CMT GRADE 5 LIFE SCIENCE
Q 1 Which one of these refers only to living things? a. Clouds, fire, rivers b. Fire, rivers, trees c. Birds, trees, worms d. Trees, worms, clouds
Q 2 This is a drawing of a bird s foot. Where would you be MOST likely to find such a bird? a. A forest b. A meadow c. A cornfield d. A lake
Q 3 A baby chick grows inside an egg for 21 days before it hatches. Where does the baby chick get its food before it hatches? a. It is fed by the mother hen. b. It doesn t need any food. c. It uses food stored in the egg. d. It makes its own food.
Q 4 The pictures show a bean plant at different stages of growth. (The pictures are not drawn on the same scale.) 1 2 3 4 In what order do these stages take place? a. 1,2,3,4 b. 2,4,1,3 c. 2,1,4,3 d. 4,2,3,1
Q 5 Which animal produces milk for its young? a. Chicken b. Frog c. Monkey d. Snake
Q 6 When this caterpillar becomes an adult, what will it look like? A D B E C
Q 7 Birds are different from insects in that birds have a. Wings b. Legs c. Eyes d. Feathers
Q 8 Seeds develop from which part of a plant? a. Flower b. Leaf c. Root d. Stem
Q 9 What is the BEST reason for including fruits and leafy vegetables in a healthy diet? a. They have a high water content. b. They are the best source of protein. c. They are rich in minerals and vitamins. d. They are the best source of carbohydrates.
Q 10 When an animal breathes faster and its heart beats faster, the animal is MOST likely.. a. Cold. b. Frightened. c. Resting. d. Sleeping.
Q 11 What is the MOST important reason for people to use a sunscreen when they are outside in sunlight? a. It protects the skin against dangerous rays from the sun. b. It makes the skin more tanned. c. It makes the skin smooth. d. It makes the skin feel cooler.
Q 12 Which of these groups contains only animals with a backbone (vertebrates)? a. Earthworm, snake, crayfish b. Spider, clam, dragonfly c. Crayfish, snake, horse d. Horse, snake, fish
Q 13 Here is a picture of the inside of a box. If you put a worm on the star ( )on the bottom of the box, to which corner would you expect it to go? Light Side Dark Side Damp Dry Damp Dry a. Damp and light b. Dry and light c. Damp and dark d. Dry and dark
Q 14 Write down one thing your heart does that helps the other parts of your body.
Q 15 Write down one reason why we get thirsty on a hot day and have to drink a lot.
Q 16 The human brain is inside the skull. Write down one advantage of the skull being thick and strong.
Q 17 Write down one reason why animals could NOT live in a world without plants.
Q 18 This chart shows four groups of animals. In which group do fish belong? Does have bones Land animal A Water animal B Does not have bones C D
Q 19 Write down two changes that occur in children s bodies as they become adults.
Q 20 One way for animals to protect themselves is by escaping (running, flying, or swimming away). What are two other ways they protect themselves?
Q 21 Use the pictures to answer the questions. (Use each animal once only.) earthworm snake horse crab a. An animal that has a hard outside skeleton is. b. An animal without a backbone that has many segments to its body is. c. An animal that has hair and an inside skeleton is. d. An animal that has a scaly skin and an inside skeleton is.
Q 22 Keisha is pushing her bicycle up a hill. Where does Keisha get the energy to push her bike? a. From the food she has eaten. b. From the exercise she did earlier. c. From the water she drinks. d. From the ground she is walking on.
Q 23 Some of the organisms shown above give birth to young that develop inside the mother. Some of the organisms have young that hatch from eggs that are laid outside the mother. In the table below, write down the names of the organisms that belong to each group.
Q 24 Larvae were found in a bag of rice. What best explains how the larvae got there? a. They came from water in the bag. b. They came from air in the bag. c. They came from the rice itself. d. They came from eggs laid by insects.
Q 25 Rebecca noticed that the leaves on her rose bushes were getting eaten by insects as shown in the picture below. Rebecca was planning to use insect spray to kill the insects. Her friend Gwen said that the insect spray might kill other insects that are important for some of the flowering plants in her garden. Why are some insects important for flowering plants?
Q 26 Children grow taller and become heavier as they develop into adults. Describe one other physical change that takes place in children s bodies as they become adults.
Q 27 Shamiqua moved into a new house. She wanted to grow plants in different areas of her garden. a. Shamiqua knows that plants need light to grow. Why do plants need light to grow? a. Plants also need water to grow. Name one other thing plants need in order to grow well.
Q 28 Look at the information for each plant in Nancy s scrap book and the plan of her garden above. Write the names of the plants that would grow best in each area in the boxes below. Area 1 Area 3 Area 2 Area 4
Q 29 Nancy wanted to plant each area with different types of plants. She collected picture of her favorite plants and found out how much sunlight they needed to grow well. She put the pictures and the information she found into a scrap book as shown below. Nancy want to grow roses in Area 1 under the oak tree. Her friend Gwen disagreed and told her that the roses would not grown well in Area 1. Explain why Gwen said this.
Q 30 The picture above shows a pond and some of the organisms that live in and around the pond. They all depend on each other for food. The tadpole most likely gets its food from which of the following? a. Sun b. Fish c. Duckweed plant d. Heron
Q 31 Which animal eats only plants? a. Cat b. Dog c. Lion d. Rabbit
Q 32 Animals usually have physical features that help them live in certain places. Look at the picture shown above. This animal lives in a hot desert. What physical feature does this animal have that helps it lose heat? a. A thick coat of fur b. A bushy tail c. Small eyes d. Large ears
Q 33 Which of these types of plants are usually found growing in a tropical rain forest? A B C D
Q 34 How can washing your hands help keep you getting sick? a. It washes away germs. b. It makes your hands look nice. c. It keeps your skin moist. d. It keeps your hands the proper temperature.
Q 35 People need to protect themselves from getting too much sun. Name one thing that can happen to their bodies if they are not protected from the sun.
Q 36 Which plant is grown for food? a. Rice b. Tobacco c. Orchid d. Cotton
Q 37 What will most likely affect your adult height? a. The height of your brothers and sisters. b. The height of your parents. c. Your weight. d. The weight of your parents.
Q 38 A plant has yellow flowers. What best explains why the flowers are yellow? a. The sunshine colored the flowers yellow. b. The flowers of the parent plant were yellow. c. It was very warm when they flowered. d. It rained a lot when the plants were growing.
Q 39 If the body takes in more food than it uses a. Breathing becomes faster. b. Weight is lost. c. The heart rate increases. d. The food is stored as fat.
Q 40 The teeth that people use for grinding their food are labeled in the picture as a. 1 only b. 3 only c. 1 and 2 d. 3 and 4
Q 41 Which part of the plant takes in the most water? a. Part A b. Part B c. Part C d. Part D
Q 42 Beth is playing soccer. She gets very hot. Name one thing her body does to cool down.
Q 43 Where does air go when a person breathes in? a. Into the heart b. Into the blood stream c. Into the stomach d. Into the lungs
Q 44 Humans interpret seeing, hearing, tasting and smelling in the a. Eyes b. Skin c. Ears d. Brain
Q 45 Immediately before and after running a 50 meter race, your pulse and breathing rates are taken. What changes would you expect to find? a. No change in pulse but a decrease in breathing rate. b. An increase in pulse but no change in breathing rate. c. An increase in pulse and breathing rate. d. A decrease in pulse and breathing rate.
Q 46 Which one of these animals does not lay eggs? a. Chickens b. Dogs c. Frogs d. Turtles
Q 47 Are plants living or nonliving? Explain your answer.
Q 48 Which group consists only of living things? a. Rabbit, seed, candle b. Seed, bird, wind c. Volcano, seed, rabbit d. Seed, bird, plant
Q 49 Which of these are insects? a. 1 and 3 only b. 1 and 4 only c. 2 and 4 only d. 3 and 4 only
Q 50 Nectar is a sweet liquid that some flowering plants produce. A hummingbird drinks nectar from a flower. When a hummingbird drinks nectar, pollen from the flower sticks to the hummingbird s beak. The picture shows a hummingbird drinking nectar from a flower. Which statement explains the role of the hummingbird in the life cycle of a flowering plant? a. A hummingbird carries food to the plant. b. A hummingbird helps the plant reproduce. c. A hummingbird protects the plant from predators. d. A hummingbird makes the flowers produce nectar.
Q 51 Which organism is a decomposer? a. Frog b. Worm c. Oak tree d. Grasshopper
Q 52 A sunflower and a bee are shown. What is the function of the sunflower s seeds? a. Food for the bee b. Food for the sunflower c. Reproduction of the sunflower d. Protection of the sunflower
Q 53 The diagram below shows the process of how trees are made into paper. It also shows two ways to dispose of used paper. Describe two ways that recycling paper conserves Earth s resources. Use informatio in the diagram to support you answer.
Q 54 A scientist studies the diets of some animals living in a forest in Connecticut. She records her results in the following table. Which food chain shows one way that energy flows between these organisms? a. Grass mouse squirrel fox b. Fox squirrel grasshopper fruit c. Leaves grasshopper mouse fox d. Fruit squirrel acorns grasshopper
Q 55 Earthworms live underground in the soil. As they move through the soil, they create tunnels. The tunnels help improve the soil. Plants grow better in soil that has earthworms. Which statement explains how earthworm tunnels help plants? a. Earthworm tunnels bring heat into the soil that warms plant roots. b. Earthworm tunnels loosen the soil so plant roots can easily grow. c. Earthworm tunnels allow sunlight to reach the plant roots in the soil. d. Earthworm tunnels create places where insects can hide and protect plant roots.
Q 56 A mosquito is a type of flying insect that lays eggs in puddles or small pools of water. When larvae develop from eggs, the larvae come to the surface to get air through special breathing tubes. After one to two weeks, the larvae become pupae and then turn into adults. How would a dry summer affect a mosquito population? a. The mosquito larvae would take longer to become pupae. b. The adult mosquitoes would have fewer places to lay eggs. c. The adult mosquitoes would get fluids by feeding more often. d. The mosquito larvae would use their breathing tubes to live on land.
Q 57 Many animals depend on plants for a. Shelter b. Pollination c. Seed dispersal d. Sunlight
Q 58 Which animals are most likely to carry the seeds found in berries from the parent plant to another area? a. Bees b. Birds c. Flies d. Caterpillars
Q 59 A student wants to put some plants in a window box planter. The window selected for the plants in always shaded by a large tree outside the window. Which characteristic of the plants would most likely affect the plants growth in this location? a. Leaf shape b. Light requirement c. Plant price d. Flower color
Q 60 Shown below are four different skin patterns found in the garter snake. The pattern most likely reflect differences in the snakes a. Life cycle b. Food source c. Size d. Habitat
Q 61 Salt concentration, water temperature, plankton, and the whale shark might all be used in a description of an ocean a. climate. b. food web. c. ecosystem. d. population.
Q 62 Which of the following is a living component of a desert in California? a. Low rainfall b. Hot temperature c. Polar bear d. Lizard
Q 63 Decomposers are important in the food chain because they a. produce their own food using light from the Sun. b. stop the flow of energy from one organism to another. c. break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients into the soil. d. are microscopic and other organisms cannot consume them.
Q 64 A group of students are building a model of an ecosystem. Which of the following organisms should the students select to act as a decomposer?
Q 65 The diagram below shows a simple food chain. Which of the following animals might compete with the coyote in this food chain?
Q 66 The diagram below shows a simple food web. Which animal is classified as an omnivore? a. Red fox b. Deer c. Black bear d. Rabbit
Q 67 Which of the following is broken down in the body to release energy? a. Sugar b. Water c. Salt d. Oxygen
Q 68 Which of the following gases do plants use in photosynthesis? a. Hydrogen b. Oxygen c. Carbon dioxide d. Carbon monoxide
Q 69 Which of the following best explains how stems transport water to other parts of the plant? a. Through a chemical called chlorophyll b. By using photosynthesis c. Through a system of tubes d. By converting water to food
Q 70 Which organ removes cell waste form the blood? a. The large intestine b. The small intestine c. The kidney d. The heart
Q 71 Which best describes the role of the esophagus in digestion? a. It releases acid and mixes food. b. It aids in absorption of nutrients from food. c. It carries food from the mouth to the stomach. d. It carries food from the stomach to the intestines.
Q 72 Which list gives the correct order of food traveling through the digestive system after it is swallowed? a. Stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine b. Small intestine, large intestine, esophagus, stomach c. Esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine d. Esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
Q 73 The digestive process begins in which of the following? a. The large intestine b. The mouth c. The small intestine d. The stomach
Q 74 Where does oxygen rich blood go after leaving the lungs? a. The brain b. The heart c. The kidneys d. The stomach
Q 75 Which of the following is a harmful waste material that leaves the blood and travels through the lungs before leaving the body? a. Carbon dioxide b. Oxygen c. Water d. Salt
Q 76 Which of the following systems breaks food into nutrients that can be used by the body? a. Circulatory b. Digestive c. Respiratory d. Reproductive
Q 77 Plants and animals are composed of organic compounds. Which of the following are the common elements found in organic compounds? a. Iron, oxygen, nickel, copper b. Sodium, potassium, gold, hydrogen c. Helium, neon, argon, krypton d. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Q 78 All living things contain which element? a. Helium b. Sodium c. Copper d. Carbon
Q 79 Plants often store food and water in their roots. Which plant has roots that are often eaten by mammals?
Q 80 What is the main function of a plant stem? a. To collect pollen from other plants to make seeds. b. To absorb water and plant nutrients from the soil. c. To carry food and water to the rest of the plant. d. To make food for the plant.
Q 81 In this food web, which organism captures the sun s energy? a. The plant b. The hawk c. The mouse d. The grasshopper
Q 82 Oak trees produce seeds that are contained in acorns. Blue jays eat the seeds in acorns. Blue jays also collect acorns and hide them in the ground, often far away from the parent oak tree. Blue jays do not eat the seed of every acorn they hide. How do oak trees benefit from blue jays collecting and hiding acorns? a. The oak trees are pollinated by the blue jays. b. The oak trees are protected from other herbivores. c. The seeds of oak trees are protected from the sun. d. The seeds of oak trees are planted in new environments.
Q 83 Corals are animals that live in tropical oceans. Fossils of corals are found in Ohio. What does the presence of coral fossils suggest about how the environment of Ohio has changed over time? a. Ohio was once covered by warm seas. b. A large glacier once passed over Ohio. c. The average rainfall of Ohio is now much more than it once was. d. The average temperature of Ohio is now warmer than it once was.
Q 84 From which part of the plant does a bee get food? a. Flower b. Seed c. Stem d. Root
Q 85 What is the role of decomposers in a food web? a. Decomposers use sunlight to make food. b. Decomposers are a food source for plants. c. Decomposers break down dead plants and animals. d. Decomposers only eat plants that grow underground.
Q 86 The picture shows a pond ecosystem. Many plants and animals live in and around the pond. One year the pond dried up. Which organism in the pond ecosystem was still able to take in oxygen? a. Turtle b. Sunfish c. Trout d. Tadpole
Q 87 Look at the picture of the pond ecosystem. Which organism uses sunlight to produce food that others eat? a. Snail b. Sunfish c. Butterfly d. Green algae
Q 88 Which organism in the pond ecosystem completely changes its physical features and food source when it becomes and adult? a. Duck b. Turtle c. Trout d. Butterfly
Q 89 Which seed has structures that allow animals to transport the seed on their fur?
Q 90 In a forest, how do decomposers help other organism survive? a. They release oxygen into the air that animals breathe. b. They put nutrients into the soil that plants use to grow. c. They provide shelter in forests where animals can hide. d. They use sunlight to make food for plants and animals.
Q 91 A student created this table for a report on animals found in Ohio. Which animals give birth to live young? a. Hawk and black bear. b. Beaver and black bear. c. Hawk and potato beetle d. Beaver and potato beetle
Q 92 A soil sample contains living and nonliving materials. Which material was once living? a. Sand particles b. Decomposing leaves c. Small pebbles d. Water droplets
Q 93 In order to survive, all animals need a. Roots, leaves, and stems. b. Eyes, nose and ears. c. Light, soil and nutrients. d. Food, water and air.
Q 94 There are 265,000 known species of plants on Earth. These plants are divided into groups based on their characteristics. The pea plant above belongs to a group of plants called seed plants. A plant s stem a. Supports the plant. b. Produces seeds for the plant. c. Anchors the plant in the soil. d. Absorbs water and minerals from the soil.
Q 95 Which of the following is required in order for seeds to germinate? a. Soil b. Light c. Water d. Oxygen
Q 96 Polar bears are the world s largest land predators. Their main prey is the seal, but they also eat great quantities of fish. Polar bears generally live only where there is year round snow and ice. List two traits that polar bears have that help them survive in their environment. Explain how each of these traits help them survive.
Q 97 Plants are important to human being in many ways. Identify three different ways that human beings use plants.
Q 98 Polar bears are the world s largest land predators. Their main prey is the seal, but they also eat great quantities of fish. Polar bears generally live only where there is year round snow and ice. The main food source for seals is fish. The polar bears main food source is seal, but they also eat fish. Which of the following best describes the seal? a. The seal is prey only. b. The seal is a predator only. c. The seal is a predator and prey. d. The seal is a producer and prey.
Q 99 Polar bears have thick footpads on the soles of their feet. How do these pads, shown below, benefit the bear? a. They help the bear to catch more seals. b. They help the bear climb trees to look for food. c. They help the bear swim faster when hunting fish. d. They help the bear walk on ice and protect it against cold.