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Unit 3: The Solar System and energy

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Unit 4: Living organisms and classification

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Unit 5: Metals, non-metals, acids and alkalis

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GRADE 6 – Unit 4: Living organisms and classification – Unit review (50 questions)

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1.
What is respiration?
Removing waste from the body
Releasing energy from food inside every living cell
Making new individuals
Breathing air in and out of the lungs
2.
Which statement best expresses the lesson objective about Characteristics of living organisms?
List the seven characteristics of living organisms
The terms excretion and growth are always interchangeable
Evidence is unnecessary when studying Characteristics of living organisms
Every model is an exact copy of reality
3.
Which statement best expresses the lesson objective about Viruses?
Describe what a virus is and how it replicates
The terms capsid and disease are always interchangeable
Evidence is unnecessary when studying Viruses
Every model is an exact copy of reality
4.
Which statement best expresses the lesson objective about What is a species??
Compare organisms belonging to different species
The terms breed and fertile are always interchangeable
Evidence is unnecessary when studying What is a species?
Every model is an exact copy of reality
5.
Which statement best expresses the lesson objective about Using keys?
Use a dichotomous key to identify an organism
The terms branching key and dichotomous key are always interchangeable
Evidence is unnecessary when studying Using keys
Every model is an exact copy of reality
6.
Which statement best expresses the lesson objective about Constructing keys?
Construct a key to identify organisms or objects
The terms branching key and dichotomous key are always interchangeable
Evidence is unnecessary when studying Constructing keys
Every model is an exact copy of reality
7.
What is a key in biology?
A list of all the species in the world
A tool that identifies an organism by a series of choices
A type of microscope
A diagram of a cell
8.
What is sensitivity?
Detecting and responding to changes in the surroundings
Removing waste made in the body
Changing position
A permanent increase in size
9.
Which practical work belongs to Characteristics Of Living Organisms?
Use evidence to discuss why viruses sit at the boundary between living and non-living
Use reproductive evidence and observable features to compare organisms
Follow paired-choice questions accurately and check identification against observable features
Apply the seven characteristics to living, non-living and once-living examples
10.
Which practical work belongs to Viruses?
Use reproductive evidence and observable features to compare organisms
Follow paired-choice questions accurately and check identification against observable features
Apply the seven characteristics to living, non-living and once-living examples
Use evidence to discuss why viruses sit at the boundary between living and non-living
11.
Which practical work belongs to What Is A Species?
Use evidence to discuss why viruses sit at the boundary between living and non-living
Follow paired-choice questions accurately and check identification against observable features
Apply the seven characteristics to living, non-living and once-living examples
Use reproductive evidence and observable features to compare organisms
12.
Which practical work belongs to Using Keys?
Use evidence to discuss why viruses sit at the boundary between living and non-living
Use reproductive evidence and observable features to compare organisms
Apply the seven characteristics to living, non-living and once-living examples
Follow paired-choice questions accurately and check identification against observable features
13.
Which practical work belongs to Constructing Keys?
Apply the seven characteristics to living, non-living and once-living examples
Use reproductive evidence and observable features to compare organisms
Use evidence to discuss why viruses sit at the boundary between living and non-living
Design, test and revise a key so that each branch is clear and unambiguous
14.
How many choices does a dichotomous key offer at each step?
One
Four
Three
Two
15.
What is growth?
A permanent increase in size or number of cells
Releasing energy from food
Getting rid of waste
Any change in position
16.
What is a species?
A group of organisms that can breed to produce fertile offspring
All organisms in a habitat
All animals with the same colour
Any group of animals living together
17.
What is excretion?
Removing undigested food
Moving from place to place
Taking in food
Removing the waste products made inside the body
18.
What is classification?
Measuring the size of organisms
Sorting living things into groups by their features
Counting organisms in a habitat
Naming a new key
19.
What does the R in MRS GREN stand for?
Reaction
Respiration
Rest
Reflex
20.
Which term is described as: the life process of changing position or moving a part of the body?
movement
reproduction
sensitivity
MRS GREN
21.
Which term is described as: a very small particle that can only reproduce inside a living host cell?
virus
microorganism
infectious disease
host cell
22.
Which term is described as: a group of organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring?
species
fertile offspring
classification
invertebrate
23.
Which term is described as: a set of questions or statements used to identify an unknown organism?
key
branching key
numbered key
dichotomous key
24.
Which term is described as: building a key by choosing features that split a set of organisms into two groups?
constructing a key
step
testing a key
distinguishing feature
25.
Which term is described as: the life process of a permanent increase in size and mass?
movement
reproduction
growth
excretion
26.
Which term is described as: the passing of a virus from one person to another?
virus
transmission
host
protein coat
27.
Match the term to its correct meaning: mule
an animal without a backbone
a group of organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring
the infertile offspring of a horse and a donkey, showing they are separate species
the sorting of living things into groups based on shared features
28.
Which term is described as: a key in which every step offers exactly two alternatives?
dichotomous key
qualitative feature
quantitative feature
route
29.
Match the term to its correct meaning: numbered pair
a first question that divides the organisms into two groups of similar size
designing a key that separates a set of organisms one by one
improving a key after testing has shown a problem
the two alternative statements written at each numbered step
30.
Match the term to its correct meaning: movement
the life process of changing position or moving a part of the body
the life process of removing waste made by the body's reactions
the life process that releases energy from food inside cells
any complete living thing
31.
Match the term to its correct meaning: growth
the life process of detecting and responding to changes in the surroundings
the memory aid for the seven life processes
the life process of changing position or moving a part of the body
the life process of a permanent increase in size and mass
32.
Match the term to its correct meaning: virus
a very small particle that can only reproduce inside a living host cell
an illness caused by a microorganism that can be passed on
a preparation that trains the body to fight a particular disease
a living thing too small to be seen without a microscope
33.
Match the term to its correct meaning: species
a group of organisms that can breed together to produce fertile offspring
the two-part scientific name of a species, in Latin
an animal with a backbone
young that are themselves able to reproduce
34.
Match the term to its correct meaning: key
a set of questions or statements used to identify an unknown organism
a key written as numbered pairs of statements
a feature that can be seen, such as the number of legs or the shape of a leaf
a key drawn as a diagram that splits into two at each step
35.
Match the term to its correct meaning: constructing a key
building a key by choosing features that split a set of organisms into two groups
a feature present in some organisms and absent in others, used to split a group
one question in a key, which divides the remaining organisms in two
a group at the end of a key containing only one organism
36.
Match the term to its correct meaning: key construction
designing a key that separates a set of organisms one by one
the two alternative statements written at each numbered step
testing a completed key on the organisms it was built for
a key drawn as a tree that divides in two at each point
37.
Which term is described as: the life process that releases energy from food inside cells?
respiration
excretion
nutrition
MRS GREN
38.
The memory aid for the seven life processes is _____.
SEVEN UP
LIFE
MR SMITH
MRS GREN
39.
A virus can only reproduce inside a living _____ cell.
dead
blood
plant
host
40.
A group that can breed to give fertile offspring is a _____.
family
habitat
kingdom
species
41.
A set of questions used to identify an organism is a _____.
graph
table
chart
key
42.
When building a key, the first question should split the group in _____.
four
half a dozen
three
two
43.
Checking an identification against a description is _____.
classification
estimation
construction
verification
44.
There are seven life processes shared by all living things. - True or false?
True
False
45.
A virus can only reproduce inside a living host cell. - True or false?
True
False
46.
A species is a group of organisms that can breed to produce fertile offspring. - True or false?
True
False
47.
A key is used to identify an unknown organism. - True or false?
True
False
48.
When building a key you first choose a feature that splits the group in two. - True or false?
True
False
49.
Viruses are far smaller than bacteria and need an electron microscope. - True or false?
True
False
50.
Classification sorts living things at random. - True or false?
True
False
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