Science Benchmark Test - 2nd Quarter - 5th Grade
23 Questions I 58 Attempts I Created By tjerls 890 days agoCory's 5th Grade Science - 2nd Quarter Benchmark Test
Question Excerpt From Science Benchmark Test - 2nd Quarter - 5th Grade
| Q.1) | What is the function of the Mitochondria? |
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| Q.2) | Which instrument would be best for studying living animal cells? |
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| Q.3) | What is a group of tissues that work together to perform a specific function? |
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| Q.4) | What is the BEST description of a decomposer? |
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| Q.5) | A student collected data on the root systems of plants. She observed that in dry, desertlike conditions, plants often had shallow, widespread root systems. She also observed that in areas with pelntiful rainfall, many plants had deep roots. What is a valid conclusion that she might draw from her data? |
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| Q.6) | All of the following are vascular plants EXCEPT? |
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| Q.7) | One difference between an animal cell and a plant cell is that a plant cell |
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This table shows the effect of fertilizer on the growth of sunflowers. The groups of flowers were grown in the same soil and had the same amount of water and sunlight. Amount of Liquid Fertilizer per week 1 ounce 2 ounces 3 ounces Sunflower Height 10-12 Inches 13-15 inches 16-17 inches What is the depedent variable in this experiment? |
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| Q.9) | How do microscopic producers contribute to the environment? |
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| Q.10) | A student placed a long-stemmed white flowers in blue water. The petals gradually turned blue. What hpothesis did he MOST LIKELY set out to prove? |
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| Q.11) | Which of the following animals are classified as amphibians? |
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| Q.12) | A student noticed that a shady pond had very little algae. She also noticed that a pond that received full sunshine most of the day had a large quantity of algae. What conclusion might she draw from her observations? |
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When purpose and white pea plants are crossed, all of the offspring plants have purple flowers. What kinds of plants should Melina's science class get when they cross a tall plant with a short plant? Flower Color Plant Height Dominant Trait Purple Tall Recessive Trait White Short |
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| Q.14) | Which is a learned behavior |
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| Q.15) | Josh is studying hereedity in science class. Which is a trait that Josh inherited from his parents? |
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| Q.16) | A researcher decided to cross two flowers of the same species; one has a blue flower and the other has a green one. The researcher finds that the four offspring flowers that result are all blue. A blue flower is the |
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| Q.17) | Emma saw a show on inherited and learned characteristics. Her mother told her that she inherited her green eyes from her mother's side of the family. Emma wondered which of her characteristics were learned. Which describes a learned characteristic? |
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| Q.18) | An offspring does not have traits identical to it's parent. This offspring was produced by |
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Of the following events, which would be the direct result of a gene expression? |
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| Q.20) | By eating an apple a deer could be helping an apple tree reproduce. In this way, the deer is MOST like |
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| Q.21) | In humans, heredity determines |
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| Q.22) | An individual who has inherited the gene for a trait but does not physically show it is a |
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| Q.23) | Which is the best example of imprinting? |
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