SCIENCE PRACTICE

NAME _______________________________________ DATE: _______

Science Practice Test Review

1) Fill in the blanks with the following words

Organism cell life cycle metamorphosis larva inherit

1.1 The changes that take place during an organism’s life make up its _________
1.2 To ___________ a trait is to get it from your parents.
1.3 A living thing is an ____________.
1.4 A caterpillar can also be called ______________.
1.5 A ____________ is one of many small parts that make up an organism.
1.6 A ___________ is a change in the way an organism looks as it grows and
develops.

2) Which of these can nonliving thing do?

a) breath b) be moved
c) reproduce d) respond

3) What kind of cell does the picture show)

a) insect b) plant
c) puppy d) roaster

4) You find a caterpillar. Which stage comes next?

a) adult b) egg
c) larva d) pupa

5) What is the correct order of complete metamorphosis?

a) adult pupa egg larva
b) egg larva pupa adult
c) larva egg adult pupa
d) pupa egg adult larva
6) What does a plant cell have that an animal cell doesn’t have?
a) cell wall b) cytoplasm
c) nucleus d) vacuole

7) Which sentence about a cell is true?

a) You can see a cell by using just your eyes.
b) Each cell has a specific job.
c) A plant cell doesn’t have a cell wall.
d) An animal cell has chloroplast.

8) What is part A in the picture?

a) cell membrane c) nucleus
b) cytoplasm d) vacuole

9) Which secuence is correct for most animals:

a) egg reproduction growth death
b) egg growth reproduction death
c) reproduction egg death growth
d) egg death growth reproduction

10) What is the first stage of the life cycle of most animals:
a) adult b) cocoon
c) egg d) seed

11) Where do traits come from?

a) They are only inherited
b) They are only learned
c) They are inherited or learned
d) They are found

12) You observe something that has wings and legs. It does not move or breathe.
What can you infer about it?
13) A young horse has black hair. What can you infer about its parents.