Grade & Section: ________________ Teacher: _______________________________ Direction: Read each item carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. What system of the body is responsible for taking in oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the body? a. circulatory c. excretory b. digestive d. respiratory 2. Which of the following systems consist of glands with tissues that produce hormones? a. circulatory system c. endocrine system b. digestive system d. excretory system 3. Which body system includes the kidneys and bladder? a. endocrine c. skeletal b. muscular d. urinary 4. What body system forms the external surface of the body and provides protection from dehydration, environmental chemicals, and impacts? a. digestive c. integumentary b. endocrine d. nervous 5. Which system consists of a complex network of organs, vessels and nodes throughout the body? a. circulatory c. pulmonary b. lymphatic d. respiratory 6. Which body system performs a function similar to that of the vascular system of a plant? a. circulatory c. excretory b. digestive d. nervous 7. Plants that produce seeds formed by cones or cone like structures are classified as . a. angiosperms c. gymnosperms b. bryophytes d. none of the above 8. All plant parts have a specific function that helps the plant grow and survive. The function of a leaf is to _______________. a. make food c. support the plant b. absorb water d. all of the above 9. The part of a plant that makes the food for the plant is the _. a. flower c. roots b. leaves d. stem 10. The two types of roots are and . a. brown and red c. deep and squiggly b. long and short d. taproots and fibrous 11. What is the thick fluid called that can be found inside the chloroplast? a. mesophyll c. stroma b. stomata d. thylakoid 12. Which of these is the main pigment involved with the absorption of light? a. carotenoids c. phytochrome b. chlorophyll d. protein 13. Which of the following is NOT a part of a flower? a. branches c. roots b. leaves d. stem 14. Which part of a plant will later form a seed or fruit? a. flower c. roots b. leaves d. stem 15. Which part of a plant takes in sunlight? a. flower c. roots b. leaves d. stem 16. Which part of a plant supports the flower? a. flower c. roots b. leaves d. stem 17. What is the extensive body coverage typical of mammals? a. bristles c. fur b. feathers d. mane 18. These are hard external frameworks which support and protect the soft tissues of lower animals. a. exoskeleton c. skin b. spines d. scales 19. Which list contains only nonliving things in an environment? a. snails, water, mushrooms b. bees, trees, worms c. sunlight, water, soil d. flower, snails, bird 20. The following descriptions are characteristics of living things EXCEPT. a. They respond to stimuli. b. They can see, hear, and smell. c. They can move, grow and reproduce. d. They have no definite shape and size. 21. What will happen to the grass of a lawn if it is not watered? a. It will get shorter. b. It will stay the same. c. It will turn brown and look dead. d. It will grow longer and turn green. 22. Which of the following is a living organism? a. air c. plant b. mountain d. rock 23. A student observes an unknown thing. Over time, the thing moves, grows and reproduces. What does the student now know about it? a. The organism is dead. b. The organism is a living thing. c. The organism is a non-living thing. d. The organism has no definite shape and size. 24. What do you call the children or young of a particular parent? a. baby c. offspring b. inheritance d. zygote 25. It is a cell that divides to produce two or more daughter cells. a. egg cell c. daughter cell b. sperm cell d. parent/mother cell 26. It is the process of forming a new individual from two parents. a. cell division c. metamorphosis b. fertilization d. reproduction 27. Which is a process of forming a new individual from a single parent is called as? a. adaptation c. inheritance b. asexual reproduction d. reproduction 28. The process by which a species becomes better suited to its environment is known as ____________. a. accommodation c. selection b. adaptation d. variation 29. It is a process of producing babies, young animals, or new plants. a. excretion c. reproduction b. growth d. respiration 30. Which is a process of genetic transmission of traits from parents to offspring? a. genetics c. reproduction b. inheritance d. variation 31. The division of a cell with the same genetic material. a. cell division c. chromosomes b. chromatids d. gametes 32. If Dolphin is to ocean as tiger is to . a. farm c. land b. forest d. trees 33. If Pigeons is to trees as earthworm is to . a. farm c. soil b. farm d. trees 34. If Dog is to land as fish is to . a. desert c. soil b. ocean d. trees 35. If cow is to farm as camel is to . a. desert c. land b. farm d. ocean 36. If bear is to forest as snake is to a. forest c. ocean b. land d. trees 37. Lion is to forest as squirrels is to . a. desert c. ocean b. forest d. trees 38. Octopus is to ocean as chameleon is to . a. desert c. ocean b. land d. trees 39. Deer is to forest as seahorse is to . a. desert c. land b. forest d. ocean 40. Which is considered as solar collector crammed full of photosynthetic cells? a. flower c. roots b. leaf d. stem 41. Where do plants get the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis? a. air c. sun b. glucose d. water 42. Why is chlorophyll green? a. It absorbs green wavelengths. b. It reflects green wavelengths of light. c. It has optical illusion caused by transmitted light. d. It absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths, which makes green. 43. Which of the following does NOT carry out photosynthesis? a. algae c. plants b. animals d. prokaryotes 44. Plants produce what two products in photosynthesis? a. carbon dioxide and oxygen b. glucose and carbon dioxide c. nitrogen and glucose d. oxygen and glucose 45. What is the name of the sugar that is formed during photosynthesis? a. fructose c. lactose b. glucose d. sucrose 46. Animals that live on land are called _________________. a. aerial animals c. terrestrial animals b. aquatic animals d. land and water animals 47. Kevin has a goldfish as a pet. What is the habitat of Kevins pet? a. air c. land and water b. land d. water 48. Which of these animals live on land and in water? a. tiger and lion c. frog and crocodile b. tuna and whale d. eagle and owl 49. What body part is used by the aquatic animals to adapt to water habitat? a. teeth c. legs b. lungs d. none of the above 50. What animals live in the mountains, deserts and forests? a. aerial animals d. land and water animals b. aquatic animals c. terrestrial animals