2nd Periodical Test in Science 6

Teofanis G. Gerona Sr. Elementary School

Name: _____________________________________________ Score: __________

I. Choose the correct answer in each number.

______1. It provides the structural framework of the body and protects internal organs such as heart,
lungs and brain.
a. skeletal system
b. muscular system
c. heart
d. bonesskeleton is composed of the shoulder, pelvic girdle, backbone, skull, and rib cage.
______2. Which of the following bones protects the lungs?
a. clavicle
b. ribs
c. scapula
d. sternum
______3. Which is not a function of the skeletal system?
a. It controls movement and balance of the body.
b. It serves as the framework of the body.
c. It protects the internal organ of the body.
d. It gives support to the body.
______4. In which part does digestion begin?
a. esophagus
b. mouth
c. anus
d. intestine
______5. Which of the following statements best describes the skin?
a. the largest sense organ
b. receives information about your environment
c. protects your body in any way
d. all of the above
______6. Which one of the following is NOT a primary function of the integumentary system?
a. protection c. reproduction
b. secretion d. sensation
______7. Which is affected when a person suffers from first degree burns?
a. epidermis
b. excoriation
c. dermis
d. subcutaneous layer
______8.Where is food finally digested and absorbed?
a. small intestine
b. esophagus
c. large intestine
d. mouth
______9.Which shows the correct order of food travelling through the digestive system after it is swallowed?
a. stomach, esophagus, large intestine, small intestine
b. small intestine, large intestine, esophagus, stomach
c. esophagus, stomach, large intestine, small intestine
d. esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine
______10. Which of the following statements best describes the function of the digestive system?
a. It releases acids and mixes food.
b. It aids in absorption of nutrients from food.
c. It carries food from stomach to the intestine.
d. It breaks down food so that the body can absorb food nutrients.
______11. The largest group of invertebrates is the arthropod group. What do all arthropods have in
common?
A. They live on land and have an exoskeleton.
B. They can fly and have jointed legs.
C. They have segmented bodies and jointed legs.
D. They have skeleton and segmented bodies.
______12. Why do some mollusks have shells?
A. So they can live both on land and water.
B. To make it easier to find food.
C. This as a reason why mollusks have shell.
D. To protect their soft bodies.
______ 13. All of the following are hollow-bodied animals except
A. corals
B. oyster
C. jellyfish
D. sea anemones
______14. All invertebrates are animals that
A. have hard shells
B. have no backbone
C. have hollow bodies
D. live in the ocean
______15. Which of these groups of animals belong to echinoderms?
A. bees, butterfly and mantis
B. sand dollar, starfish and sea urchins
C. earthworm, leeches and tapeworm
D. spider, ticks and scorpion
______16. Which group of organisms can be found in the mangrove ecosystem?
A. mussels, fish, corals
B. worm, rat, fish
C. butterfly, snake, bird
D. mangrove trees, fiddler crab, fish
______17. What are the things needed by plants to make their own food?
A. water, chemicals and oxygen
B. oxygen and carbon dioxide
C. oxygen and chemicals
D. carbon dioxide, soil and sunlight
______18. Which of the following describes a canopy of the rainforest?
A. composed of trees that are 130 to 180 feet tall
B. about 59 feet and consists of trunk of canopy, shrubs, small plants and trees
C. consists mostly of fungi, insects, worms and litter from taller trees
D. has slender trees from a dense platform of vegetation with 60 to 129 feet.
______19. What kind of interaction is shown when one organism kills another organism for food?
A. mutualism
B. commensalism
C. parasitism
D. predation
______20. It is an environment where both living and non-living things exist and interact with one another.
A. ecology
B. ecosystem
C. community
D. population
______21. One example of competition in tropical rainforest is when the shrubs and trees are growing
together in one area. What do they compete for?
A. sunlight and soil nutrients.
B. oxygen and carbon dioxide.
C. chemicals and oxygen.
D. water and chemicals.
______22. ___________________results from the interconnected food chains.
A. consumer
B. producer
C. food web
D. biotic component
______23. Why is the relationship between the corals and the algae in the coral reefs considered
mutualistic?
A. The corals benefit in the interaction and not the algae.
 B. The corals receive oxygen from algae, the algae get protection from corals.
C. The corals receive oxygen from algae while the algae are harmed.
D. The corals and algae live together without harming each other.
______24. What kind of interaction is shown when animals like crabs and mollusks help break down plant
litter in a mangrove ecosystem through grazing?
A. competition
B. commensalism
C. parasitism
D. mutualism
______25. Why is producer important in an ecosystem?
A. It is the source of food to the consumers.
B. It is an organism that eats plants.
C. It breaks down organism into smaller particles.
D. It is a series of feeding relationship.
_____26. How does digestive system work with circulatory system?
a. Digestive system provides oxygen to the circulatory system and circulatory system provides
nutrients to the digestive system.
b. Digestive system provides support to the circulatory system and circulatory system pumps blood
to the digestive system.
c. Digestive system digests food into simpler form which will be needed by the circulatory system
and the circulatory system distributes nutrients to the body parts.
d. Digestive system excretes waste product produced by the circulatory system and the circulatory
system interprets message coming from the digestive system.
_____27. Which of the following is the work of circulatory system?
a. Gives support to the body
b. Interprets all messages
c. Responsible for the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide
d. Carries nutrients to the cells and carries away the waste product of the cells
______28. All given set of animals are classified in one vertebrate group, which is NOT?
I. gecko, snake, crocodile, iguana
II. dolphin, cat, horse, sheep
III. ostrich, bat, penguin, duck
IV. toad, newt, salamander, frog
A. I B. II C. III D. IV
______29. Goats, cats, dogs, and rabbits are mammals have characteristics that differ from other
vertebrates. Which of the following features does not describe a mammal?
A. Mammals have mammary glands.
B. Mammals have scales and feathers.
C. Mammals have fur or hair.
D. Mammals are warm-blooded animals.
______30. In what way do amphibians differ from reptiles?
A. Amphibians have backbones.
B. Amphibians can live both on land and in water.
C. Amphibians can crawl.
D. Amphibians are oviparous.
______31. Ostriches are classified as birds but cannot fly. Why?
A. They have thick feathers.
B. They have heavy weight.
C. They are afraid of heights.
D. They prefer to be in land.
______32. Some animals were taken from their natural habitat by hunters or people and were being sold in
pet shops. Which of these will you do in order to minimize these activities that endanger different species
of animals?
A. Help the hunters to find a pet shop to sell their catch.
B. Report illegal activity to a Forest Ranger or authority.
C. Buy the animal being sold to be your pet.
D. Take care of the animal for a while and then sold it.
_____33. How does musculo-skeletal system work with the integumentary system?
a. Musculo-skeletal system gives support to the body and helps it to move while integumentary
system gives protection to the musculo-skeletal by providing a protective covering.
b. Musculo-skeletal system gives oxygen to the integumentary system while integumentary system
provides food to the musculo-skeletal system.
c. Musculo- skeletal system pumps blood to integumentary system while integumentary system
gives support to the musculo-skeletal system.
 d. Musculo-skeletal system excretes sweat, thus providing pathway to the integumentary system in
absorbing oxygen.
_____34. How does respiratory system work with circulatory system?
a. Respiratory system provides nutrients to the circulatory system, thus circulatory system
provides oxygen to the respiratory system.
b. Respiratory system serves as pathway of blood carrying nutrients to the circulatory system, thus
circulatory system pumps blood to the respiratory system.
c. Respiratory system provides oxygen to the circulator system, thus circulatory system carries
blood with nutrients needed by the respiratory system.
d. Respiratory system carries carbon dioxide to the circulatory system, thus circulatory system
provides oxygen needed by the respiratory system.
_____35. Analyze how the nervous system does work with musculo- skeletal system.

II. Complete each sentence with the correct word found inside the box.

Nervous system does work with integumentary system by controlling blood _____________(1)
and ____________ (2). It also works with digestive system by controlling (3)____________, and ____________(4)

The respiratory system works with the nervous system by supplying ____________ (5) to the brain,
while nervous system monitors ____________ (6) process. Major organs of the body work together to keep
our body ____________(7)
III. Write the correct classification of vertebrates as illustrated.

II. Match Column A with Column B. Write your answers on the blank.

COLUMN A B. Produces the sebum or oily C. substance

BE HONEST AT ALL TIMES.

COLUMN B
A. The thickest layer of the skin