Grade 5 Sample Science Exam

Exercise 1:
Answer by True or False, and correct the false statements.
1) During photosynthesis, green plants need oxygen and water for producing starch and
carbon dioxide.
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2) Green plants respire in light and darkness.

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3) Combustion does not need carbon dioxide.
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4) Green plants give off carbon dioxide only at night.
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5) Cotton is an industrial plant.
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Exercise 2:
Fill in the blanks with the proper terms.
 Green plants need ___________________ from the soil, they take
___________________ from the air.
 Like animals and humans, plants respire in ___________________ and
___________________ . They absorb ___________________ from the air and
give off .
 Desert plants adapt to the scarcity of water by having a ___________________
that extend in the soil both ___________________ and
___________________ allowing the plant to search for ___________________ .

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Exercise 3:
According to the conditions established in the table below, we grew some radish seedlings
during one of the science periods. We left them in the class for observation.
Pot Conditions
1 Soil and water in the presence of light and air
2 Water and mineral salts in the presence of light and air.
3 Dry soil in the presence of light and air.
4 Soil and water in the presence of light and air devoid of carbon dioxide.
5 Water and mineral salts in the presence of air and in the dark.

1. In which of the above pots would seedlings grow and develop?

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2. Why did not growth take place in each of the other pots? Justify your answer.
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Exercise 4:
Draw a diagram of the photosynthesis process showing all the required conditions.