Science Quiz for Grade 6

Fungi is a ______________________?

• Producers

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Non-living thing

The plants use energy from the sun to produce __________.

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

Energy is ________________.

• Matter

• The ability to cause change

• A type of cell

• A chemical reaction

An organism that gets energy and matter by eating other organisms is called a ________________.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• None of the above

An organism that gets energy and matter by breaking down the remains of other organisms that have died, is called a _______.

• Decomposers

• Consumers

• Producers

• All of the above

Which of the following is a producer?

• A tree

• A mushroom

• A fish

• All of the above

Which choice below shows the matter that makes up the giraffe in order from smallest to greatest?

• atoms → molecules → cells → giraffe

• atoms → cells → molecules → giraffe

• cells → atoms → molecules → giraffe

• cells → molecules → atoms → giraffe

What happens to the food after the snail eats it?

• The snail breaks apart the food molecules to get energy.

• The snail uses the matter in the food for photosynthesis.

• The snail uses the matter in the food to produce its own food.

• The snail uses energy from the sun to make food.

Why do you think the starch molecule is a good source of energy for an organism?

• The many bonds in the starch molecule store energy.

• The starch molecule is made of atoms.

• Starch is the only type of molecule that provides energy.

• A starch molecule is made of more than one kind of atom.

Which of the following organisms in the pond is a producer?

• Turtle

• Heron

• Grass

• Fish