5th Grade Science Unit 1 REVIEW: Living Things

Scientific Method

100

First, state the _________ the experiment is trying to solve.

What is PROBLEM (or Question)

200

Gathering information about the problem before you do the experiment is what you do as you complete the_______ _________.

What is background research.

300

The HYPOTHESIS is...

What is your "educated guess" or prediction about what will happen in the experiment.

400

Nature walks, making notes about the changes in our experiments and giving close attention to changes is called...

What is OBSERVATIONS. We make observations as we perform the experiment.

500

The last 2 steps in the scientific method are...

What are RESULTS and CONCLUSION

Living Things

100

Another name for living things

What is ORGANISM

200

The SMALLEST unit of living matter

What is CELL

300

The chemical in plant cells that allow plants to make food from the sun's energy:

What is CHLOROPHYLL

400

The part of a cell that helps plants be stable. (Hint: animals do not have this)...

What is CELL WALL

500

The "powerhouse" in a cell is the...

What is MITOCHONDRIA

Six Kingdoms

100

This kingdom as members that are "vascular" (have vessles/tubes) and "nonvascular" (does NOT have vessels/tubes)

What is the Plant Kingdom

200

This kingdom has members that are vertebrates and invertebrates.

What is the Animal Kingdom

300

This kingdom can only absorb food from root-like structures.

What is the Fungus Kingdom

400

Members of this kingdom have characteristics that don't fit in with other kingdoms. Some are found in water, some make food, some hunt for food.

What is the Protist Kingdom

500

Members of BOTH the Bacteria and Archaebacteria are both one-celled organisms. Which of these can survive very harsh, extreme environments?

What is Archaebacteria

Plant Adaptations

100

The job of the ROOTS is to

What is 

1. keep the plant in place

2. absorb water & nutrients

3. store food

200

Leaves are green because they contain chlorophyll in the cells. What is the job of the leaves on a plant?

What is MAKE FOOD by converting energy from the sun into food for the plant.

300

The process of converting sunlight into food for a plant is called...

What is PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

400

Trees blocking sunlight from reaching the ground so other plants can't grow is an example of ...

What is COMPETITION

500

A response of a plant towards or away from a stimulus is called...

What is TROPISM

Animal Adaptations

100

Animals use mimicry and camouflage to help them _____.

What is SURVIVE

200

An animal that hunts/eats another animal for food is called a ...

What is PREDATOR.

300

A baby cheetah cub has a large white stripe with black markings around it to look like a honey badger because honey badgers are very aggressive. Predators might not try to eat the cubs because they look like honey badgers. This adaptation is called...

What is MIMICRY

400

Animals use color and shape to blend in with the environment. This adaptation is called....

What is CAMOUFLAGE.

500

Respiration is how plants and animals "breathe." Humans breathe IN oxygen and OUT carbon dioxide. Plants "breathe" IN _________.

What is CARBON DIOXIDE.