Test on Wednesday

1. Living things
Mr. Ball’s 4th grade class

2. To arrange or sort objects or living
things according to their properties
of similar characteristics
 a. classify
 b. pollinate
 c. genus
 d. species
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3. A leopard and a tiger are part of the
same ________ but they cannot
produce offspring together
 a. species
 b. classify
 c. germinate
 d. genus

4. A group of similar organisms that can mate and
produce offspring
 a. species
 b. genus
 c. spore
 d. classification

5. Tiny structures in plant cells
where photosynthesis occurs
 A. chloroplast
 b. chlorophyll
 c. photosynthesis
 d. stamen

6. The process of making sugar
 a. chlorophyll
 b. syrup
 c. photosynthesis
 d. sepal

7. The substance in plants that makes
their parts green and captures
energy
 A. chloroplasts
 b. photosynthesis
 c. stamen
 d. chlorophyll

8. A word that means “start to grow”
 A. pollinate
 b. fertilization
 c. germinate
 d. photosynthesis

9. The movement of pollen from the
stamen to the pistol
 A. germination
 b. pollination
 c. fertilization
 d. segregation

10. The process in which a sperm
cell and an egg cell combine
 A. pollination
 b. fertilization
 c. germination
 d. emancipation

11. A young plant that has begun to
germinate
 A. seedling
 b. pollen
 c. conifer
 d. sepal

12. The various stages an organism
passes through as it grows,
matures and finally dies?
 A. sepal
 b. life cycle
 c. metamorphosis
 d. tri-cycle

13. A plant that produces cones
 A. seedling
 b. conifer
 c. flower
 d. potato

14. The ___________ is the female
part of the plant that contains the
ovary.
 A. pistol
 b. stamen
 c. petal
 d. spore

15. _________ grow in capsules, or can
be seen in small cases on leaves.
 A. spores
 b. seeds
 c. eggs
 d. bulbs

16. Plants with tube-like structures that
provide support and transport water
and nutrients to all parts of the plant
are called ___________
 A. vascular
 b. nonvascular
 c. runners
 d. tubers

17. ______________ are an example of
nonvascular plants.
 A. moss
 b. ferns
 c. redwoods
 d. bulbs

18. Which of the following is not a functio
of petals?
 A. They protect the part of the plant that makes the
seeds
 b. They can be very colorful and attract insects to
pollinate the flower
 c. Their scent attracts many insects, birds and
other animal to help pollinate the flower
 d. They support the plant and help it stand uprigh

19. A seed need all of the following to
grow except
 A. water
 b. oxygen
 c. the right temperature
 d. pollination

20. Scientists classify animals without
backbones as
 A. invertebrates
 b. vertebrates
 c. conifers
 d. mammals

21. Compare and Contrast How are
fish and amphibians alike? How
are they different?
Both fish and amphibians are cold-blooded
and most of them lay eggs. However,
fish live in water but amphibians live in
both water and on land

22. Express Ideas A friend tells you
that people can survive without
plants. Is he right? Explain
We could not survive without plants
because they provide oxygen in the air
which we need to live. They are also
a source of food for us and other life

23. Label each of the following parts
of the flower below (pistel,
stamen, sepal, petal, stem) 5
points