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Living Things Pre/Post Test
Name
__________________________
Circle the correct answer for
each of the following questions. Circle
only one letter.
1. Which of the
following is a characteristic of
living things?
a)
Living
things
grow and change very little
b)
Living
things do
not reproduce
c)
Living
things
reproduce
d)
Living
things
improve their environment throughout their development
2. Development
of a living thing refers to how
that living thing
a)
Changes
before it
is born
b)
Changes
throughout its lifetime
c)
Changes
from the
time it is born until the time it is an adult
d)
Changes
from the
time it is an adult until the time it dies.
3. If plants do
not get sunlight they will
a)
make
up for it
through obtaining extra water through their roots
b)
make
their food
from nutrients in the soil
c)
cannot
produce
chlorophyll that they need to produce energy and will die
d)
get
nutrients
from water
4. The process
by which plants uses energy from
sunlight to make food is called
a)
transpiration
b)
respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
germination
5. A sugary
liquid in a flower that lures
insects and aids is pollination is called
a)
pollen
b)
nectar
c)
risen
d)
cytoplasm
6. The young
plant that begins to grow inside a
seed is called a(n)
a)
cotyledon(s)
b)
embryo
c)
seed
coat
d)
stigma
7. The
food-storing tissue of a seed, that may
later become the first “leaf” is called the
a)
cotyledon(s)
b)
embryo
c)
seed
coat
d)
stigma
8. The process
by which plants give off oxygen
is called
a)
transpiration
b)
respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
germination
9. For a seed to
grow into a healthy plant it
needs
a)
more
sunlight
than water
b)
plenty
of
sunlight and water
c)
more
water than
sunlight
10. Which of the
following is an example of a
tuber?
a)
b) c) d)
11. In autumn,
leaves change color when the
temperature drops and the _________ begins to break down in the leaves.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Spores
c)
Seeds
d)
Chlorophyll
12. An onion and
a tulip is an example of what
method of plant reproduction?
a)
Bulb
b)
Spore
c)
Tuber
d)
Cutting
13. Which part of a plant’s
life cycle is a seed?
a)
Survival
b)
Reproduction
c)
Germination
14. A flower is
________ when an ovule and pollen
combine to form a single seed.
a)
Pollinated
b)
Germinated
c)
Reproduced
15. _________
give leaves their green color and
absorbs and traps energy from sunlight which plants use to make food.
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Pollen
c)
Chlorophyll
d)
Stomata
16. What gas
enters through the leaves of plants
and is used by plants?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Carbon
Dioxide
17. Before seeds
can grow into a plant, they move
to where they can sprout. This is called
seed ___________.
a)
Dispersal
b)
Germination
c)
Reproduction
d)
Fertilization
18. A gas made
by plants that you inhale is
____________.
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon
Dioxide
d)
Hydrogen
19. A plant is
able to live, grow, and meet its
needs to survive by __________.
a)
Living
in dark
places
b)
Living
off of
what is around it
c)
Responding
to its
environment
d)
Bending
toward
the light
20. Organisms,
plants and animals, respond to
their environments by
a)
Plants
bend
toward the light
b)
Humans
shiver
when cold
c)
Leaves
changing
color in the fall
d)
All
of the above
For each of the following
questions, answer each question completely.
21. What is
needed for a plant to grow up
healthy?
22. What are some ways that
seeds are scattered?
Label the following drawing
using the words given below.
Seed Coat
Embryo
Please
note that I had to draw the “drawing” myself. This
is why it is not visible. It is just a
seed with lines going to the
various parts.
Pre-test and Post-test Administration and Scoring Procedures