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Milestones Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
which organelle gives the plant cell its shape and gives extra support?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
2.
which organelle is the "brain" of the cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
vacuole
d)
cell membrane
3.

Which choice describes the behavior of electric charge?

a)

Like charges attract. Unlike repel.

b)

Like charges repel. Unlike charges attract.

c)

Like charges attract. Unlike charges attract.

d)

Like charges repel. Unlike charges repel.

4.

Which of these is caused by static electricity?

a)

A Magnet attracts a paper clip.

b)

Glue holds two peaches of paper together.

c)

Socks taken from a clothes dryer stick together.

d)

Ice sticks to a car's windshield.

5.

In order for a circuit to work it must be...

a)

open

b)

closed

c)

round

d)

square

6.

Mary has a light bulb and several pieces of copper wire. What else does Mary need to be able to convert electrical energy to light energy?

a)

battery

b)

switch

c)

insulator

d)

buzzer

7.
What subject is attracted to a magnet?
a)
Silver
b)
Water
c)
Metal
d)
Iron
8.
What is known as an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material
a)
Electric Current
b)
Static Electricity
c)
Electric Discharge
9.
Which of the following are magnetic poles?
a)
North and South
b)
East and West
c)
Left and Right
d)
Red and Blue
10.
What do two unlike poles do when they are brought close together?
a)
Nothing
b)
Repel
c)
Attract
d)
Decrease
11.
What is an example of a conductor?
a)
A wooden block
b)
A plastic fork
c)
A styrofoam cup
d)
Aluminum foil
12.
Which of the following is a learned behavior?
a)
Having blue eyes
b)
rolling your tongue
c)
having curly hair 
d)
playing the piano
13.
Birds' beak size
a)
inhertied
b)
acquired
14.
Timothy is a fifth grade boy with brown hair. Neither of Timothy’s parents has brown hair. Which is the most likely reason Timothy has brown hair?
a)
Brown is Timothy’s favorite color.
b)
One of Timothy’s grandparents has brown hair
c)
Timothy’s mother wanted him to have brown hair.
d)
Most of the boys in Timothy’s class have brown hair.
15.
which is not an example of an inherited trait
a)
how tall a person is
b)
a person's eye color
c)
a cut on person's hand
d)
foot size
16.
which is a learned behavior?
a)
a dog barking when threatened
b)
a dog's hair color
c)
a dog returning the same place for food everyday
d)
a dog breathing
17.
What formed this valley?
a)
wind erosion
b)
water erosion
c)
a glacier
d)
flooding
18.
A MIXTURE is....
a)
Two or more objects that keep their physical properties when combined
b)
Two or more objects that change their physical properties when combined
c)
One ingredient by itself
d)
When oil separates from water
19.
SOLUBILITY is when a substance....
a)
Has the ability to melt
b)
Has the ability to disappear 
c)
Has the ability to sink
d)
Has the ability to dissolve in water
20.
The word PHYSICAL STATE means...
a)
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
b)
Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia
c)
The way we describe matter
d)
The amount of matter in an object
21.
An INSULATOR is an object that...
a)
Lets thermal or electrical energy pass through easily
b)
Does not let thermal or electrical energy pass through easily
c)
Sinks to the bottom
d)
Dissolves in a substance 
22.
A CLOSED CIRCUIT is...
a)
A circuit that lets electrical energy pass through
b)
A circuit that does not let electrical energy pass through
23.
An OPEN CIRCUIT is...
a)
A circuit that lets electrical energy pass through
b)
A circuit that does not let electrical energy pass through
24.
In which of these circuits will the other light bulbs still light even if one bulb is burned out?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Wires carrying electricity are usually covered with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep the electricity from starting a fire? 
a)
Plastic is a good insulator
b)
Plastic can melt when heated
c)
Plastic is softer than wire
d)
Plastic conducts electricity
26.

Which is a physical change that happens when a candle burns?

a)

burning of the wick to give off heat and light

b)

glowing red and orange colors of the candle’s flame

c)

melting of candle wax that drips down to the bottom

d)

releasing of black smoke when flame is blown out

27.

A _______ Is a structure built across water to control water flow

a)

Dam

b)

Water fall

c)

Storm Drain

d)

Sediment

28.

A ______Prevents flooding during a a heavy rainstorm.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Storm drain

c)

Fault

d)

Delta

29.

What causes tsunamis?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Volcanos

c)

People

d)

Earthquakes

30.

Weathering is what?

a)

Breaking down material

b)

Moving Material

c)

depositing material

d)

causing floods

31.

Erosion is what?

a)

Breaking down material

b)

Moving Material

c)

depositing material

d)

causing floods

32.

Deposition is what?

a)

Breaking down material

b)

Moving Material

c)

depositing material

d)

causing floods

33.

What force causes land slides (land falling down hills)?

a)

space

b)

gravity

c)

rain

d)

ice

34.

The hot liquid that cools on the earth and creates new land forms is called what?

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Ice

d)

Fossils

35.

Which does NOT cause weathering?

a)

rain

b)

wind

c)

ice

d)

stars

36.
Which of the following actions causes the deposition of sand at a delta?
a)
river water slowing as it enters the ocean
b)
salt water & fresh water mixing together
c)
ocean waves transporting sand toward land
d)
ocean water slowing as it reaches the coast
37.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

tearing up paper

b)

melting butter

c)

crushing a sugar cube

d)

exploding fireworks

38.

Liquid has _____________

a)

definte volume

b)

definte shape

c)

no definite volume

d)

no definite shape

39.

Which of the following is an example of a physical change?

a)

Frying an egg

b)

rotting banana

c)

cutting up a poster

d)

baking a cake

40.

How does erosion shape the land?

a)

Earth's surface is changed by living things.

b)

Erosion does not change the shape of the land.

c)

Erosion happens only in the winter.

d)

Erosion carries the sediment and rock to another location, which changes the shape of the land.

41.

Making lemonade is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

42.

Baking a cake is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

43.

Ice melting is a...

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

44.
Which of the following is an example of a harmful microorganism?
a)
Fungi used as antibiotics
b)
Ecoli on food that makes people sick
c)
Bacteria found in yogurt.
d)
Microorganisms helping dead matter to decay
45.
Fungi is benefical to us because of the following reason:
a)
They are a source of oxygen
b)
They can clean up pollution
c)
They are a source of antibiotics
d)
They help to clean run off from waste
46.
Probiotics are an example of ....
a)
A microorganisms that can make people sic
b)
A microorganism that lives in the ocean
c)
An example of bacteria and all bacteria is harmful
d)
an example of live bacteria and yeast that is helpful to humans by aiding in the digestion of food
47.
Which of the following statements are true?
a)
All microorganisms are bad
b)
All microorganisms are good
c)
Some microorganisms are harmful, while some can be helpful
d)
Microorganisms are too small to do anything to anyone
48.
Which is not an example of a helpful microorganism?
a)
Yeast to help bread rise
b)
A virus used in a vaccine
c)
Microbes used to clean oil spills
d)
Bacteria that causes strep throat
49.
_________________ bacteria are in your _________________ to help digest food.
a)
Helpful; throat
b)
Helpful; stomach
c)
Harmful; esophagus
d)
Harmful; lungs
50.

The basic building blacks from which all living organisms are made are

a)

cells

b)

DNA

c)

chromosomes

d)

Amoeba

51.
If you were some bad guy trying to sneak into an animal cell, who would be there to stop you?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
52.

Which of the following, found ONLY in plant cells, provides structure?

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

53.

The arrow is showing the fluid inside the cell that surrounds the cell organelles. What is the arrow pointing to in the cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

54.

Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make food?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplasts

d)

vacuoles

55.
I am the outer most layer of an animal cell. What am I?
a)
cell wall
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane 
d)
cell skin
56.

I am only found in a plant cell. What am I?

a)

cell wall

b)

vacuole

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplast

57.

All things are made of cells.

a)

True

b)

False

58.
Four students examined the cells and made the following observations: 
Student 1: Cell 1 is a plant cell because it has a cell wall
Student 2: Cell 2 is an animal cell because it has a nucleus
Student 3: Cell 1 is a plant cell because it has chloroplasts
Student 4: Cell 2 is an animal cell because it has a cell membrane
Who is correct?
a)
Student 1 and Student 2
b)
Student 2 and Student 3
c)
Student 1 and Student 3
d)
Student 2 and Student 4
59.
Which of the following is NOT made of cells?
a)
a rock 
b)
an ant
c)
you and me 
d)
a tree
60.
A structure inside a cell that does a certain job is called an ___________________.
a)
cell
b)
organelle
c)
object 
d)
part