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4th Quarter Benchmark Review 6th Grade
4th Quarter Benchmark Review 6th Grade
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1
A tadpole turns intoa frog over its lifetime. This is called _____.
development
growth
homeostasis
reproduction
2
Which of the following flows through ecosystems in one direction?
water
nitrogen
carbon
energy
3
Which of these have prokaryotic cells?
frogs
food
bacteria
snails
4
Which of the following is NOT an example of how bacteria aid in the nitrogen cycle?
infecting tissue
breaking down the tissue of dead organisms
nitrogen fixation
changing nitrogen compounds into atmospheric nitrogen
5
What is the difference between roughm (ER) and smooth (ER)?
Rough has lysosomes covering it while smooth doesn't
rough ER has ribosomes coveing it while smooth ER doesn't
Rough ER is on the inside of a cell and smooth is not
Smooth ER releases energy while rough ER absorbs energy
6
Photosynthesis uses all of the following except _____ to make food.
carbon dioxide
water
chemical energy
light
7
What are the differences between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?
The prokaryote does not have a membrane bound nucleus
The eukaryote has several cells
The prokaryote has more cell structures
The prokaryote is larger
8
Which of the following organisms would NOT be in the first trophic level of an energy pyramid?
dog
flower
tree
grass
9
Which of the following is a biotic factor?
pond
lake
ocean
fish
10
Although Mercury is closer to the Sun, why is Venus is hotter?
Mercury has no atmosphere to hold the heat.
Mercury is too small to get very warm.
Venus' dense atmosphere causes it to retain heat
11
Which best explains the function of a cell membrane?
provides a frameworkto help the cell move
transforms energy in the cell into ATP
offers protection from the outside environment
removes viruses from inside the cell
12
As you move upward,from level to level, in an energy pyramid, energy ____.
decreases
increases
is destroyed
stays at the same level
13
Why are hydrogen and helium liquid on the outer planets but gas on the inner planets?
pressure from the gravitational forces of the outer planets
the temperature due to the distance from the Sun
the distance from the Sun
14
Which picture shows tissue?
D
C
A
B
15
All of the outer planets have which of the following?
just ring systems
both moons and ring systems
just moons
16
In the food web, which level has the highest energy?
leopard seal
squid
diatoms
orca
17
Which of the following functions can a unicellular organism perform?
eliminate waste
all of these things
eat
reproduce
18
Which of the following is NOT a method your body uses to regulate homeostasis?
sweating
taking a cool shower
change the flow of blood
shivering
19
What is a reason that a food web is a better description of an ecosystem than a food chain?
No animals are chained.
At least one animal in the web has webbed feet.
Organisms have a choice of what to eat.
Animals have only one option of what to eat.
20
Which dwarf planet is located in the asteroid belt?
Pluto
Makemake
Ceres
Eris
21
Venus and Earth both experience a ____ because of heat trapped by their atmospheres
cooling effect
cloud cover
greenhouse effect
slow rotation
22
Which of the following is NOT part of the water cycle?
nitrogen fixation
evaportation
condensation
precipitation
23
Which of the following would eat a hamburger with lettuce on it?
detritivore
omnivore
herbivore
carnivore
24
In the food web, what eats the squid?
orca
squid
leopard seal
diatoms
25
What is the basic astronomical unit based on?
The distance Earth is from the Sun
1,000,000,000 km
The distance Neptune is from the Sun
The distance Mercury, the closest planet, is from the Sun.
26
The order of the inner planets outward from the Sun is ____.
Mars, Venus, Earth, and Mercury
Mercury, Earth, Venus, and Mars
Earth, Venus, Mars,and Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
27
What causes planets to revolve around the Sun rather than going off in a straight line?
pressure
gravity - the object is pulling the Sun toward it
gravity - the Sun is pulling the object toward it
inertia
28
Which is most likely the first step in a basic food chain?
Plants make energy-rich food using sunlight
The snake obtains energy by eating the mouse.
The Sun emits energy
The hawk obtains energy by eating the snake.
29
Photosynthesis occurs at the cell level. Which organelle is necessary for photosynthesis?
rough ER
Golgi apparatus
chloroplasts
mitochondrion
30
Which process can release carbon to the air and into the soil?
combustion
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
decomposition
31
____ are pieces of rock that strike the surface of a moon or planet.
Meteor Shower
Meteorites
Meteors
Meteoroids
32
Which of the following does NOT move continuously through ecosystems?
Oxygen
Aluminum
Water
Nitrogen
