Life Science for Kindergarten: Interactive Learning Quizzes

Question 1

What special code inside a cell tells your body how to grow and work?

Accepted Answer

DNA

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Water

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Air

Question 2

In the forest, all the living things that rely on each other, like plants, animals, and insects, make up a:

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Community

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Group

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Neighborhood

Question 3

Which ecosystem has frozen ground, icy waters, and animals like polar bears and seals?

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Tundra

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Forest

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Desert

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Rainforest

Question 4

What tiny building blocks are the foundation of living things like plants and animals?

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Cells

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Atoms

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Molecules

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Tissues

Question 5

Why is it helpful for chameleons to change their color to match their surroundings?

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To hide from predators

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To attract mates

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To regulate their body temperature

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To find food

Question 6

In a food chain, who eats the grass?

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Giraffe

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Lion

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Snake

Question 7

How do plants make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

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Breathing

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Sweating

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Sprouting

Question 8

Why is it important for an ecosystem to have a variety of plants and animals?

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It helps the ecosystem stay balanced.

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It makes the ecosystem more colorful.

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It makes it easier for animals to find food.

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It keeps all the animals from looking the same.

Question 9

What could happen to an ecosystem if a certain plant or animal is no longer there?

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Other plants and animals that need the lost species might also disappear.

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Nothing will happen because there are many other plants and animals.

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The ecosystem might get better because there will be less competition for food.

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The ecosystem might get too crowded and less balanced.

Question 10

What do plants use sunlight to do?

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Make food

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Grow taller

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Stay hydrated

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Change color

Question 11

Some animals can change their skin color to blend in with their surroundings. What is this special ability called?

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Camouflage

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Protection

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Matching

Question 12

Where in your body do you find the special instructions that make you unique?

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In your DNA

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In your brain

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In your heart

Question 13

When the sun warms up water in rivers and lakes, what happens to the water?

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It turns into a gas and rises into the air.

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It stays in the rivers and lakes.

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It all soaks into the ground.

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It freezes into ice.

Question 14

Which part of the cell is like the boss of the cell?

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Nucleus

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Cytoplasm

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Mitochondria

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Cell membrane

Question 15

In the forest, the deer eat plants, and the wolves eat the deer. What do the wolves rely on the deer for?

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Food (plants)

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Shelter

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Water

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Companionship

Question 16

Why do some animals have wings?

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Because they need them to find food or stay safe.

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Because they like to fly.

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Because their parents had wings.

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Because they wanted to change.

Question 17

When water changes from a liquid to a gas and goes up into the sky, what is this process called?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

Question 18

When a grasshopper eats grass, where does the energy from the grass go?

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The grasshopper's body

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The air

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The grasshopper makes it

Question 19

Imagine if the weather in our area got warmer. How do you think the plants and animals around us might be affected?

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They might need more water and could have trouble finding food.

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They will all grow bigger.

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They will all disappear.

Question 20

In a forest, who eats the plants?

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Animals that eat plants

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Animals that eat meat

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Tiny creatures with six legs

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Animals with feathers that fly

Question 21

Some plants can make new baby plants without using seeds. How do you think they do that?

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The plant grows a new plant from a piece of its leaf or stem.

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The plant makes seeds.

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The plant needs bees to help it make a new plant.

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The plant lays eggs.

Question 22

Worms live in the soil of a garden and eat the leaves that fall from the plants. What would happen if all the worms in the garden disappeared?

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The soil would become less healthy.

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The worms would die.

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The plants would not have enough food to eat.

Question 23

How do our bodies create new cells?

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Cells divide in half to form new cells.

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Cells stretch and grow larger.

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Machines in our bodies create new cells.

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Cells come from the food we eat.

Question 24

How do plants spread their seeds to grow new plants in different places?

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Birds carry seeds

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Water moves seeds

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People help seeds travel

Question 25

Kindergarten friends, what do we call these tiny things that can grow into beautiful plants?

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Seeds

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Rocks

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Birds

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Fish

Question 26

Which of these is not a part of the body of an animal?

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Book

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Head

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Legs

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Tail

Question 27

What is the name of the molecule that carries genetic information in our body?

Accepted Answer

DNA

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RNA

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Protein

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Sugar

Question 28

Which type of environment is home to animals and plants that live in and around water?

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Ocean

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Desert

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Forest

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Grassland

Question 29

Which of these animals eats only plants?

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Cow

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Lion

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Snake

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Eagle

Question 30

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food called?

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Photosynthesis

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Breathing

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Sweating

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Digestion

Question 31

What do plants use to take in air?

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Leaves

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Roots

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Stems

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Flowers

Question 32

Which of these animals eats other animals?

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Lion

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Rabbit

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Cow

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Deer

Question 33

What is a part of a plant cell?

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Nucleus

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Book

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Tree

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Car

Question 34

What is the job of DNA?

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Stores information

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Makes hair grow

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Pumps blood

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Digests food

Question 35

Which place has the most water?

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Ocean

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Forest

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Desert

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Grassland

Question 36

Where does a dolphin live?

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Ocean

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Land

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Tree

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Sky

Question 37

What part of the cell is the boss?

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Vacuole

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Lysosome

Question 38

Which one has lots of tall trees?

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Forest

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Tundra

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Desert

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Grassland

Question 39

Which animal eats other animals?

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Tiger

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Cow

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Rabbit

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Deer

Question 40

What do plants do to make their own food?

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Digestion

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Excretion

Question 41

What is something that is alive?

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A tree

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A rock

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A chair

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A cloud

Question 42

What part of a cell is like the brain of the cell and controls what it does?

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The nucleus

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The cytoplasm

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The cell membrane

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The mitochondria

Question 43

What does DNA do in a cell?

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Stores information about the cell

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Makes energy for the cell

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Moves things around in the cell

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Protects the cell

Question 44

Which of these animals gives birth to live babies and feeds them milk?

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A dog

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A fish

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A bird

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A frog

Question 45

What do plants need to stay healthy and grow?

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Water, sunlight, and air

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Water, food, and shelter

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Sunlight, food, and air

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Food, water, and soil

Question 46

What is the difference between a plant and an animal?

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Plants make their own food, while animals eat other organisms

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Animals make their own food, while plants eat other organisms

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Plants eat other organisms, while animals make their own food

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There is no difference

Question 47

When a caterpillar eats a leaf, and then a bird eats the caterpillar, where do the nutrients from the leaf end up?

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The bird gets the nutrients.

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The caterpillar keeps the nutrients.

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The nutrients vanish.

Question 48

What do plants need to make their own food through photosynthesis?

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Water and sunlight

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Sunlight and air

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Water and carbon dioxide

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Air and carbon dioxide

Question 49

Who helps put nutrients back into the ground by eating dead plants and animals in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers

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Producers

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Consumers

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Herbivores

Question 50

What do seeds need to grow into healthy plants?

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Water, sunlight, and air

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Just water

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Just sunlight

Question 51

The part of the cell that is like the brain, controlling its activities, is called the:

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Cell membrane

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Cytoplasm

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Mitochondria

Question 52

The full form of DNA is:

Accepted Answer

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

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Double-stranded Nucleic Acid

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Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

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Double Helix Nucleic Acid

Question 53

Which of these is a place where many different kinds of trees and animals live together?

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Forest

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Ocean

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Desert

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Tundra

Question 54

Which animal can change its skin color to match its surroundings?

Accepted Answer

Chameleon

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Zebra

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Giraffe

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Tiger

Question 55

The smallest building block of all living things is the:

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Cell

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Atom

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Molecule

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Organism

Question 56

Which of these is NOT a part of a human's body?

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Tail

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Head

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Legs

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Arms

Question 57

When a plant grows towards light, it is called:

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Tropism

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Photosynthesis

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Respiration

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Transpiration

Question 58

Which of these is alive?

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Tree

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Rock

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Water

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Cloud

Question 59

The thin layer that surrounds the outside of a cell is called the:

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Cell membrane

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Cytoplasm

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Nucleus

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Mitochondria

Question 60

Which type of cell has a wall-like structure?

Accepted Answer

Plant cell

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Animal cell

Question 61

Which animal has fur and gives birth to live babies?

Accepted Answer

Cat

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Snake

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Fish

Question 62

What part of the plant takes in water from the ground?

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Roots

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Stem

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Leaves

Question 63

How do animals talk to each other?

Accepted Answer

Make sounds, like barking or chirping.

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Clap their hands.

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Send secret messages.

Question 64

In a forest, there were many rabbits. Now there are fewer rabbits. What will happen to the foxes in the forest?

Accepted Answer

The foxes will have less food to eat.

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The foxes will leave the forest.