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E-W Science
5th Grade
Question | Answer |
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What is first during a science lab activity? | Wait for instructions |
What supplies would you need to determine whether an object would sink or float? | container, water, object to be tested |
A student collecting data on fish scales could use which set of instruments? | hand lense, microscope, ruler |
The students are setting up a science experimnet for making crystal. What safety rule should they follow in order to safetly and correctly carry out this activity? | Label the containers |
The annual migration of salmon is an example of | inherited trait |
Guide dogs help people that are blind to walk safely along streets. The guide dog's behavior is an example of | learned behavior |
Because a camel does not sweat, it has the ability to hold enormous amounts of water inside its body. This adaptation would be an advantage in a climate that is very | dry |
Some animals have large, strong incisors, with sharp points and cutting edges. These animals most likely feed on | meat |
The number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds plus 40 equals the air temperpature in degrees Fahrenheit around the cricket. What adaptive characteristic is demonstrated by the cricket's behavior? | warm weather increases a cricket's chirping |
In the forest ecosystem, which animal is most likely to build his habitat underground? | a fox |
Herbivores on the northern plains would compete most for | grass |
If suitable weather conditions cause the plant population in a food web to increase, what would be the probable result? | The carnivores and herbivores will increase. |
Which of the following would be an example of how living organisms modify their physical enivornment to meet their physical needs? | Beavers building a dam |
The sea turtle comes ashore to lay eggs, which of its external characteristics provide protection from predators? | hard shell |
You have the sun, flowers, grasshopper, eagle, fox...by removing the grasshopper from this food chain, you could predict that | the eagle population would decrease |
Mold breaks down food by giving off chemicals. This process is called | decomposing |
About how long does it take Earth to make a complete revolution around the sun? | one year |
A boy has attached earlobes, like his father. This is an example of a trait that is | inherited |
Examples of instinctive behaviors are | a squirrel gathering nuts, baby sea turtles crawling to the ocean, a caterpillar spinning a cocoon. |
A forest is being cut down to make room for a housing development. The animals in this forest ecosystem would compete most for | space |
smallest element of a living organisim | cell |
involuntary spasm of diaphragm muscle | hiccup |
move or carry from place to place | transport |
main part of body of a living organism | body |
system of body that assists breathing | respiratory system |
disease | infection |
liquid that circulates through veins and arteries | red blood cells |
gas | oxygen |
liquid that helps protect against illness | white blood cells |
necessary for life | vital |
vital organ | heart |
carries blood away from the heart | arteries |
system that carries blood throughout body | circulatory system |
returns blood to the heart | veins |
move around | circulate |
part of a larger unit | chamber |
machine pushing and pulling | pump |
set of connecting parts | system |
allow for movement in an animal's body | muscle |
no slack | tighten |
to become loose or limp | relax |
join together | attach |
small, thread like cells joining with others | fibers |
everything | total |
able to move and be moved | flexible |
place where 2 things are connected together | joints |
part of the leg, between hip and knee | thigh |
framework and structure of bones | skeleton |