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6th Grade Midterm
Chapters 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the chemical process by which a plant produces food? | photosynthesis |
| Any growth response of a plant to a condition in its environment is what? | tropism |
| The transfer of pollen from the stamen to the pistil is what? | pollination |
| The pigment that gives a plant its green color is what? | chlorophyll |
| A colorful leaf surrounding certain flowers such as the dogwood and the poinsettia is what ? | bracts |
| The pores on the underside of a leaf is what ? | stomata |
| The waxy substance that coats the leaf is what ? | cuticle |
| The tough, fibrous material used to form the cell walls of plants | cellulose |
| "Packages" of chlorophyll found in leaf cells | Chloroplast |
| A particularly deep main root | Taproot |
| A layer of thick, protective cells at the tip of the root is the | root cap |
| Plants store sugar in their roots in the form of? | starch |
| An especially large vein running up the middle of many leaves is a | Midrib |
| An scientist who studies plants is called a | botanist |
| The part of a plant that is under ground | root system |
| The main function of this is to absorb water and minerals from the ground? | root |
| Spanish moss is a type of __?__. | epiphyte |
| The smallest of all green plants are __?__. | algae |
| The green plants that have no true leaves, stems, or roots are __?__. | moss |
| A plant that does not die after one season of growth but continues to live and grow for many seasons is called a(n) | perinnial |
| A plant that lives for two years and then dies is a(n) __?__. | biennial |
| Scientists who study trees are called __?__. | dendrologist |
| An invertebrate that has an external skeleton, a segmented body, and jointed appendages is a(n) _______________. | arthropods |
| The tough material from which the external skeleton is made is called _______________. | chitin |
| Most insects undergo a transformation in appearance known as ____________________. | metamorphosis |
| The process in which an insect sheds its external skeleton is called _________________. | molting |
| An animal that is active at night is called ___________________. | nocturnal |
| The tiny hairs on a spider’s body that are very sensitive to vibrations are called __________. | setae |
| Scientists who study insects are called __________________________. | entomologists |
| The process of arranging animals or other things into groups according to their similarities is called ____________. | classification |
| An insect’s ____________________ help it to feel, hear, and taste. | antannae |
| The stages of incomplete metamorphosis are egg, _______________, and adult | nymph |
| Spiders have _______________ legs. | 8 |
| Spiders have two distinct body regions, an abdomen and a ________________. | cephalothorax |
| Spiders breathe by means of _________________. | booklungs |
| Many young spiders leave the nest by sailing away on silk strands, a practice called __________________. | ballooning |
| The spider that weaves a sheet web on a small portion of the ground is the ___________. | platform spider |
| The spider that is the largest in the world is the _________________. | tarantula |
| The very poisonous spider with a dark violin-shaped mark on its body is the __________. | brown recluse |
| The arachnid that has a long tail with a poisonous, needlelike point on the end is called a _________________. | scorpion |
| The strength of an earthquake is called its _____________. | magnitude |
| _______________ weathering occurs when natural acids slowly eat into a rock, breaking it apart. | chemical |
| The temperature of rocks increase or decrease with depth? | increases |
| A ___________________is created when trapped gases blast through the earth’s surface. | vent |
| A ________________ allows molten rock and hot gases to escape from within the earth. | volcano |
| Magma that has reached the earth's surface is called | lava |
| Running along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, the _____ is named for its many volcanoes | Ring of Fire |
| A depression found at the top of a volcano is called a | crater |
| Holes or cracks which serve as escape vents for underground gases are called | fumaroles |
| Smaller fragments of molten rock that solidify almost instantly are called | lapilli |
| Be able to label the sepals, pistil, stamen, petals, ovule, and ovary | See labels in book |
| Which flower family has petals in multiples of 3 and grows from bulbs? | lily |
| Which flower family has 5 petals and fruits that grow in pods? | pea |
| Which flower family has small flowers and two-part leaves and reproduces without flowers? | grass |
| Which flower family has petals in multiples of 5 and includes apples and cherries? | rose |
| Which flower family is the largest flowering family and has two types of flowers that make up the "one big flower"? | composite |
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