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grade 5 Natural science ( kim)

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the male part of the flower?
a)
Petals
b)
Stamen
c)
Pistil
d)
Sepals
2.
What is the female part of the flower?
a)
Petals
b)
Stamen
c)
Pistil
d)
Sepals
3.

What is the function of part #2?

a)

to reproduce the plant by making seeds

b)

to do photosynthesis

c)

to capture carbon dioxide from the air

d)

to transport materials through the plant

4.
The source of energy plants use to make food
a)
photosynthesis 
b)
air 
c)
sunlight 
d)
soil 
5.

What is a plant scientist called?

a)

Ovule

b)

Horticulturist

c)

Botanist

d)

Hydroponics

6.
Which part of the plant makes the food?
a)
roots
b)
stem
c)
leaf
d)
flower
7.

What is something that does NOT happen during photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 is absorbed

b)

Plants make glucose

c)

Food is broken down for energy

d)

Chlorophyll use light energy

8.

Which of the following is not a part of a root?

a)

Root Hairs

b)

Root absorbers

c)

Root Tip

d)

Root Cap

9.

What is NOT inside a plant's stem?

a)

Xylem

b)

Vascular bundle

c)

Leaf

d)

Phloem

10.

What do leaves NOT do?

a)

Capture sunlight's energy

b)

Use water absorbed by the roots

c)

Absorb water from the rain

d)

Give out oxygen

11.

How are vascular plants classified?

a)

Roots vs No roots

b)

Leaves vs no leaves

c)

Seeds vs no seeds

d)

Male vs female

12.

What is a difference between Angiosperms and Gymnosperms?

a)

Angiosperms produce flowers. Gymnosperms don't.

b)

Angiosperms are vascular, Gymnosperms aren't.

c)

Gymnosperms have seeds, Angiosperms don't.

d)

Angiosperms are mosses, gymnosperms are trees.

13.

What type of plant has tubes for water and food?

a)

Non-vascular

b)

Trees

c)

Vascular

d)

Bushes

14.

What type of plants have Rhizoids

a)

Green

b)

Non-vascular

c)

Vascular

d)

Trees

15.

What is the part labeled F

a)

Plant

b)

Root

c)

Stem

d)

Flower

16.

What is the part labeled G

a)

Flower

b)

Roots

c)

Stem

d)

Stem system

17.

What is the part labeled C

a)

Stem

b)

Leaf

c)

Flower

d)

Roots

18.

What is part B

a)

Shoot System

b)

Underground part

c)

Root System

d)

Brown part

19.

What is the part labeled A

a)

Root System

b)

Shoot System

c)

Top part

d)

Green part

20.

Which of the following are pollinators ( can choose more that one options )

a)

Bees

b)

Butterfly

c)

Worms

21.

Pollination is important because it …….

a)

Help us to make new plants

b)

Helps us to make new animals

22.

Wind pollinated flowers have to be very attractive

a)

True

b)

False

c)

None

23.

Biotic agents of pollination include birds , insects etc

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Which of the following type of pollination is being done in the picture ?

a)

Cross pollination

b)

Self pollination

c)

Abiotic

d)

Nond

25.

What are the two types of pollination ?

a)

Biotic and abiotic

b)

Cross and self pollination

c)

None

26.

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower

a)

True

b)

False

c)

None

27.

Which of the following is true ?

a)

Pollen is produced by the anther which ( female part )

b)

Pollen is produced by the anther ( male part )

c)

None

28.

Which two describe plants?

a)

They make their own light

b)

They put oxygen into the air

c)

They eat insects and ungi

d)

They make their own food

e)

They break down dead organisms

29.

Which identifies the role of the squirrel in this food web?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Producer

30.

Which identifies the role of the coyote in this food web?

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Producer

31.

In an ocean food web, which of the following is a decomposer?

a)

Lobster

b)

Shark

c)

Sponge

d)

Bacteria

32.

The diagram shows a simple food web that has not been completed.


Where does the plant belong?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

33.

In a desert food web, which of the following is a consumer?

a)

Cactus

b)

Snake

c)

Shrub

d)

Tree

34.

Which do plants need for photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Oxygen

c)

Pollen

d)

Bees

35.

Why do plants need water to germinate?

a)

It keeps the seed cool and dark

b)

It releases energy stored in the seed

c)

It causes the seed to swell and break open

d)

It allows the seed to make food for the young plant

36.

Which do seeds need to germinate?

a)

Soil

b)

Water

c)

Minerals

d)

Sunlight

37.

Which best identifies what plants receive from sunlight?

a)

Energy

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sugars

38.

Which do plants need for photosynthesis?

a)

Water

b)

Soil

c)

Flowers

d)

Carbon monoxide

39.

What are properties?

a)

They give us an idea of what the object can do.

b)

They describe the object.

c)

They tell us what an object cannot do.

40.
At room temperature metals are ____________.
a)
plasma
b)
gases
c)
liquid
d)
solid
41.
I have an object that is dull, brittle, and an insulator, what is it?
a)
metalloid
b)
non-metal
c)
metal
d)
matter
42.

Example of a man-made object

a)

Paper

b)

Rock

c)

Water

d)

Sand

43.

Where are metals found?

a)

Ocean

b)

Underground

c)

Sky

d)

All of the above

44.

What is another word for brittle?

a)

Flexible

b)

Tough

c)

Smooth

d)

Fragile

45.

Which is an example of a metal

a)

Wood

b)

Glass

c)

Iron

d)

Plastic

46.
When an object changes shape when struck by a hammer.
a)
luster
b)
malleable
c)
brittleness
d)
ductile
47.
Non-metals are good conductors of heat and electricity. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
48.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
49.

Where would you find a list of all of the Metals and Non-metals that scientists have discovered?

(a)  

50.

Non-metals are insulators, this means electricity ______ flow through them.

a)

can

b)

cannot

51.

Non-Metals generally have ____ boiling points.

a)

High

b)

Low

52.

Steel is an example of an

a)

Metal

b)

Non-Metal

c)

Alloy

53.

Which of these elements are a Non-Metal?

a)

Copper

b)

Gold

c)

Oxygen

54.

Have a high melting point

a)

Metals

b)

Non-Metals

55.

What mineral is used in electrical wires?

a)

fluorite

b)

gold

c)

copper

d)

gypsum

56.
Metals can be pulled into thin wire, meaning they can be....
a)
conductors
b)
malleable
c)
ductile
d)
insulators
57.
Metals are
a)
shiny
b)
black
58.

Wood is a ___________ material.

a)

Natural

b)

Synthetic

59.

The three states of matter are

a)

solid, liquid and gas

b)

solid, liquid and shape

c)

shape, size and state

60.

3 examples of minerals.

a)

Magnesium,Copper,Clay

b)

Bauxite,Magnesium,Clay

c)

Tin,Iron,Bauxite

d)

Bauxite,Magnesium,Copper

e)

None of these

61.

What are minerals?

a)

They are a dispensable part of our lives. They are heterogeneous substances.

b)

They are an indispensable part of our lives. They are homogeneous substances.

c)

They are a dispensable part of our lives. They are homogeneous substances.

d)

None of these.

62.
Ions are: 
a)
atoms with a positive or negative charge
b)
atoms with no charge
c)
atoms with ONLY a positive charge
d)
atoms with ONLY a negative charge
63.

Metals are good conductors of heat, true or false?

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Which of these elements are a Non-Metal?

a)

Copper

b)

Gold

c)

Oxygen

65.
Good conductor of heat
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
66.

Which of the following are examples of metals?

a)

Copper, gold, bronze, plastic

b)

Wood, iron, steel, gold

c)

Glass, rock, silver, aluminum

d)

Silver, gold, titanium, iron

67.

Which words best describe non-metals?

a)

Soft

b)

Brittle

c)

Dull

d)

Conducts heat

e)

Conducts electricity

68.

Properties of metal

a)

Melt at high temperatures

b)

Are shiny when polished

c)

If we drop them, they will break

d)

Metals are brittle

69.

What does 'conducts' mean?

a)

Able to be drawn into wires

b)

Carries heat or electricity

c)

Carries materials and metals

d)

Coated metals

70.

What is the reddish brown layer that forms when Iron combines with air and water called?

a)

Alloy

b)

Plating

c)

Conductor

d)

Rust

e)

Ore

71.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
72.

Is this animal a vertebrate or invertebrate?

a)

invertebrates

b)

vertebrates

73.

What is the major difference between vertebrates and invertebrates?

a)

Vertebrates have a backbone and invertebrates do not.

b)

Invertebrates live in water and vertebrates do not.

c)

Invertebrates have a backbone and vertebrates do not.

d)

Invertebrates are smaller than vertebrates.

74.
A bat, cat, and rat are in which vertebrate group?
a)
amphibian
b)
reptile
c)
bird 
d)
mammal
75.
Which group has a protective skin covering?
a)
birds/fish
b)
reptiles
c)
mammals/amphibians
d)
all
76.
All vertebrates have an endoskeleton.
a)
true
b)
false
77.
Which of these animals don't have a back bone or spinal cord?
a)
Platypus 
b)
Fish
c)
Sea Cucumbers
d)
snake
78.
What is a invertabrate?
a)
An animal lacking a backbone
b)
An animal that has a spinal cord
c)
A person that has a jaw
d)
An animal or person that has lungs
79.
What is a vertabrate?
a)
An animal that has a spinal cord or backbone
b)
An animal that has lungs
c)
A human that can play Soccer
d)
An animal that has bones
80.
Do fish lay eggs or give birth?
a)
Give Birth
b)
Lay Eggs
81.

The ... connects the brain with the nerves.

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Brainstem

82.

What is our ability to detect and respond to changes in our environment?

a)

Sensitivity

b)

Stimulus

c)

Response

83.

Select those that belong in the South African Little Five

a)

Elephant shrew and ant lion

b)

Rhinoceros beetle

c)

buffalo weaver

d)

leopard tortoise

e)

dung beetle

84.

The big five can be seen at the Kruger National Park in Mpumalanga. Which animal doesn't belong in South Africa's big five?

a)

Elephant

b)

Lion

c)

Tiger

d)

Rhinoceros

e)

Buffalo

85.

What group of plants does the protea belong to?

a)

Ferns

b)

Aloes

c)

Baobabs

86.

Identify the plant that is shown in the centre of the coat of arms

a)

Rose

b)

Protea

c)

Daisy

87.

South Africa has a wide variety of indigenous plants and animals. Indigenous means

a)

the place where they live or grow is its natural living place

b)

belonging naturally in a particular place or habitat

88.

Habitats can be

a)

wet and dry

b)

high or low

c)

hot or cold

d)

all of the above

89.

Biodiversity is the term we use to describe

a)

all the different plants and animals in a habitat

b)

all the planets in the solar system

c)

all the different insects found on earth

90.

A plant or animals home is called it's

a)

biodiversity

b)

home

c)

habitat

d)

den