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6th Grade Science Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 11mins

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1.

What are red blood cells?

a)

Cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

b)

Cells that help fight infections and protect the body from germs.

c)

Small cell fragments in the blood that help with clotting to stop bleeding.

d)

The liquid part of blood that carries cells, nutrients, and waste.

2.

What are white blood cells?

a)

Cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

b)

Cells that help fight infections and protect the body from germs.

c)

Small cell fragments in the blood that help with clotting to stop bleeding.

d)

The liquid part of blood that carries cells, nutrients, and waste.

3.

What is a platelet?

a)

Cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

b)

Cells that help fight infections and protect the body from germs.

c)

Small cell fragments in the blood that help with clotting to stop bleeding.

d)

The liquid part of blood that carries cells, nutrients, and waste.

4.

What is plasma?

a)

Cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

b)

Cells that help fight infections and protect the body from germs.

c)

Small cell fragments in the blood that help with clotting to stop bleeding.

d)

The liquid part of blood that carries cells, nutrients, and waste.

5.

What is a nerve?

a)

A bundle of fibers that sends messages between the body and the brain.

b)

The basic unit of life found in all living things.

c)

A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.

d)

A body part made up of different tissues that work together to perform a specific job.

6.

What is a cell?

a)

A bundle of fibers that sends messages between the body and the brain.

b)

The basic unit of life found in all living things.

c)

A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.

d)

A body part made up of different tissues that work together to perform a specific job.

7.

What is tissue?

a)

A bundle of fibers that sends messages between the body and the brain.

b)

The basic unit of life found in all living things.

c)

A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.

d)

A body part made up of different tissues that work together to perform a specific job.

8.

What is an organ?

a)

A bundle of fibers that sends messages between the body and the brain.

b)

The basic unit of life found in all living things.

c)

A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function.

d)

A body part made up of different tissues that work together to perform a specific job.

9.

What is mitosis?

a)

The process by which a cell divides to form two identical cells.

b)

Specialized structures inside a cell that perform different functions.

c)

The outer layer of a cell that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

d)

A molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live, and reproduce.

10.

What is an organelle?

a)

The process by which a cell divides to form two identical cells.

b)

Specialized structures inside a cell that perform different functions.

c)

The outer layer of a cell that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

d)

A molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live, and reproduce.

11.

What is the cell membrane?

a)

The process by which a cell divides to form two identical cells.

b)

Specialized structures inside a cell that perform different functions.

c)

The outer layer of a cell that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

d)

A molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live, and reproduce.

12.

What is DNA?

a)

The process by which a cell divides to form two identical cells.

b)

Specialized structures inside a cell that perform different functions.

c)

The outer layer of a cell that controls what enters and leaves the cell.

d)

A molecule that contains the instructions an organism needs to develop, live, and reproduce.

13.

What is the nucleus?

a)

The control center of a cell that holds DNA.

b)

Thread-like structures made of DNA that carry genetic information.

c)

An organism made up of more than one cell.

d)

An organism made up of only one cell.

14.

What are chromosomes?

a)

The control center of a cell that holds DNA.

b)

Thread-like structures made of DNA that carry genetic information.

c)

An organism made up of more than one cell.

d)

An organism made up of only one cell.

15.

What is a multicellular organism?

a)

The control center of a cell that holds DNA.

b)

Thread-like structures made of DNA that carry genetic information.

c)

An organism made up of more than one cell.

d)

An organism made up of only one cell.

16.

What is a unicellular organism?

a)

The control center of a cell that holds DNA.

b)

Thread-like structures made of DNA that carry genetic information.

c)

An organism made up of more than one cell.

d)

An organism made up of only one cell.

17.

What is osmosis?

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