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Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
The                 controls the flow of materials in and out of a cell.
  1. cell membrane
  2. chloroplast
  3. nucleus
Grade 5 Biogeochemical Cycles
The continuous transfer of carbon between the atmosphere and organisms is the
  1. nitrogen cycle.
  2. carbon cycle.
  3. hemisphere.
  4. water cycle.
Grade 5 Symbiosis
Which symbiotic relationship is an example of parasitism?
  1. ticks feeding on a dog
  2. bees transporting pollen from flowers
  3. pilot fish swimming under sharks
  4. birds eating insects from the back of a hippo
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
The main function of muscle tissue is to
  1. help the body move.
  2. help the body digest food.
  3. protect the body from disease.
  4. support the body.
Grade 5 Biotic and Abiotic
Biotic means nonliving, whereas abiotic means living.
  1. The statement is correct.
  2. The statement is incorrect.
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Which animal is a vertebrate?
  1. snake
  2. grasshopper
  3. worm
  4. sponge
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
Some living things are                , or made of many cells.
  1. unicellular.
  2. multicellular.
  3. pluricellular.
Grade 5 Adaptations and Behavior
A way an animal acts using instincts it is born with that helps it survive is a(n)
  1. inherited trait.
  2. inherited behavior.
  3. learned behavior.
  4. learned cycle.
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
Which statement best explains why many kinds of plants and animals can live together in an ecosystem?
  1. They all care for and protect one another.
  2. They have nothing to do with each other, so they can live together.
  3. They are all part of a food chain and depend on each other to live.
  4. They all feed on the same things, so they compete with each other for food.
Grade 5 Adaptations and Behavior
Porcupines have sharp quills that the animal uses to
  1. find food.
  2. find water.
  3. protect itself.
  4. survive in its environment.
Grade 5 DNA, RNA, and Genetics
Who was the "Father of Genetics"?
  1. Isaac Asimov
  2. Earl Coltrain
  3. Yasha Rabinowitz
  4. Gregor Mendel
Grade 5 Cell Structure and Function
In the process of                , a cell divides to form two identical cells.
  1. cytoplasm
  2. cellitosis
  3. mitosis
  4. photosynthesis
Grade 5 Botany
Unlike other plants, angiosperms produce
  1. seeds.
  2. flowers.
  3. cones.
  4. spores.
Grade 5 Respiration, Digestion, and Excretion
Saliva helps with
  1. mechanical digestion.
  2. chemical digestion.
Grade 5 Food Chains and Webs
A                 predator is the animal at the top of a food chain.
  1. primary
  2. secondary
  3. tertiary
  4. top
Grade 5 Skin, Skeleton, and Muscles
What bones form the framework of the body?
  1. muscles
  2. joints
  3. skeleton
  4. vertebrate
Grade 5 Taxonomy
What is the process of grouping things based on their similarities?
  1. Punnett square
  2. classification
  3. taxonomy
  4. DNA
Grade 5 Biochemical Pathways
Plants capture and use the energy from sunlight to help them make food through the process of
  1. reproduction.
  2. composition.
  3. photosynthesis.
  4. agriculture.
Grade 5 Taxonomy
Organisms in the phylum                 are vertebrates.
  1. Chordata
  2. Worm
  3. Cnidaria
  4. Mollusca
Grade 5 Circulatory and Immune Systems
The organ that pumps oxygenated blood to the body and deoxygenated blood to the lungs is the
  1. brain.
  2. liver.
  3. heart.
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