Chapter 1: Plants
1. Which part of the plant absorbs water and minerals from the soil?
a) Leaf
b) Stem
c) Root
d) Flower
2. What do plants need to make food?
a) Oxygen
b) Water and sunlight
c) Seeds
d) Soil
3. Which part of the plant holds the seeds?
a) Root
b) Leaf
c) Flower
d) Fruit
4. What is the first stage of a plant’s life cycle?
a) Seedling
b) Flower
c) Seed
d) Fruit
5. Which word means the characteristic that is passed from parent plants to offspring?
a) Trait
b) Seedling
c) Pollen
d) Roots Multiple Choice
1. c) Root
6. What protects the plant’s seed? 2. b) Water and sunlight
a) Leaf 3. d) Fruit
4. c) Seed
b) Seed coat 5. a) Trait
c) Stem 6. b) Seed coat
d) Flower 7. b) They have similar traits
8. a) Stem
7. How are plants like their parents? 9. c) Leaves
10. b) Because of traits that help them adapt
a) They grow in the same place
b) They have similar traits
c) They survive differently
d) They need no water
8. Which plant part carries water and nutrients to leaves?
a) Stem
b) Roots
c) Flower
d) Fruit
9. Which of the following is NOT a way plants reproduce?
a) Seeds
b) Flowers
c) Leaves
d) Pollen
10. Why do plants survive in different places?
a) Because they all have flowers
b) Because of traits that help them adapt
c) Because they grow fast
d) Because they produce oxygen
Fill in the Blank (Use the Word Bank)
Word Bank: leaves, roots, stem, flowers, fruit, pollen, seed coat, seedling, offspring, trait
1. The ________ take in water and minerals from the soil.
2. The ________ carries water and nutrients to other parts of the plant.
3. ________ help plants make new seeds.
4. A ________ protects the seed.
5. The first stage of a plant’s life is a ________.
6. Plants pass traits to their ________.
7. A characteristic inherited from parent plants is called a ________.
8. ________ produce seeds for new plants.
9. ________ are used for photosynthesis.
10. Seeds grow into ________ plants.
Fill in the Blank
1. roots
2. stem
3. flowers
4. seed coat
5. seedling
6. offspring
7. trait
8. flowers
9. leaves
10. new / young / seedling (seedling preferred)
Chapter 2: Animals
1. Which of the following is an amphibian?
a) Frog
b) Eagle
c) Salmon
d) Butterfly
2. Animals with a backbone are called:
a) Invertebrates
b) Mammals
c) Vertebrates
d) Reptiles
3. Which life stage comes after the egg in insects?
a) Larva
b) Pupa
c) Adult
d) Shell
4. How do animals stay safe from predators?
a) By eating fast
b) By using adaptations like camouflage
c) By growing fruits
d) By sleeping all the time
5. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of birds?
a) Feathers
b) Lays eggs
c) Breathes with gills
d) Has a backbone
6. Animals that can blend into their surroundings are using:
a) Adaptation
b) Pattern
c) Camouflage
d) Shell
7. What is a life cycle?
a) The way animals hunt
b) The stages of growth and change in an animal
c) The pattern on their skin
d) How animals find food
8. Which group of animals lays eggs in water?
a) Reptiles
b) Amphibians Multiple Choice
c) Mammals 1. a) Frog
d) Birds 2. c) Vertebrates
3. a) Larva
4. b) By using adaptations like camouflage
9. Fish breathe using: 5. c) Breathes with gills
a) Lungs 6. c) Camouflage
b) Gills 7. b) The stages of growth and change in an animal
c) Shells 8. b) Amphibians
d) Feathers 9. b) Gills
10. a) To survive
10. Why do animals act the way they do?
a) To survive
b) To sleep
c) To eat plants only
d) To live in groups
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank)
Word Bank: amphibian, bird, fish, insect, mammal, reptile, backbone,
classify, egg, larva, pupa, shell, adaptation, blend, camouflage, pattern
1. A ________ is an animal that can live both on land and in water.
2. Animals with feathers and wings are called ________.
3. Fish breathe using ________.
4. Insects go through stages: egg, ________, pupa, adult.
5. A ________ is a hard outer covering that protects some animals.
6. Animals have a ________ if they have a spine.
7. To group animals based on similarities is to ________ them.
8. A change that helps animals survive is called an ________.
9. Animals can ________ into their surroundings to hide.
10. The arrangement or design on an animal’s body is called a ________.
Fill in the Blank
1. amphibian
2. bird
3. gills
4. larva
5. shell
6. backbone
7. classify
8. adaptation
9. blend
10. pattern
Chapter 6: Earth's Resources
1. What is a natural resource?
a) Something made by people
b) Something found in nature that people use
c) Something that cannot be used
d) Something that grows only in soil
2. Which is a mineral used by humans?
a) Sand
b) Salt
c) Water
d) Soil
3. Soil is formed from:
a) Water and air
b) Rocks and decomposed material
c) Sunlight
d) Seeds
4. Which of these is NOT a type of soil?
a) Clay
b) Sandy
c) Silty
d) Gravel
5. What can people do to save Earth’s resources?
a) Litter
b) Reuse and recycle
c) Waste water
Multiple Choice
d) Cut down all trees
1. b) Something found in nature that people use
2. b) Salt
6. Compost is made from: 3. b) Rocks and decomposed material
a) Rocks 4. d) Gravel
b) Decomposed plants and food 5. b) Reuse and recycle
6. b) Decomposed plants and food
c) Sand
7. b) Harms the environment
d) Plastic 8. a) Reduce
9. a) Furniture and tools
7. Pollution is harmful because it: 10. b) Reuse and recycle it
a) Grows plants
b) Harms the environment
c) Cleans soil
d) Makes rocks
8. Which of these is a way to conserve resources?
a) Reduce
b) Pollute
c) Litter
d) Waste
9. Rocks and minerals are used by humans for:
a) Furniture and tools
b) Growing leaves
c) Animal life cycles
d) Photosynthesis
10. What should you do with waste to help the Earth?
a) Throw it anywhere
b) Reuse and recycle it
c) Burn everything
d) Ignore it
Fill in the Blank (Word Bank)
Word Bank: natural resource, rock, mineral, decompose, compost, conserve, litter,
pollution, recycle, reuse, reduce
1. A ________ is something from nature that people use.
2. ________ and ________ are solid materials found in the Earth.
3. To rot or break down into smaller pieces is to ________.
4. Food waste can be turned into ________.
5. People should ________ water and energy.
6. Throwing trash on the ground is called ________.
7. Chemicals and trash that harm the environment cause ________.
8. We can help the Earth by ________ old items.
9. To use something again is to ________ it.
10. To cut down on waste is to ________ it.
Fill in the Blank
1. natural resource
2. rock, mineral
3. decompose
4. compost
5. conserve
6. litter
7. pollution
8. recycle
9. reuse
10. reduce