Wycherley International School

Term 2 2021
Science Interim Test 1

Name: Nethuni Grade 6:

Highlight the correct answer for the following questions.

1. An example of a habitat:

1. Temperature
2. Woodland
3. Cold
4. Windy

2. Why might some plants that grow on the shady rain forest floor have large leaves?

1. to stay safe from predators

2. to attract different animals
3. to survive harsh winters with heavy snowfall
4. to take in as much sunlight as possible

3. Carbon dioxide released from the factories help to trap heat within the atmosphere is known as…

1. Global warming
2. Greenhouse effect
3. Industrial Causes
4. None of the above

4. Which of these is a non-living part of a forest?

1. Mushroom
2. Soil
3. Tree
4. Worm

5. What is a food chain?

1. the way how the plants grow

2. the way animals eat each other
3. the flow of energy from one organism to another
4. the way the sun makes everything

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6. A way of hiding or covering something so it blends in with its environment.

1. Migrate
2. Camouflage
3. Hibernate
4. Nocturnal

7. Which one of the following result takes place due to global warming?

1. changes in the rainfall

2. pleasant environment
3. causing less pollution
4. maintaining steady temperature

8. An equipment that could be used to collect small insects in leaf litter

1. quadrat
2. catching net
3. sweep net
4. pooter

9. Not an adaptation of cacti,

1. Leaves are broad

2. There are no leaves
3. Contain spines
4. Roots spread to cover a large area

10. An ecosystem is a community of living organisms and their .................... environment

1. Habitat
2. Physical
3. Adaptation
4. Live

11. Some animals are adapted to daily changes by being able to

1. Hibernate
2. hunt at night
3. migrate
4. store fat in their bodies before winter

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Questions 12 - 15 are based on the food chain given below.

12. A primary consumer

1. Leaf
2. Caterpillar
3. Chameleon
4. Mongoose

13. A herbivore

1. Caterpillar
2. Mongoose
3. Chameleon
4. Snake

14. A top predator

1. Snake
2. Chameleon
3. Mongoose
4. Caterpillar

15. A word that best describes the Snake

1. tertiary consumer
2. omnivore
3. secondary consumer
4. primary consumer

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16. The gas which causes ozone depletion

1. HCFC
2. CFC
3. Hydrocarbon
4. Nitrogen

17. An advantage of using biofuel for burning

1. Global warming
2. Reduces the emission of carbon dioxide
3. Shortage of food for humans
4. Cost of production is high

18. What type of organism does a pitfall trap collects?

1. Millipedes
2. Beetles
3. woodlice
4. All above

19. A gas which causes acid rain

1. Carbon monoxide
2. Water vapour
3. Sulfur dioxide
4. Oxygen

20. When a jaguar eats an agouti (a plant-eating rodent) that makes the jaguar what type of consumer?

1. Tertiary consumer
2. Primary consumer
3. Decomposer
4. Secondary consumer

21. Identify a correct statement about renewable energy resources

1. Something that will run out soon

2. Releases more pollutants
3. They are replaced by quickly by nature
4. Fossil fuels are examples of renewable energy resources

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22. An adaptation of polar bear to reduce heat loss

1. White fur
2. Rough soles
3. Large ears
4. Small ears

23. A term used to describe the first organism in a food chain

1. Prey
2. Producer
3. Predator
4. Consumer

24. Breathing organ that helps the fish to survive in water

1. Gills
2. Lungs
3. Skin
4. Nose

25. Look at the food chain given below.

grass --------------> grasshopper ----------------> mouse --------------------> owl

What would happen to the mouse population if the grasshoppers were killed?

1. It would increase
2. It would decrease
3. It would stay the same
4. None of the above

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