SAMPLE QUESTIONS OF WHAT THE TEST QUESTIONS MIGHT LOOK LIKE:

Matching:
1)The brightly colored part of the flower that attracts insects.
2)The process by which pollen reaches a pistil.
3)A cone's woody part on which seeds grow.
4)The central part in a flower that produces the seed.
5)The powdery grains in a flower that must be carried from stamen to the pistil in order for
seeds to form.
6)The part of a seed that protects the plant embryo.
7)The part of a conifer that produces pollen or seeds.
8)To sprout and begin to develop into a seedling.
9)The part of the flower that produces pollen.
Answer Key:
Cone: 7
Petal: 1
Pollen: 5
Scale: 3
Stamen: 9

Germinate: 8
Pistil: 4
Pollination: 2
Seed Coat: 6

1)sleeping during the entire winter

2)an environment for animals containing much food and shelter but is a busy place with
people and buildings
3)an animal that can actually change its color to hide from enemies
4)environment for animals that has more life than any other and has four main layers
5)usually the biggest animal one would find in a city
6)Where is the largest rainforest located?
7)One fourth of all mammals is this type of animal
8)describes animals who move mainly at night and can "see" in the dark
9)Which animal can carry a monkey (this animal lives at the top layer of a rainforest)
10)animals in northern regions have this on their bodies to keep them warm
11)enables animals to blend with their background and avoid being seen by their enemies
12)a baby deer
13)environment for animals that is an extremely cold place and has the fewest number of
animals because of the harsh climate
14)what a beaver's home is called
15)an insect that lives in the city and will eat almost anything

Answer key:
Camouflage: 11
South America: 6
Fawn: 12
Harpy Eagle: 9
Chameleon: 3
Fox: 5
Hibernate: 1
Rain Forest: 4
Lodge: 14
City: 2
Northern Forests: 13 Nocturnal: 8
Bat: 7
Termite: 15
Thick Fur Coat: 10

Multiple Choice:
Seeds are scattered by:
A. Fires and Ice Storms
B. Pollen and Burrs
C. Animals, Wind, and Water
D. Spore Cases
ANSWER: C
What are the four main parts of a flower?
A.
B.
C.
D.

roots, pistil, stamen and petals

sepal, leaves, petals, and thorns
sepal, pistil, stamen and petals
stamen, pistil, sepal and roots

ANSWER: C
The bottom part of the pistil where the seeds are formed is called the _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.

embryo
ovary
pistil
sepal

ANSWER: B
The movement of pollen from a stamen to a pistil is _____.
A. pollination
B. dormant
C. germination

D. migration
ANSWER: A
Tiny grains that make seeds when combined with a flower's eggs are called _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.

petals
Pollen
Sepals
Pistils

ANSWER: B
The colorful parts of flowers that protect the flower parts where seeds are made are called
_____.
A.
B.
C.
D.

petals
sepals
pistils
stamens

ANSWER: A
What happens when a bean seed grows?
A.
B.
C.
D.

The bean grows completely underground.

The new bean plant does not push the seed upward.
Nothing, bean seeds need to be soaked in water first.
The stem of the new bean plant pushes the seed upward.

ANSWER: D
The largest group of plants that make seeds are _____.
A.
B.
C.
D.

flowering plant
conifers
ferns
mosses

ANSWER: A

Which group of living things share the most characteristics?

A. Cat, Dog, Rabbit
B. Fish, Crab, Crayfish
C. Bird, Butterfly, Bat
D. Spider, Grasshopper, Worm
ANSWER: A

What does the heart do for the body?

A. It takes oxygen in from the environment.
B. It turns food into energy.
C. It removes waste from the blood.
D. It moves blood through the body.
ANSWER: D
Which One of these is a nonliving thing?
A. Mushroom
B. Tree
C. Worm
D. River
ANSWER: D
A wetland was drained to build a mall. Two years later, there were no more toads in that
area. Why did the toads disappear?
A. The toads were destroyed by the construction equipment.
B. The toads died because toads cannot breathe out of water.
C. The toads were frightened and went into the woods.
D. The toads got their food from the wetland ecosystem.
ANSWER: D

Which of these lists only living parts of this ecosystem?

A. fox, tree, grass
B. sun, stream, cloud
C. cloud, grass, rock
D. stream, cloud, fox
ANSWER: A

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