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WorksheetsQUARTER EXAM (Test 3) - Science: Order & Design
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins
Abigail is studying for her biology exam and comes across a question asking about the first section of the small intestine. Which part should she select?
jejunum
ileum
colon
duodenum
Charlotte is studying for her biology exam and comes across a question asking for the scientific name of the windpipe. What should she write?
trachea
larynx
epiglottis
pharynx
Jackson is studying for his biology exam and comes across a question asking about the largest lymphatic organ in the human body. Which organ should Jackson choose?
tonsil
adenoid
thymus
spleen
Emma is observing a fish and notices that she can only divide its body into two equal halves in one direction. What type of symmetry does this fish have?
a. bilateral symmetry
b. radial symmetry
c. single symmetry
d. asymmetry
Evelyn is learning about how unborn babies receive oxygen and nutrients from their mothers. Which structure is responsible for exchanging oxygen and nutrients between the blood of an unborn child and his mother?
umbilicus
uterus
ovary
placenta
Henry is learning about how his body helps him breathe. Which dome-shaped muscle aids him in breathing?
triceps
deltoid
biceps
diaphragm
Oliver is studying for his biology exam and comes across a question: In which organ is bile stored?
spleen
liver
gallbladder
pancreas
Zoe is curious about why people have different skin colors. She learns that there is a primary pigment responsible for skin color. What is this pigment?
arrector pili
melanin
sebum
adipose
Sophia is studying for her biology exam and comes across a question: Which one of the following types of white blood cells matures in the thymus?
B cells
neutrophils
phagocytes
macrophages
Samuel accidentally touches a hot stove and quickly pulls his hand away without thinking. What structure controls this simple reflex?
cerebrum
spinal cord
cerebellum
brain stem
During a first aid class, Luna is asked which portion of the body contains most of the vital organs. What should she answer?
axis
trunk
head
appendages
Samuel is planning a vegetable garden and wants to improve the soil's nitrogen content naturally. Which plant family should he include to help restore nitrogen to the soil?
lily family
buttercup family
mint family
pea family
Jackson is studying how plants transport food. He wonders which plant tissues carry food downward to the stems and roots. Can you help him identify the correct tissue?
cambium
xylem
phloem
cortex
William is curious about how gravity works. He learns that scientists have tested the idea of gravity in many experiments and observations, and it has never been proven false. What is this kind of scientific idea called?
hypothesis
theory
inference
law
During a biology class, Arjun learns about a gland that is often called the "master gland" because it controls many other glands in the body. Which gland is Arjun learning about?
parathyroid gland
pituitary gland
thyroid gland
pineal gland
Sophia is studying different types of leaves in her garden. She finds a leaf that has only one blade attached to the petiole. What type of leaf did Sophia find?
compound leaf
entire leaf
lobed leaf
simple leaf
Lily is observing how different animals and plants interact with each other and their surroundings in a forest. Which branch of biology is she studying?
physiology
microbiology
botany
ecology
Emma is learning about how the lungs work in her science class. She discovers that the lungs contain tiny air sacs where oxygen is exchanged with the blood. What are these air sacs in the lungs called?
alveoli
bronchioles
trachea
pleura
Emma is studying for her biology exam and comes across a question asking about the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs. What are these air sacs called?
(a)
Emma notices that her plants grow faster when she uses a certain type of fertilizer. What is a sensible explanation to this scientific problem?
hypothesis
conclusion
experiment
observation
William is trying to solve a scientific problem in his laboratory. What is a sensible explanation he might propose?
(a)
Benjamin is learning about how his body moves. He wonders what structure connects his bones to his muscles when he lifts his arm. What structure connects bones to muscles?
Tendon
Ligament
Cartilage
Joint
While playing soccer, Noah strained the structure that connects his bones to his muscles. What is this structure called?
(a)
Kai wants to find out which type of soil helps plants grow best. He sets up several pots with different soils and measures how well the plants grow in each. What term refers to Kai's methodical testing of his scientific idea?
experimentation
speculation
observation
hypothesis
James wants to find out which type of fertilizer helps his plants grow the fastest. He sets up several pots with different fertilizers and observes the results over time. What term refers to the methodical testing of scientific ideas that James is using?
(a)
Emma is watering her garden, and she wonders how the water in the soil enters the root hairs of her plants. Through what process does this happen?
osmosis
diffusion
active transport
transpiration
Emma is studying how plants absorb water. She wonders: through what process does water in the soil enter a root's root hairs?
(a)
Grace is learning about how oxygen travels in the body. She wonders which cells are responsible for carrying oxygen through the blood. Which cells carry oxygen through the blood?
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
nerve cells
While hiking, Maya wonders which cells in her blood are responsible for carrying oxygen. Which cells carry oxygen through the blood?
(a)
Olivia is visiting a wildlife sanctuary and wants to learn more about the animals living there. What term refers to animals in an environment?
fauna
flora
habitat
ecosystem
While visiting a national park, Daniel learns about the different animals living there. What term refers to animals in an environment?
(a)
Match the following:
the early growth of a seed
germination
the process by which life continues through a new generation of organisms
reproduction
the uniting of a sperm cell and an egg cell
fertilization
the sum of all chemical processes of life
metabolism
the process by which plants manufacture their food
photosynthesis
Aria is observing a young plant in her garden. She notices that it is no longer dependent on its cotyledons. Aria wonders, this plant is a(n) ____.
seedling
sapling
sprout
germling
Aria is observing her garden and notices a young plant that is no longer dependent on its cotyledons. This young plant is a(n) (a) .
Lily is studying animals in her backyard. She notices that robins and sparrows are different from each other. She learns that each distinct type of organism is called a(n) ____.
species
genus
family
order
While visiting a nature reserve, Anika notices a group of animals that look similar and can breed with each other. She learns that a distinct type of organism is a(n) (a) .
Benjamin touches a hot stove and quickly pulls his hand away without thinking about it. The muscles that help him do this are ____ muscles.
involuntary
voluntary
skeletal
cardiac
When Liam's heart beats and his stomach digests food without him thinking about it, these are examples of (a) muscles at work.
Benjamin is studying a forest and wants to know what to call the place where a squirrel lives within that environment. What is the squirrel’s home within the environment called?
habitat
niche
ecosystem
biome
Olivia is studying animals in the forest. She learns that an organism’s home within the environment is its (a) .
Harper is interested in understanding how people draw conclusions from evidence and arguments. The study of this process is called ____.
logic
philosophy
psychology
rhetoric
Ava is interested in understanding how people draw conclusions from evidence. She decides to study the field that focuses on reasoning. The study of reasoning is called (a) .
While studying for her biology exam, Avery reads that the main divisions of the skeleton are the axial skeleton and the ____ skeleton. What is the correct answer?
appendicular
cranial
vertebral
thoracic
While studying for her biology exam, Maya reads that the main divisions of the skeleton are the axial skeleton and the (a) skeleton.
Harper is learning about plants in her science class. She observes that after a flower is pollinated and the ovary ripens, it turns into a(n) ____.
fruit
seed
leaf
stem
Charlotte is examining different parts of a plant in her garden. She notices that after the flower has been pollinated and ripens, a certain part develops. Write the word(s) that best completes the statement. A ripened flower ovary is a(n) (a) .
Match the following
37
mandible
38
humerus
39
scapula
40
pelvis
Upper Jaw
maxilla
Jackson recently learned that the islets of Langerhans release certain hormones to regulate sugar levels in the body. The hormones released are (a) and glucagon.
melatonin
thyroxine
insulin
epinephrine
Rohan is organizing a collection of different plants and animals in his school project. He wants to use the science of classification, which is called (a) .
physiology
anatomy
zoology
taxonomy
While gardening, Lily noticed a creeping stem that runs along the soil surface. This is called a (a) .
bulb
corm
rhizome
stolon
Grace is studying plants in her garden and wants to know the scientific term for a flowering plant. She learns that it is called a (a) .
gymnosperm
angiosperm
bryophyte
tracheophyte
Elijah is learning about the human body in science class. He discovers that a group of cells that are designed to work together as a unit is called a(n) (a) . What is the correct term?
tissue
organ
system
appendage
Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the (a) .
stigma to style
style to stipule
anther to stigma
pistil to stamen
The scattering of seeds by wind, water, animals, or people is (a) dispersal.
Grains are the fruits of plants from the (a) family.
mint
composite
parsley
grass
A properly designed experiment should have (a) independent variable(s).
zero
one
two
three
A plant with flower heads consisting of disk and ray flowers is from the (a) family.
rose
amaryllis
composite
honeysuckle
The brain and the spinal cord are part of the (a) nervous system.
peripheral
appendicular
axial
central
The path that food follows through the digestive system from when it is eaten until the indigestible wastes leave the body is the (a) canal.
epidermal
appendicular
lymphatic
alimentary
The joints that give the shoulders and hips their wide range of motion are (a) joints.
ball-and-socket
hinge
immovable
pivot
The tissue used by the body to conduct impulses is (a) tissue.
epithelial
connective
muscle
nerve
Blood enters the heart through the upper chambers, which are called (a) ?
pericardia
venae cavae
ventricles
atria
The scientific method was developed by (a) ?
John Ray
Sir Francis Bacon
Christian Konrad Sprengel
Carolus Linnaeus
Match the following
concentrates and removes liquid waste
urinary system
provides movement for the body
muscular system
supports the body and protects vital organs
skeletal system
transports nutrients and oxygen to cells and carries waste from cells
cardiovascular system
covers and protects the body
integumentary system
controls other body systems (a)
The root system of a plant develops from the __?__ of a seed.
radicle
cotyledon
plumule
endosperm
The root system of a plant develops from the radicle of a seed. (a)
The largest vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called __?__
arteries
veins
capillaries
venules
The largest vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called veins. (a)
The ureters connect the kidneys to the bladder. (a)
Plants that live many growing seasons are ____.
perennials
annuals
biennials
deciduous
Plants that live many growing seasons are annuals. (a)
The tough membrane that encloses the heart is the ____.
pericardium
endocardium
myocardium
epicardium
The tough membrane that encloses the heart is the pleura. (a)
Parallel veins, petals in multiples of three, and a fibrous root system are all characteristics of ____.
monocots
dicots
gymnosperms
ferns
Parallel veins, petals in multiples of three, and a fibrous root system are all characteristics of monocots. (a)
The cerebrum controls balance and muscle coordination.
True
cerbellum
spinal cord
brainstem
The cerebrum controls balance and muscle coordination. (a)
In science, anything that is used as a partial representation of something else is a scientific ____.
model
theory
hypothesis
experiment
In science, anything that is used as a partial representation of something else is a scientific inference of that thing. (a)
As a person ages, his bones can begin rubbing together at their joints; this is a result of the wearing away of (a) .
ligaments
cartilage
tendons
adipose
When the calcium level in the blood is too low, the thyroid gland releases a chemical messenger that signals the bones to release calcium into the bloodstream. What type of chemical is released? (a)
impulse
hemoglobin
hormone
enzyme
The word exfoliate means "to remove layers in flakes or scales." An exfoliating soap or body wash is so named because it helps remove the dead, outermost layers of skin cells. From which of the main layers of the skin do these cells come? (a)
dermis
supercutaneous layer
subcutaneous layer
The scientific name of the green sea turtle is Chelonia mydas. Chelonia is the green sea turtle's (a) name.
genus
species
class
order
What percentage of the human body is made up of water?
50%
70-75%
80%
60%
