6th Grade Science Second Semester Review (new standards)

Question 1

Which of the following statements is part of cell theory:

Accepted Answer

All cells come from cells.

Question 2

What is the jelly like substance that fills the inside of a cell?

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

Question 3

What organelle is the arrow pointing at?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 4

Which part of the circulatory system is a tube?

Accepted Answer

blood vessels

Question 5

How many bones make up our skeleton?

Accepted Answer

206

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a part of the respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

esophagus

Question 7

The three parts of the circulatory system are:

Accepted Answer

blood, blood vessels and the heart.

Question 8

The dots on the endoplasmic reticulum represent:

Accepted Answer

ribosomes

Question 9

What part of the cell is shaded pink?

Accepted Answer

Endoplasmic reticulum

Question 10

Cell, cells they're made of ________.

Accepted Answer

Organelles

Question 11

The ingredients plants use to make glucose sugar are:

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide and water

Question 12

The part of the brain which receives messages from your senses.

Accepted Answer

Cerebrum

Question 13

Part of the brain that controls muscle memory, coordination, and motor movement.

Accepted Answer

Cerebellum

Question 14

Eubacteria and archaea are examples of this type of cell.

Accepted Answer

prokaryotic

Question 15

You look at bark under a microscope. The eyepiece magnifies at 10x, the objective at 4x.

Accepted Answer

The total magnification is 40

Question 16

System whose main job is communication.

Accepted Answer

Nervous System

Question 17

Which system is responsible for carrying oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of your body?

Accepted Answer

respiratory system

Question 18

This organelle takes in proteins made by the E.R. & changes them so they can leave the cell.

Accepted Answer

Golgi body (apparatus)

Question 19

The part of the brain in charge of continuous and involuntary actions such as breathing.

Accepted Answer

Brainstem

Question 20

A group of organs whose main job is gas exchange (oxygen into the body, carbon dioxide out).

Accepted Answer

respiratory system

Question 21

A scientist who named the little rooms he saw in plants (bark from tree) cells.

Accepted Answer

Robert Hooke

Question 22

What organelle / material is colored green in this animal cell?

Accepted Answer

Cytoplasm

Question 23

The primary function of this system is to support and protect the body.

Accepted Answer

skeletal

Question 24

The part of the brain in control of logical thinking.

Accepted Answer

Cerebrum

Question 25

Breathing, heart beating, and food digesting use which type of muscles?

Accepted Answer

involuntary

Question 26

Cells do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

All of these things

Question 27

_____pieces of cells that float in the blood to stop bleeding

Accepted Answer

platelets

Question 28

What organelles are found in a plant cell but not an animal cell?

Accepted Answer

Cell wall and chloroplast

Question 29

A nurse during the war who saved patients' lives by insisting on hand washing.

Accepted Answer

Florence Nightingale

Question 30

The part of the brain responsible for thinking and memory is the _______________

Accepted Answer

cerebrum

Question 31

The part of the neuron that receives a message from another neuron.

Accepted Answer

Dendrites

Question 32

What is the "powerhouse" of the cell?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 33

Organ system that contains the: esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine.

Accepted Answer

Digestive System

Question 34

System containing this type of cell:

Accepted Answer

Nervous System

Question 35

Digestion begins in the _______________ .

Accepted Answer

mouth

Question 36

Cells are the building blocks of life.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

Blood vessels which bring blood back to the heart.

Accepted Answer

Veins

Question 38

What controls the functions of the body?

Accepted Answer

brain

Question 39

What does the cerebellum control?

Accepted Answer

balance

Question 40

Why type of blood cells carry oxygen and nutrients?

Accepted Answer

red blood cells

Question 41

The chemical that gives plants their green color comes from __________.

Accepted Answer

Chlorophyll

Question 42

Where do you find the DNA in eukaryotic cells?

Accepted Answer

In the nucleus

Question 43

Which of the following statements about plants and animals is false?

Accepted Answer

They both use photosynthesis.

Question 44

The __________ controls all the activities in a cell.

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

Question 45

Small blood vessels which allow the exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and CO2 betweween cells.

Accepted Answer

Capillaries

Question 46

What extracts (takes out) water in the digestive system?

Accepted Answer

large intestine

Question 47

What is the function of the vacuole in a cell?

Accepted Answer

It stores food, water, wastes, and other materials.

Question 48

These organelles are colored blue, and are responsible for making proteins in a cell.

Accepted Answer

Ribosomes

Question 49

Major "freeway" blood vessel which takes blood away from the heart.

Accepted Answer

Arteries

Question 50

The part of the nervous system which contains the brain and the spinal cord.

Accepted Answer

Central Nervous System

Question 51

The pancreas and liver create digestive juices which they give to what body part?

Accepted Answer

small intestine

Question 52

System which removes waste from cellular activities through urine.

Accepted Answer

Excretory System

Question 53

What do lysosomes do?

Accepted Answer

They hold digestive enzymes that help break things down.

Question 54

The circulatory system is responsible for bringing___ and ___ to every cell in your body

Accepted Answer

nutrients and oxygen

Question 55

What organelle are the arrows pointing at?

Accepted Answer

Mitochondria

Question 56

Which part of the respiratory system carries air from the throat to the lungs?

Accepted Answer

trachea

Question 57

A part of a plant cell that gives it a rigid shape and makes the plant stand upright is the ___

Accepted Answer

Cell Wall

Question 58

Which of the following do plants gain from sunlight?

Accepted Answer

energy

Question 59

What is part of the respiratory system?

Accepted Answer

lungs

Question 60

Body system whose main job is to transport nutrients and oxygen.

Accepted Answer

Circulatory System

Question 61

Which of these is a body part in the circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

heart

Question 62

During photosynthesis, sunlight energy is used to split water molecules into ___ and ___ atoms.

Accepted Answer

hydrogen and oxygen

Question 63

The type of cell that has a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.

Accepted Answer

Eukaryotic

6th Grade Science Second Semester Review (new standards)

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6th Grade Science Second Semester Review (new standards)

Questions 63