Vocabulary Quizzes / Mr. Benton's Sixth Grade Science / 2006-2007
Vocab Quiz 1: Living things
Match the words on the left with the correct definitions by placing the correct letters in the blanks:
________1. hypothesis A. data and observations that support a hypothesis
________2. variable B. a prediction of the outcome of an experiment
________3. evidence C. an independent living thing
________4. response D. an organism’s reaction to a stimulus
________5. organism E. part of an experiment that changes
Vocab Quiz 2: Living things
Match the words on the left with the correct definitions by placing the correct letters in the blanks:
________1. hypothesis A. data and observations that support a hypothesis
________2. stimulus B. state of rest when some characteristics of life are not observed
________3. living C. was alive, but no longer has any characteristics of life
________4. response D. an organism’s reaction to a stimulus
________5. organism E. part of an experiment that changes
________6. non-living F. a change in the environment that causes a response
________7. evidence G. an independent living thing
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________ 8. dead H. a prediction of the outcome of an experiment
_________9. variable I. having all eight characteristics of life
________10. dormant J. something that was never alive, and shows no characteristics of life
Vocab Quiz 3: Living things/microscopes 1
Match the words on the left with the correct definitions by placing the correct letters in the blanks:
________1. hypothesis A. facts or data that support a hypothesis
________2. stimulus B. one thousandth of a millimeter
________3. total magnification C. the clear area of focus a certain distance below a lens
________4. evidence D. an organisms reaction to a stimulus
________5. field of view E. the smallest living unit of an organism
________6. non-living F. a change in the environment that causes a response
________7. response G. round circle of light that you see when you look through the microscope
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________ 8. focal plane H. a prediction of the outcome of an experiment
_________9. cell I. power of the eyepiece times power of the objective lens (10X times 40X)
________10. micron J. something that was never alive, doesn’t show any characteristics of life
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Vocab Quiz 4: Field of view/paramecium
Match the words on the left with the correct definitions by placing the correct letters in the blanks:
________1. cytoplasm A. a kingdom of microscopic organisms like paramecia
________2. stimulus B. an organism’s reaction to a stimulus
________3. euglena C. the clear area of focus a certain distance below a lens
________4. total magnification D. round green organelle found in leaves
________5. chloroplast E. the fluid that is present in all cells
________6. paramecium F. state of rest when some characteristics of life are not observed
________7. response G. a change in the environment that causes a response
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________ 8. protist H. a cigar-shaped microscopic organism with cilia for movement and eating
_________9. focal plane I. how many times bigger something looks through the microscope
________10. dormant J. a green protist that moves using a flagellum
Vocab Quiz 5: cells/microscopes
Match the words on the left with the correct definitions by placing the correct letters in the blanks:
________1. pseudopod A. a kingdom of microscopic organisms like paramecia
________2. nucleus B. a blob-like protist that moves and captures food with its pseudopods
________3. cilia C. the smallest living unit of all organisms
________4. cytoplasm D. round circle of light that you see when you look through the microscope
________5. field of view E. a “false foot;” the extension of an amoeba’s body that it uses to move
________6. cell F. the clear area of focus a certain distance below a lens
________7. amoeba G. the control center of a cell, where DNA is found
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________ 8. protist H. a whip-like structure that is used by some protists for movement
_________9. focal plane I. the fluid (liquid) that is found in all cells
________10. flagellum J. hair-like structures on paramecia
Vocab Quiz 6: bacteria/cells
Match the words on the left with the correct definitions by placing the correct letters in the blanks:
________1. eukaryote A. a “false foot” used by amoebas for moving
________2. control B. an organized part of a cell that does a job for the cell
________3. kingdom C. the science of putting things in groups based on similarities (classifying)
________4. response D. round circle of light that you see when you look through the microscope
________5. focal plane E. type of organism with a nucleus in each cell
________6. taxonomy F. the clear area of focus a certain distance below a lens
________7. organelle G. a change in the environment that causes an organism to do something
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________ 8. pseudopod H. the fluid (liquid) found in all cells, made mostly of water
_________9. prokaryote I. an organism’s reaction to a change in the environment
________10. cytoplasm J. the largest group of organisms in the classification system (there are 5 groups)
K. type of organism with no nucleus in its cells
Vocab Quiz 7: seeds/roots
Match the words on the left with the correct definitions by placing the correct letters in the blanks:
________1. variable A. the food packet inside a seed that supplies energy to the embryo
________2. seed B. type of organism with no nucleus in its cells
________3. ribosome C. never was alive, or was alive then was processed
________4. eukaryote D. the white circle of light visible in a microscope
________5. nonliving E. part of an experiment that doesn’t change
________6. cotyledon F. early stage of a multicellular organism; a baby plant in a seed
________7. root G. an embryo, inside its food source, wrapped in a “coat”
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________ 8. embryo H. an organelle that assembles chemicals (amino acids) in the cell
_________9. germination I. beginning to grow; sprouting
________10. field of view J. was alive, but now shows none of the characteristics of life
K. type of organism with a nucleus in its cells
L. part of an experiment that changes