5th Grade MCA Science Review

All food chains start with the ____.

A ____ is the smallest unit of an organism that is capable of life. (basic structure of life)

What is Miss Pederson's favorite vocabulary word?

Plants do not compete.

A plant's movement toward or away from a stimulus is called ____.

During photosynthesis, the leaf makes food in the form of ____.

What parts of a plant could you eat?

Grass and other plant life are considered ____.

A rock is a(n) ____.

Three traits you might use to classify an animal include: size, color, shape.

The place where an organism lives is called its _____.

A ducks webbed feet is an example of an inherited physical trait.

What is the source of light used in photosynthesis?

_____ is the process in which a liquid changes into a gas.

Animals that have a backbone are members of a group called _____.

A plant that has tubelike structures up and down the stem is a(n) ____.

In nature, looking like something else - especially something unpleasant - is called ____.

Diversity means "the same".

Roots help hold plants in the ground.

Plants, animals, fungi, protists, and bacteria are _____.

The role of an organism in the community is its niche.

Living things and nonliving things interact in a(n) ____.

Food webs are made up of food chains that affect you.

Animals that eat only meat are called ____. (think spanish)

An adaptation in which an organism protects itself by blending in with the environment.

A learned behavior is learned from experience.

Seed dispersal can happen through ____.

_____ break down dead plants and animals into useful things like minerals that enrich the soil.

_____ produce flowers.

Leaves help roots take in water through a process called _____.

Mushrooms, yeasts, molds, and morels are all examples of ______.

An animal that might eat another animal would be called ____.

The substance that uses the Sun's energy to make food for plants is _____.

A dog is an example of a(n) _____.

In the video, the fish is the ___.

Which part of a plant takes in the most minerals?

All living things are made of cells.

How many kingdoms of life did we research?

Any animal that eats plants or eats other plant-eating animals.

A ____ helps an organism survive in its environment.

Inherited traits are biologically passed down to you.

A plant roots grow downward in response to ____.

____ is the study of how all things in an ecosystem interact.

All of the populations that live in an area make up a ____.

Plants stems support the ____ and ____.

Animals that do not have a backbone are called ____.

What is Miss Pederson's favorite color?

All of the organisms of a species living in the same area make up a ____.

The science of finding patterns among living things is called classification.

All plants have seeds.