AIMS Science Practice Test

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• What term refers to animals eaten by other animals?
• Which form of energy does the sun give us?
• What is the greenhouse effect?
• Which term is a diagram used to show how data are grouped and what they have in common?
• What is a biome?
• Which term refers to energy sources such as oil, coal, and natural gas?
• Becomes the fruit.
• Which word best matches the idea of using resources sparingly and protecting them for the future?
• They have segmented bodies in three sections and exoskeletons. They also have six legs.
• Materials found in nature that cannot be renewed or replaced are best described by which term?
• Which term refers to animals adaptation that helps them blend in with their surroundings?
• These cannot make their own heat so they depend on their environment to regulate their body temperature.
• Which organelle is known as the control center of the cell and contains genetic material?
• What is natural selection?
• Which term means to make something smaller or use less resources?
• Why is buoyancy important for objects in fluids?
• Which term describes that each generation some individuals might be born with a trait that helps them survive?
• Which gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?
• What connects the stigma to the ovary in a flowering plant?
• Which term describes converting waste into new materials or products?
• Which term refers to a device that becomes magnetic when electric current passes through a coil?
• Which term identifies the particle that orbits the nucleus and carries a negative charge?
• Which term refers to the male part of a flower?
• Which term describes inherited characteristics?
• What causes earthquakes?
• Which system includes the brain, the spinal cord, and the network of nerves that processes information from inside and outside the body?
• Density is defined as what?
• In the waste reduction hierarchy, which action comes after reducing consumption and before disposal?
• Impact refers to what?
• Which term describes animals with a backbone?
• A material that does not transfer electricity or heat easily is called
• A system of electrical parts in a path that is broken or incomplete is called
• Which group includes spiders, scorpions, and ticks?
• What picture is used to compare data that can be put into separate groups?
• What do you call a complete system of electrical parts in a path that is unbroken?
• A scientist observes that a plant grows taller under sunlight than in shade. What is the best conclusion?
• Which statement describes the energy capture in photosynthesis?
• Which term describes a path that is not continuous?
• What term refers to signals from the environment that trigger a response?
• Which process forms sedimentary rocks?
• Which option best defines the practice of using a product more than once instead of throwing it away?
• Which diagram is used to show how sets of data are grouped and what the data have in common?
• Which term means to make something smaller or use less resources?
• Which structure transports water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves?
• Which term means there are too many people for the resources available?
• Which statement describes gravity's effect on motion on Earth?
• Traits that are passed from parent to child before birth are called what?
• Which term refers to animals eaten by other animals?
• What is the defense animals use to look like other animals that are poisonous or taste bad?
• What verb means to push away using a force such as magnetic force?
• Which term describes animals that are born in water with gills and develop lungs as they mature?
• Which of the following describes a physical change?
• What is another name for a circle graph?
• What does the term impact refer to?
• Which term describes animals that eat other animals?
• Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
• Which is the female part of the flower?
• Which system delivers oxygen to the blood and removes carbon dioxide?
• In a series circuit, what happens to current if one bulb burns out?
• Which term describes converting waste into energy or other useful materials as a last resort?
• Which term describes a characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring?
• The muscles that enable movement and flexibility throughout the body, including the heart and some parts of the digestive system, belong to which system?
• Which process describes water changing from a liquid to a gas, often occurring below the boiling point?
• What term describes stimuli that come from the plant or animal's body or needs?
• Which animals make their own body heat?
• Some invertebrates are supported by skeletons on the outside of their bodies.
• What is the term for a period of very low activity during the winter?
• Which option best differentiates speed and velocity?
• What is the fine dust that contains the sperm of seed-producing plants?
• Which organelle is typically present in plant cells but not in animal cells?
• Which term describes deliberately consuming fewer resources to minimize waste?
• Which term describes animals that regulate their body temperature and produce their own heat?
• How do producers obtain energy in an ecosystem?
• Which process describes water changing from liquid to gas?
• Which statement best defines homeostasis?
• What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?
• Which term describes long-term average atmospheric conditions?
• When you don't have enough of something, which term best fits this concept?
• Which group is cold-blooded, breathes air, and requires less water than amphibians?
• The sweet and fleshy product of a plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
• Which group is warm-blooded, has fur, and produces milk to feed its young?
• What is the primary function of chloroplasts in plant cells?
• A type of electrical circuit in which there is more than one path for the current to travel is called
• Which term describes inherited characteristics that take many generations to show changes?
• They are warm-blooded all have some kind of fur and do not lay eggs (with the exception of the platypus and spiny anteater). They are the only animals that produce milk to feed their young.
• What is the role of DNA in inheritance?
• Earthquakes occur as a result of which process?
• What term means pulling one object toward another using a force?
• What is a rock cycle concept?
• Which statement best describes plate tectonics?
• Which term describes a trait that improves survival and is inherited?
• What is the main difference between a solution and a mixture?
• Which external skeleton is characteristic of some invertebrates like spiders and insects?
• What object becomes magnetic when an electrical current passes through a coil wrapped around a metal core?
• Which word is a synonym for 'an effect'?
• When energy passes from producers to primary consumers, how does the total energy available change?
• A natural resource that can be replaced is called what?
• Which action is primarily about reducing waste by using fewer resources before disposal?
• Which of the following is the basic unit of life?
• Which statement best describes the rock cycle?
• What is weather vs climate?
• What is the process of turning waste materials into new products rather than disposing of them?
• The reproductive structure of a plant.
• A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area is called what?
• Which process enables plants to convert sunlight into sugars?
• Which statement describes energy transformation?
• In an experiment testing how fertilizer amount affects plant height, what is the independent variable?
• Which term describes animals with feathers, beaks, and wings, and lay eggs?
• Which plant part is the main conduit for water transport from the roots to the rest of the plant?
• A negatively charged subatomic particle that moves outside the nucleus is
• Which body system includes the heart, blood vessels, and the blood that transports oxygen throughout the body?
• How does the water cycle move water around the planet?
• Which body system consists of bones and cartilage that provide structure and protection for the body's soft tissues?
• Which term describes the colorful, leaflike structure that attracts pollinators?
• Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
• What is an ecosystem service?
• Which term describes the negative or positive force of an atom resulting from gain or loss of electrons?
• Which part anchors the plant and helps it absorb water and minerals?
• Which term refers to the male reproductive structure of a flower?
• Which term describes a charge that builds up when two objects rub together?
• Air, water, plants, animals, and soil describe which of the following?
• Which statement best describes plate tectonics?
• How do vaccines relate to the immune system?
• What term describes energy sources such as wind, moving water, or solar energy that are renewable and environmentally friendly?
• Which term means reusing old materials to make new ones?
• The food making part of the plant.
• Which arrangement lists the terrestrial planets?
• Which system works with the mouth, nose, throat, and lungs to bring oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from the body?
• Which term refers to a notebook in which a person writes down data?
• What is a food web?
• What is friction?
• Which form of energy is stored due to position, such as a stretched spring?
• Which term describes the ability to attract certain metals and to attract or repel other magnetic materials?
• Movement of electrons through a conductor such as a wire is known as
• Energy from ancient plants and animals is best described as which term?
• What is the term for the modified leaf that encloses the flower and protects it when it is not in bloom?
• What term means a decision based on investigation and evidence?
• Which graphic organizer uses rows and columns to organize a large amount of information?
• What diagram shows how much of a whole a part represents and is also called a pie chart?
• What does a food chain describe?
• Which of the following is an example of a simple machine?
• Which term refers to the flow of electrical charge?
• What is a conductor?
• What term refers to animals that eat other animals?
• Which statement best describes energy conservation?
• If an object has a mass of 10 g and a volume of 2 cm^3, what is its density?
• Which structure is the reproductive part of a flowering plant that produces pollen?
• What type of rock forms from molten rock cooling and solidifying?
• In an experiment where fertilizer amount is varied to observe plant height, which variable is measured to assess growth?
• Which part catches pollen and it is sometimes sticky?
• What is the area around a magnet where magnetic forces act?
• Which plant part becomes the fruit after fertilization?
• Which statement best describes how producers obtain energy?
• Which system is primarily responsible for moving the body through muscle contractions?
• Which energy input do chloroplasts use to produce glucose?
• Which term means there is a lack of sufficient resources due to demand?
• Which system digests food and delivers nutrients to the blood?
• Which animals are the only ones with feathers, warm-blooded, lay eggs, and most can fly?
• One of two big groups to classify animals. This group does not have a spine.
• What is the primary function of the circulatory system?
• Which term describes a species with a small population that is at risk of extinction?
• What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
• The part of the stamen where pollen is produced.
• What is cohesion in water?
• In flowering plants, which structure transports pollen from the stigma toward the ovary?
• Which term describes data displayed with rectangular bars to compare different categories?
• Which plant structure contains a young plant inside a protective covering?
• Which material can transfer heat or electricity easily?
• Which statement describes plate tectonics?
• Which term is synonymous with the structure that becomes a new plant after germination?
• Which term describes using items again, instead of discarding them?
• In a food chain, which organism is typically the producer?
• Which term describes a loop of material that can transfer electricity?
• What term means the release of harmful materials into the environment?
• Which term refers to a species with a small population that is in danger of becoming extinct?
• Which process do plants use to convert light energy into glucose?
• Which word describes anything that can start or influence a behavior?
• Which term describes an electrical circuit in which the current can travel only along a single path?
• Which planet is terrestrial in the solar system?
• Which plant part becomes a new plant when the seed germinates?
• A looping path of material that conducts electricity is called
• Which term describes a method of organizing different parts by looking at how they work together to achieve a specific function?
• What is an inherited trait?
• Which term describes organisms that produce their own food via photosynthesis?
• Which term describes a behavior that is inborn and does not require learning?
• What is the role of chlorophyll?
• What term refers to animals that eat other animals?
• A natural resource that can be replaced is called what?
• In flowering plants, which structure contains an egg cell?
• Which behavior describes animals leaving their environment during different seasons to help their survival?
• Which statement about the water cycle is true?
• Which is the basic unit of life?
• Which term describes the surroundings in which living things exist?
• Which is one of the two major groups to classify animals that has a spine?
• What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment?
• They all are cold-blooded, live in water and use gills to breathe.
• In a food web, what happens to energy as it moves from one trophic level to the next?
• What is a physical change?
• The surroundings in which plants and animals live and depend to live is called what?
• Which system provides the framework and protection for the body's soft tissues using bones and cartilage?
• What causes tides?
• Which term means taking old products and using them again, keeping waste out of landfills?
• Which organizer shows how data change over time?
• What is the natural response of an animal to fear that prepares it to run or fight?
• What is a simple machine?
• Which term refers to animals that cannot regulate their body temperature and depend on the environment?
• What term describes how plants and animals react?
• Which group has three body parts, six legs, and often two antennae?
• Which energy term describes energy stored due to position?
• Which word describes the effect or consequence of an action?
• What term refers to factors that cause a change in behavior?
• What term refers to stimuli that come from the plant or animal's environment?
• Which term is an object or explanation that represents and simplifies a system?
• What is the female part of a flower called?
• A plant structure in seed plants that contains an egg cell.
• Which term describes the flow of electrons through a conductor?
• What is the process of saving or protecting natural resources called?
• Which term is a simple representation used to study a real object or system?
• Which term describes the force that allows magnets to attract certain metals?
• A group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called what?
• What term is used to describe a diagram showing how much of a whole a part represents; also known as a circle graph?
• What is a chemical change?