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Class 6 quiz

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 3hrs 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1) Glucose combines with oxygen and produces _________.

a)

Gas

b)

Energy

c)

Liquid

d)

Carbon

2.

______ takes in food by the use of pseudopodia.

a)

Goat

b)

Tiger

c)

Amoeba

d)

Human

3.

The inner walls of the stomach secrete _________.

a)

Mucus & hydrochloric acid

b)

Bile

c)

Lime

d)

Salt

4.

In _____ most of the nutrients are absorbed by the small intestine.

a)

Lotus plant

b)

Rosemary

c)

Human beings

d)

Ant

5.

Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the_____.

a)

Stomach

b)

Food Pipe

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Large Intestine

6.

_____transports the nutrients from the undigested food to every cell of the body.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Blood

c)

Water

d)

Nitrogen

7.

______secretes pancreatic juice.

a)

Liver

b)

Brain

c)

Pancreas

d)

Skin

8.

The ___ helps in mixing saliva with food.

a)

Heart

b)

Stomach

c)

Nose

d)

Tongue

9.

____ catches insects with it’s tongue.

a)

Snail

b)

Human

c)

Lion

d)

Frog

10.

The Digested food is absorbed by____.

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Lungs

d)

Brain

11.

____ is the largest gland in our body.

a)

Skin

b)

Hand

c)

Liver

d)

Leg

12.

Amoeba digests its food in the ____.

a)

Food vacuole

b)

Stomach

c)

Liver

d)

Intestine

13.

The mode of feeding of the mosquito_____.

a)

Chewing

b)

Cuddling

c)

Scraping

d)

Sucking

14.

Digestion starts from _____.

a)

Mouth

b)

Stomach

c)

Liver

d)

Ribs

15.

Mostly grass eating animals are called____.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Ruminants

d)

Scavenger

16.

Liver secrets _____.

a)

Acid

b)

Bile Juice

c)

Base

d)

Water

17.

The process of breaking down of food is called__.

a)

Digestion

b)

Ingestion

c)

Excretion

d)

Respiration

18.

The process of food intake is known as ______.

a)

Excretion

b)

Calculation

c)

Respiration

d)

Ingestion.

19.

The enzymes present in the saliva convert

a)

fats into fatty acids and glycerol.

b)

starch into simple sugars.

c)

proteins into amino acids.

d)

complex sugars into simple sugars.

20.

The piercing and tearing teeth is called

a)

incisor

b)

Canine

c)

Pre-molar

d)

Molar

21.

______ takes in food by the use of pseudopodia.

a)

Goat

b)

Tiger

c)

Amoeba

d)

Human

22.

Water from the undigested food is absorbed mainly in the_____.

a)

Stomach

b)

Food Pipe

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Large Intestine

23.

_____transports the nutrients from the undigested food to every cell of the body.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Blood

c)

Water

d)

Nitrogen

24.

The inner walls of the stomach secrete _________.

a)

Mucus & hydrochloric acid

b)

Bile

c)

Lime

d)

Salt

25.

______secretes pancreatic juice.

a)

Liver

b)

Brain

c)

Pancreas

d)

Skin

26.

The process of food intake is known as ______.

a)

Excretion

b)

Calculation

c)

Respiration

d)

Ingestion.

27.

The longest part of the digestive tract in humans is the ........................

a)

Oesophagus

b)

Stomach

c)

Small Intestine

d)

Large Intestine

28.

Name the finger like projections present in the small intestine which helps in nutrient absorption

a)

Buccal cavity

b)

Duodenum

c)

Pancreas

d)

Villi

29.

Identify ruminant from the following.

a)

Cat

b)

Cow

c)

Ant

d)

Tiger

30.

Name the process by which the digested food molecules are taken up by the intestine wall and sent to circulatory system.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Digestion

c)

Absorption

d)

Egestion

31.

The Digested food is absorbed by____.

a)

Small Intestine

b)

Large Intestine

c)

Lungs

d)

Brain

32.

Choose the correct order after reading the statement below.


Digestion is a complex process involving:

a)

Ingestion, Absorption, Digestion, Assimilation, Egestion

b)

Ingestion, Digestion, Assimilation, Absorption, Egestion

c)

Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation, Egestion

d)

Ingestion, Absorption, Assimilation, Digestion, Egestion

33.

ORGANISMS NEED NUTRITION TO.....

a)

GROW

b)

GET ENERGY

c)

FIGHT AGAINST DISEASES

d)

ALL THE ABOVE

34.

PARASITES

a)

PREPARE THEIR OWN FOOD

b)

LIVE ON OTHER LIVING ORGANISMS

c)

LIVE ON DEAD ORGANISMS

d)

EAT INSECTS

35.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS USED IN STARCH TEST

a)

SAFRANIN

b)

BLUE INK

c)

IODINE

d)

LITMUS

36.

TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES THE PITCHER PLANT BELONGS

a)

HERBIVORE

b)

CARNIVORE

c)

INSECTIVORES

d)

BOTH B AND C

37.

GLUCOSE IS ......

a)

FAT

b)

PROTEIN

c)

CARBOHYDRATE

d)

VITAMIN

38.

TWO ORGANISMS LIVING IN ASSOCIATION WITH EACH OTHER ARE CALLED........

a)

SYMBIOTIC

b)

PARASITIC

c)

SAPROTROPHIC

d)

HETROTROPHIC

39.

IDENTIFY THE PICTURE

a)

FUNGUS

b)

ALGAE

c)

BREAD MOULD

d)

LITCHENS

40.

WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS USED FROM THE ATMOSPHERE DURING PHOTOSYNTHESIS

a)

HYDROGEN

b)

CARBON DIOXIDE

c)

MINERALS

d)

OXYGEN

41.

PORES ON THE LEAVES ARE KNOWN AS

a)

LEAF OPENING

b)

STOMATA

c)

LAMINA

d)

PETIOLE

42.

GREEN PLANTS:AUTOTROPS,THEN HUMAN BEINGS ARE?

a)

OMNIVORES

b)

HETROTROPHIC

c)

SAPROTROPS

d)

SYMBIOTIC

43.

Organisms which prepare food for themselves using simple naturally available raw materials are referred to as

a)

heterotrophs

b)

autotrophs

c)

parasites

d)

saprophytes

44.

In the absence of which of the following will photosynthesis not occur in leaves?

a)

vacuole

b)

stomata

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cytoplasm

45.

Pitcher plant traps insects because it grows in soils which lack in ---------

(a)  

46.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

(i) All green plants can prepare their own food.

(ii) Most animals are autotrophs.

(iii) Carbon dioxide is not required for photosynthesis.

(iv) Oxygen is liberated during photosynthesis.

Choose the correct answer from the options below:

a)

( i) and (iv)

b)

(ii) only

c)

(ii) and (iii)

d)

(i) and (ii)

47.

The term that is used for the mode of nutrition in yeast, mushroom and bread-mould is

a)

autotrophic

b)

parasitic

c)

saprophytic

d)

symbiotic

48.

insectivorous plant is

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

When we observe the lower surface of a leaf through a magnifying lens we see numerous small openings. Which of the following is the term given to such openings?

a)

stomata

b)

midrib

c)

vein

d)

lamina

50.

Which of the following raw material is available in the air for photosynthesis?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

hydrogen

51.

Two organisms are good friends and live together. One provides shelter, water, and nutrients while the other prepares and provides food. Such an association of organisms is termed as

a)

saprophyte

b)

parasite

c)

autotrophs

d)

symbiosis

52.

which gas is produced during photosynthesis.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

hydrogen

d)

nitrogen

53.

"The process of breaking rocks down into small pieces of rocks or fragments"

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Soil

54.

"Weathering that changes the materials that are part of a rock into new materials"

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Weathering

c)

Chemical Weathering

d)

All Weathering

55.

"Weathering that includes physical processes that break rocks into smaller pieces"

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

c)

All Weathering

d)

Weather

56.

Which is an example of mechanical weathering (multiple answers)

a)

Tree roots breaking up a sidewalk

b)

Rust on a bicycle left outside

c)

Oxygen combining with other molecules

d)

Ice freezing and breaking up rock

57.

What are the examples of chemical weathering? (multiple answers)

a)

Rust on a bicycle left outside

b)

Ice freezing and breaking up rock

c)

Oxygen combining with other molecules

d)

Tree roots breaking up a sidewalk

58.

All objects experience weathering at the same rate.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Soil is composed of which of the following? (multiple answers)

a)

Rock

b)

Organic Matter

c)

Water

d)

Air

60.

All living or once living matter is considered organic matter.

a)

True

b)

False

61.

Which soil horizon is known as topsoil?

a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

62.

Which soil horizon is known as subsoil?

a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

63.

What is below bedrock?

a)

Subsoil

b)

Parent Material

c)

Regolith

d)

Topsoil

64.

What is this picture depicting?

a)

Soil Horizons

b)

Soil Color

c)

How cool this knife is

d)

Dirt

65.

What is this a picture of?

a)

Colors of the rainbow

b)

pH scale

c)

Good food

d)

poisonous things

66.

A pH of 7 is....?

a)

Acidic

b)

Neutral

c)

Basic

d)

A good number

67.

Less than 7 on the pH scale means the substance is?

a)

Acidic

b)

Neutral

c)

Basic

d)

Good

68.

A number greater than 7 on the pH scale means the substance is?

a)

Acidic

b)

Neutral

c)

Basic

d)

Good

69.

1. What is weathering?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

70.

Q1. What is a major cause of soil erosion?

a)

Running Water

b)

Overgrazing

c)

Agricultural Activities

71.

Q7. What is soil erosion?

a)

A naturally occurring process that affects all land forms

b)

Type of soil

c)

A time period

d)

The wearing away of top soil

72.

What is deposition?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

73.

Small pieces of rock that have been weathered from a larger rock are known as...

a)

sand

b)

sediment

c)

soil

74.

What is soil?

a)

It is the loose material in which plants can grow in the upper layer of Earth.

b)

It is the leaf that grows on the plant.

c)

It is the food that can be found inside the seed.

75.

True or False: Soil takes very little time to form.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

Humus is:

a)

the part of soil made up of decayed parts of once-living things.

b)

a dip that is made of garbanzo beans.

c)

a bone that can be found in the upper arm.

d)

a sound people make when their lips are together.

77.

What kind of soil is good for growing plants?

a)

topsoil

b)

sand

c)

clay

d)

a child's stinky shoe

78.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is called

a)

deposition

b)

soil erosion

c)

weathering

79.

What are the common factors of soil erosion?

a)

wind and water movements

b)

plate tectonics

c)

earthquakes

80.

What is taken away during erosion?

a)

soil

b)

water

c)

trees

81.

How does wind weather a rock?

a)

The wind slowly drills a hole in the side of a rock.

b)

The wind smashes big rocks against each other.

c)

The wind shakes the big rock and makes it weak.

d)

The wind blows tiny pieces of rock against a big piece of rock. The tiny pieces slowly break the big piece.

82.

What can help protect against wind erosion?

a)

Rocks

b)

Sand

c)

Plants

d)

People

83.

The very top layer of soil is mostly made of

a)

Solid rock

b)

Clay and mineral deposits

c)

A mixture of minerals and organic material

d)

Mostly organic material (humus)

84.

Which layer of soil is on the bottom?

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

bottomsoil

85.

What is the layer of soil just below the topsoil?

a)

soil

b)

subsoil

c)

topsoil

d)

terrace farming

86.
Which layer of soil are these roots growing in?
a)
subsoil
b)
topsoil
87.
Soil's one of the Earth’s most valuable resources. Everything on Earth depends on soil somehow.
a)
True
b)
False
88.

What happens to soil if no plants are in them and it rains?

a)

soil erosion

b)

soil absorbs the water

c)

soil becomes mud

d)

soil becomes sand

89.

The ability of living organisms to adjust to their environment is called _______

a)

Habitat

b)

Adaptation

c)

Buoyant

d)

I don't know

90.

Whose body is streamlined??

a)

Clownfish

b)

Pigeon

c)

Chamois

d)

Fish

91.

Animals in Cold Places have a coat thick hair to prevent them from (a)  

92.

Camel lives on the fat stored in its _______

a)

Hump

b)

Eyes

c)

Foot

d)

None of the Above

93.

The ___ _____ in the body cavity which results in lightness of the body and helps in flight.

4 lines
94.

_______ is green in color due to the presence of chlorophyll. (In a cactus)

a)

Stem

b)

Leaves

c)

Spines

d)

Feathers

95.

Which fin helps in changing direction ?

a)

Tail fin

b)

Gills

c)

Caudal Fin

d)

Fin

96.

Water is taken in through the mouth and passed over these gills - True/False

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Which of the following are examples of hydrophytes??

a)

Water Lily

b)

Water hyacinth

c)

Rose

d)

Lotus

e)

Cactus

98.

What helps the plant body to float??

a)

Air filed spaces

b)

Waxy Coating

c)

Air sacs

99.

What is acclimatization?

a)

Winter sleep of some organisms

b)

The small changes that take place in the body of an organism over a short period, to overcome small problems arising due to changes in its surroundings

c)

Feature that helps an organism to survive in a particular type of habitat

100.

What is ecology?

a)

Study of the relationship between living things and their environment

b)

Everything surrounding and affecting an organism

c)

Both

101.

A_has several adaptations to help it survive in a desert

a)

Camel

b)

Donkey

c)

Cat

102.

What is estuaries?

a)

In which color changes and matches with it's surroundings

b)

Salt water in seas and oceans

c)

Coastal regions where a river ir stream containing fresh water meets the salty water of the sea

103.

What are examples of rain forest habitat?

a)

Giraffes, deer, lions

b)

Monkeys, snakes , tiger

c)

None

104.

What is this??

a)

My birthday cake !!

b)

My birthday gift !!

c)

My birthday party !!

105.

How was this quiz??

a)

Nice

b)

Amazing

c)

Bad