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Science (Living things)

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are animals?

a)
Animals are plants
b)
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.
c)
Animals are single-celled organisms
d)
Animals are inanimate objects
2.

You have an experiment at home. You plant four sprouts in the same soil and give them the same amount of water and put them in different places in your house. One in a closet, one in the middle of the living room, one in the bathroom, and one in the window. Why does the plant in the window grow the most?

a)

It has the best soil.

b)

It gets the more water

c)

it receives more sunlight

d)

The temperature helps it grow

3.

Plants are producers, which means they make their own food. The process of making their food is photosynthesis. What do plants need for photosynthesis?

a)

sugars

b)

a house

c)

soil

d)

sunlight

4.

Summer is almost here! Which animals will you most likely see during the summer?

a)

Animals getting ready for hibernation

b)

Adult animals caring for their young

c)

ducks flying south

d)

Birds building their nest

5.

What do animals like cows, horses and deer get from their food when they eat grasses, grains, and hay?

a)

milk

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

water

6.

How do you know that algae, which is found in water, is a producer?

a)

Algae performs photosynthesis

b)

Algae are plant eaters

c)

Algae eat fish

d)

Algae break down dead and rotting things

7.

A caterpillar eats leaves from a plant. A bird eats the caterpillar. Where will the bird get his energy from?

a)

By eating flowers

b)

By eating fish

c)

by eating candy

d)

by eating caterpillars

8.

You are outside and notice several little spouts around other plants. This is the process of germination. In which season will seeds most likely germinate?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Fall

d)

Summer

9.

You go outside and see that several tree's have buds growing on them. During this time of what will you not see outside?

a)

birds making nest

b)

fruit ripening on the trees

c)

birds migrating

d)

seeds sprouting

10.

Look at this example of a food chain. How is the grass different from the mouse?

a)

The plant is a producer, and the mouse a consumer.

b)

The plant is a consumer, and the mouse is a producer.

c)

The plant is a carnivore, and the mouse a herbivore.

d)

The plant is a herbivore, and the mouse a carnivore.

11.

You walking in a park and you see flowers, insects, a few lizards and hawk. How many of those living things are consumers?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

12.

You grow some vegetables. You decide to feed some of the vegetables to your farm animals. What are the animals getting from the vegetables?

a)

sick

b)

water

c)

energy

d)

oxygen

13.

You know that spring brings many changes in plants and animals. What can happen in places where spring has warmer temperatures?

a)

Fruit on trees will begin to ripen.

b)

Some animals will hibernate.

c)

Trees will go dormant.

d)

Many animals will have young.

14.

What happens to animals that hibernate during winter?

a)

They get ready to have offspring.

b)

They will use more energy.

c)

They will not breath.

d)

They will live off their body fat.

15.

Look at the picture. What season is it?

a)

fall

b)

spring

c)

winter

d)

summer

16.

You are writing a report on fall. What statement will you put in your report?

a)

Baby birds hatch.

b)

Buds will form on trees.

c)

Trees go dormant.

d)

Leaves on the trees begin to change color.

17.

You draw a picture of geese flying during their migration. What title will you give it?

a)

Geese flying to find a warm place to hibernate.

b)

Geese fly to a cooler place in the fall.

c)

Geese migrate to warmer places to find food.

d)

Geese only migrate in the spring and summer.

18.

Any type of living thing is an.....

a)

animal

b)

cell

c)

organism

d)

plant

19.

A ______ is a tiny building block that makes up every part of an organism.

a)

organism

b)

plant

c)

cell

d)

animal

20.

True or false? All living things need energy to grow.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

______ cells take in water from the soil and keep a plant in the ground.

a)

Skin

b)

Animal

c)

Root

d)

None of the above

22.

The ______ tells the cell how to do its job.

a)

nucleus

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell membrane

d)

vacuole

23.

Choose 3! Living things....

a)

use energy to grow

b)

react to changes

c)

cannot reproduce

d)

are made of cells

24.

True or false? The changes that happen to an organism during its life are called a life cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

A series of changes in appearance that some organisms go through is called...

a)

life cycle

b)

hibernation

c)

metamorphosis

d)

none of the above

26.

Which is the stage of metamorphosis after an organism hatches from an egg?

a)

larva

b)

pupa

27.

Which is the stage of metamorphosis where an organism is wrapped in a cocoon or a chrysalis?

a)

larva

b)

pupa

28.

Which of these reproduces?

a)

slime

b)

fire

c)

book

d)

kitten

29.
Which is a non-living thing?
a)
rock
b)
bush
c)
grass
d)
goldfish
30.
Which is a living thing?
a)
pen
b)
chair
c)
butterfly
d)
fire
31.

I love to play with dolls. Are dolls living or non living things?

a)

Non-living thing

b)

Living thing

c)

I am not sure.

32.

I found a ladybug on the grass. Is it a living thing or non living?

a)

I do not know.

b)

Living

c)

Non living

33.

Cars need gas so they can move. Are they living or non living?

a)

living

b)

non living

c)

I am not sure.

34.
What makes something living?
a)
It breathes
b)
It runs
c)
It plays
d)
It has hair
35.
What does the term non living mean?
a)
It does not breathe, eat or drink
b)
It does breathe, eat and drink
c)
It grows 
d)
It needs shelter 
36.
Do living things grow?
a)
Yes
b)
No
37.

Which of these reproduces?

a)

slime

b)

fire

c)

book

d)

kitten

38.
Is it a living or a non-living thing?
a)
Living thing
b)
Non-living thing
39.
Is it a living or a non-living thing?
a)
Living thing
b)
Non-living thing
40.
Is it a living or a non-living thing?
a)
Living thing
b)
Non-living thing
41.
Is it a living or a non-living thing?
a)
Living thing
b)
Non-living thing
42.
What can living things do?
a)
They are born, they jump and all of them sing songs.
b)
They are born, they grow, they reproduce and they die.
c)
They do nothing.
43.

Are plants living or non-living things?

a)

non-living things

b)

living things

44.

What's this?

a)

roots

b)

leaves

c)

stem

45.

What's this?

a)

flower

b)

seeds

c)

roots

46.

What's this?

a)

stem

b)

seeds

c)

kitten

47.

What's this?

a)

chick

b)

leaves

c)

roots

48.

The scientific name of asian elephant is Elephas maximus. The genus of asian elephant is…. 

a)

Elephas

b)

Maximus

c)

Elephant

d)

Animal

49.

Which of the following is the correct organization of the seven taxon of animal classification? 

a)

SPECIES –> FAMILY –> GENUS –> ORDER –> CLASS -> PHYLUM –> KINGDOM 

b)

SPECIES –> GENUS –> ORDER –> FAMILY –> CLASS -> PHYLUM – KINGDOM

c)

SPECIES –> GENUS –> FAMILY – ORDER –> CLASS –> PHYLUM -> KINGDOM 

d)

SPECIES –> FAMILY –> ORDER –> GENUS –> CLASS –> PHYLUM – KINGDOM 

50.

The system of Binomial Nomenclature was developed by…. 

a)

Aristotle

b)

Carolus Linnaeus

c)

Robert Whittaker

51.
A scientific name consists of a ___________.
a)
domain and kingdom
b)
phylum and class
c)
family and order
d)
genus and species
52.
 You would find mushrooms in which kingdom?
a)
Plantae
b)
Protists
c)
Fungi
d)
Animalia
53.

Plants make their own energy molecules (food) using photosynthesis. What do we call this type of organism?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Autotroph

d)

Heterotroph

54.

Unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus and other cellular organelles are known as...

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Heterotroph

d)

Autotroph

55.

The most specific level of biological classification is...

a)

kingdom

b)

genus

c)

phylum

d)

species

56.

Kelp (seaweed) is in the ________ kingdom.

a)

Archaea

b)

Protista

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

57.
What kingdoms are PROKARYOTIC?
a)

plant

b)

protist

c)

bacteria

d)

animal

58.

The examples of this kingdom are tomato plants and oak trees. What kingdom is this?

a)
Fungi
b)
Plantae
c)
Protista
d)
Animalia
59.

Which kingdom is missing from the following list?

Protista, Fungi, Animalia, Plantae

a)

Monera

b)

Amoeba

c)

Mycelium

d)

Archaea

60.

An organism is made of many eukaryotic cells and eats other, living organisms. To which kingdom does it belong?

a)

Monera

b)

Protista

c)

Fungi

d)

Animalia

61.

This organism spends its day taking in carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through its stomata. It never eats but can grow many meters tall.

a)

Fungi

b)

Plantae

c)

Protista

d)

Animalia

62.

Which of the following is a unique feature of Kingdom fungi ?

a)

cell wall made up of chitin

b)

cell wall made up of cellulose

c)

autrotrophic mode of nutrition

d)

autotrophic or heterotrophic mode of nutrition

63.

All living things perform this action

a)

Eat

b)

Grow

c)

Breathe

d)

All of the above

64.

Which of the following is a non-living thing?

a)

Flower

b)

Seeds

c)

Table

d)

Horse

65.

All animals and plants need this. We breathe it.

a)

Water

b)

Cloud

c)

Air

d)

Shelter

66.

Which one is a characteristic of a living thing?

a)

Living things do not grow.

b)

Living things need food to live.

c)

Living things cannot move from place to place.

d)

None of the above.

67.

Identify the thing which does not have life in it.

a)

Man

b)

Eagle

c)

Tree

d)

Scooter

68.

The leaves of the touch-me-not plant close and droop when touched. This shows that:

a)

Plants show movement.

b)

Plants are non-living things.

c)

Touch-me-not is a non-living thing.

d)

Plants do not grow.

69.

The body part used by fish to move is

a)

Legs

b)

Wings

c)

Fins

d)

Hands

70.

Falling of leaves in autumn season shows that

a)

Living things move

b)

Living things breathe

c)

Living things reproduce

d)

Living things feel

71.

It reproduces by laying eggs

a)

Human

b)

Crocodile

c)

Giraffe

d)

Dog

72.

Living things move

a)

In search of food

b)

In search of shelter

c)

To protect themselves from enemies

d)

All of the above

73.

Which of the following is a natural thing?

a)

Rock

b)

Road

c)

Fan

d)

Aero plane

74.

Which of the following things need food?

a)

Book

b)

Bottle

c)

Pencil

d)

Bird

75.

Look at the pictures given below

a)

Flower, food and air

b)

Television, air and food

c)

Air, water and food

d)

Chair, air and food

76.

Which of the following is the odd one out?

a)

Rabbit

b)

Cup

c)

Fish

d)

Plant

77.

Which of the following cannot reproduce

a)

Train

b)

Mango tree

c)

Bird

d)

Rose plant

78.

Look at the picture given below:

a)

Living things breathe

b)

Living things move

c)

Living things feel

d)

Living things grow

79.

Grasshopper breathes through

a)

Stomata

b)

Air holes

c)

Skin

d)

Lungs

80.

We smell food being cooked in the kitchen. This is an example which shows that

a)

Living things grow

b)

Living things need food

c)

Living things feel

d)

Living things reproduce

81.

Which of the following is a natural non-living thing?

a)

Plants

b)

Table

c)

Sun

d)

Bicycle

82.

Which of the following means “making more of the same kind of organism”?

a)

Grow

b)

Move

c)

Develop

d)

Reproduce

83.

Snails, worms, and butterflies can all be grouped together because...

a)

They all have backbones

b)

They all can fly.

c)

They are all vertebrates.

d)

They do not have backbones.

84.

How would you classify this animal?

a)

fish

b)

arthropod

c)

mollusk

d)

mammal

85.

Behaviors that animals are born knowing how to do are called_________.

a)

traits

b)

inherit

c)

metamorphosis

d)

instincts

86.

An animal with a backbone is called a ________________.

a)

vertebrate

b)

larva

c)

arthropod

d)

invertebrate

87.

The third stage of the butterfly lifecycle when many changes are happening is called the _________ stage.

a)

larva

b)

pupa

c)

metamorphosis

d)

egg

88.

The butterfly larva is also known as a ___________________.

a)

snail

b)

egg

c)

chrysalis

d)

caterpillar

89.

A change in form during an animal's life cycle is called ______________.

a)

pupa

b)

metamorphosis

c)

growth

d)

inherited trait

90.

An example of an inherited trait is ______________.

a)

fur color

b)

hunting for food

c)

a scar

d)

pierced ears

91.

Which animal life cycles begin as eggs?

a)

mammals

b)

fish

c)

birds

d)

all of the above

92.

Which animal groups develop from eggs inside the mother's body?

a)

reptiles

b)

arthropods

c)

mammals

d)

fish

93.

Migration is an example of _____________.

a)

learned behavior

b)

acquired characteristic

c)

inherited trait

d)

Instinct

94.

Which are traits of the reptile group (choose al that apply)?

a)

cold-blooded

b)

wet, slimy skin

c)

has a backbone

d)

lays eggs

95.

Which animal group do salamaders belong to?

a)

birds

b)

amphibians

c)

mollusks

d)

mammals

96.

An animal with a backbone is called a(n) _____________.

a)

invertebrate

b)

skeleton

c)

sea jelly

d)

vertebrate

97.

Which animal group has a backbone, is cold-blooded, and breaths through gils?

a)

fish

b)

reptiles

c)

birds

d)

mammals

98.

Living things are things that are ...

a)

alive

b)

die

c)

not alive

99.

Which are non-living things that were once alive?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

D and E

d)

C and D

100.

Which is non-living things that have never been alive?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

D and E

d)

D

101.

Look at the picture!

what do living things do?

a)

move

b)

grow

c)

feed

d)

sleep

102.

Look at the picture!


What do living things do?

a)

move

b)

grow

c)

reproduce

d)

sleep

103.

Look at the picture!


Bird is a living thing because it can ...

a)

reproduce

b)

move or fly

c)

feed

d)

rest

104.

Look at the picture!


How does the lion move?

a)

swims

b)

runs

c)

jumps

d)

crawls

105.

what do the children need to grow?

a)

play games all the time

b)

eat unhealthy food

c)

do exercise

106.

Look at the picture!


which are living things?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

C and D

d)

A and E

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