found in the outer core.

55.

Which layer is shown in red?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

56.

What layer of the Earth do we live on?

a)

mantle

b)

inner core

c)

crust

d)

outer core

57.

What layer of the Earth is labeled A?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

58.
What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift
59.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
60.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
61.
What feature is shown by the arrows?
a)
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
b)
Himalayan Mountains
c)
San Andreas Fault
d)
Andes Mountains
62.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
63.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
64.
What type of boundary is the SAN ANDREAS FAULT on?
a)
Covergent
b)
Transformers
c)
Divergent
d)
Transform
65.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Mr. C the Slide Man
66.
What is D?
a)
magma
b)
upper mantle
c)
lava
d)
convection
67.

______________ is the breaking down of rock material by physical and chemical processes. 

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Sedimentary Exchange

68.

This type of weathering occurs when rock is physically broken down into smaller pieces of rock.

a)

physical weathering

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion weathering

d)

deposition

69.

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Earth's continents do not move.

b)

Earth's continents moved in the past and continue moving today.

c)

Earth's continents will eventually fall off the planet.

70.

What is the name for the large landmass of all the continents that formed 175 million years ago?

a)

Pangaea

b)

Laurasia

c)

United Continents

71.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that the same plant and animal fossils are found on continents separated by oceans.

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

72.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that similar types and ages of rocks are found on different continents?

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

73.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that glacial deposits and glacial scarring are found on continents with warm climates today.

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

74.

What is the process of magma pushing up through a mid-ocean ridge, forming new crust, and pushing continents apart called?

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

seafloor growing

c)

volcanic volleyball

75.

What is the process of magma in the mantle rising and cooling and sinking and warming that causes the continents to move?

a)

a tiny mouse running on a wheel

b)

magma wheel

c)

convection currents

76.

In what layer of Earth do convection currents happen?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

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