Here are some science questions from the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grade Standards to help you test your knowledge of the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
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Which of these is NOT an arthropod?
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A: Horsefly
No. Arthropods have an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Like other insects, horseflies are arthropods. -
B: Fiddler Crab
No. The Fiddler Crab has an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. That tells us that they are arthropods. -
C: Snail
Yes! The body of a snail is not segmented, an does not have any legs, much less jointed legs. It is NOT an arthropod. Instead, it belongs to a group of mollusks called gastropods. -
D: Praying Mantis
No. The Praying Mantis has an exoskeleton, a segmented body, and jointed legs. Like other insects, a Praying Mantis is an arthropod.
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Florida
SC.3.L.15.1 Classify animals into major groups (mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, arthropods, vertebrates and invertebrates, those having live births and those which lay eggs) according to their physical characteristics and behaviors.
Feathers | video, checked |
A Walk in the Park | video, checked |
Scientific Names | video, ClosedCaptions |
Review Classify-2 | practice |
Review Classify-1 | practice |
Review Classify-3 | practice |
SC.6.L.15.1 Analyze and describe how and why organisms are classified according to shared characteristics with emphasis on the Linnaean system combined with the concept of Domains.
Scientific Names | video, ClosedCaptions |
Review Classify-2 | practice |
Review Classify-1 | practice |
Review Classify-3 | practice |
Utah
UT.4.V.3.b Use a simple classification system to classify unfamiliar Utah plants or animals (e.g., fish/amphibians/reptile/bird/mammal, invertebrate/vertebrate, tree/shrub/grass, deciduous/conifers).
A Walk in the Park | video, checked |
Scientific Names | video, ClosedCaptions |
Review Classify-2 | practice |
Review Classify-1 | practice |
Review Classify-3 | practice |
UT.7.V.2.c Generalize rules for classification.
Scientific Names | video, ClosedCaptions |
Review Classify-2 | practice |
Review Classify-1 | practice |
Review Classify-3 | practice |
NGSS
Which part of the food web does this mushroom fit into?
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Producer.
No. A producer captures energy from sunlight, and stores it as food. To do that, the organism needs to contain chlorophyll. This mushroom cannot use the energy of sunlight to produce its own food. -
Primary Consumer.
No. Primary consumers eat producers. This mushroom does not eat living plants. -
Secondary Consumer
No. Secondary consumers eat other consumers. This mushroom does not eat living animals. -
Decomposer
Yes! Decomposers break down dead and decaying organisms. This mushroom gets its energy from decaying organisms in the soil.
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Florida
SC.4.L.17.3 Trace the flow of energy from the Sun as it is transferred along the food chain through the producers to the consumers.
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Food Web Tag | text page |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
SC.7.L.17.1 Explain and illustrate the roles of and relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in the process of energy transfer in a food web.
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Measuring Calories | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Food Web Tag | text page |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Utah
UT.8.II.2.a Categorize the relationships between organisms (i.e., producer/consumer/decomposer, predator/prey, mutualism/parasitism) and provide examples of each.
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-11 | practice |
Review Food Web-12 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
NGSS
5-PS3-1 Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Measuring Calories | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Measuring Photosynthesis | video, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Calories: Measuring the Energy | text page, free |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Which part of the food web does this butterfly belong to?
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Producer.
No. A producer captures energy from sunlight, and stores it as food. To do that, the organism needs to contain chlorophyll. -
Primary Consumer.
Yes! Primary consumers eat producers. As an adult, this butterfly drinks nectar from plants, which are producers. As a caterpillar, it ate leaves from plants. -
Secondary Consumer
No. Secondary consumers eat other consumers. This butterfly does not eat animals. -
Decomposer
No. Decomposers break down dead and decaying organisms.
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Florida
SC.4.L.17.3 Trace the flow of energy from the Sun as it is transferred along the food chain through the producers to the consumers.
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Food Web Tag | text page |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
SC.7.L.17.1 Explain and illustrate the roles of and relationships among producers, consumers, and decomposers in the process of energy transfer in a food web.
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Measuring Calories | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Food Web Tag | text page |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Utah
UT.8.II.2.a Categorize the relationships between organisms (i.e., producer/consumer/decomposer, predator/prey, mutualism/parasitism) and provide examples of each.
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-11 | practice |
Review Food Web-12 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
NGSS
5-PS3-1 Use models to describe that energy in animals’ food (used for body repair, growth, motion, and to maintain body warmth) was once energy from the sun.
Measuring Calories | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Measuring Photosynthesis | video, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Calories: Measuring the Energy | text page, free |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
5-LS2-1 Develop a model to describe the movement of matter among plants, animals, decomposers, and the environment.
Scavengers and Decomposers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated |
Secondary Consumers | video, free, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
Producers | video, free, Updated, checked |
Primary Consumers | video, ClosedCaptions, Updated, checked |
What is a Food Web? | text page, free, checked |
Review Food Web-6 | practice |
Review Food Web-7 | practice |
Review Food Web-8 | practice |
Review Food Web-9 | practice |
Review Food Web-10 | practice |
Review Food Web-2 | practice |
Review Food Web-1 | practice |
Review Food Web-3 | practice |
Review Food Web-4 | practice |
Review Food Web-5 | practice |
These cells have a cell wall. What does that tell us?
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These are young cells.
No. Even new cells can have a cell wall. -
These are plant cells.
Yes! Plant cells are surrounded by a cell wall, which provides structure and protection. -
These are animal cells.
No. Animal cells do not have a cell wall. -
These are dead cells.
No. Being alive or dead does not change whether a cell has a cell wall or not.
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Florida
SC.6.L.14.4 Compare and contrast the structure and function of major organelles of plant and animal cells, including cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplasts, mitochondria, and vacuoles.
Osmosis | video, checked |
Review Cells-1 | practice |
Review Cells-2 | practice |
Review Cells-3 | practice |
Review Cells-4 | practice |
Utah
UT.7.III.1.c Differentiate between plant and animal cells based on cell wall and cell membrane.
Review Cells-1 | practice |
Review Cells-2 | practice |
NGSS
MS-LS1-2 Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function.
Osmosis | video, checked |
Review Cells-1 | practice |
Review Cells-2 | practice |
Review Cells-3 | practice |
Review Cells-4 | practice |
Which organ produces insulin to control blood sugar levels?
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Liver
No. The liver produces bile, which digests fats. -
Gall Bladder
No. The gall bladder stores the bile produced by the liver. -
Pancreas
Yes! The pancreas produces insulin. -
Thyroid
No. The thyroid produces several hormones which control growth and metabolism, but it does not produce insulin.
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Florida
SC.2.L.14.1 Distinguish human body parts (brain, heart, lungs, stomach, muscles, and skeleton) and their basic functions.
Bird Bones | video, free |
Bendable Bones | video, checked |
Reading a Skeleton | video, free, checked |
Review Anatomy-1 | practice |
Review Anatomy-2 | practice |
Review Anatomy-3 | practice |
SC.5.L.14.1 Identify the organs in the human body and describe their functions, including the skin, brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, intestines, pancreas, muscles and skeleton, reproductive organs, kidneys, bladder, and sensory organs.
Bird Bones | video, free |
Kneesy, Earsy, Nosey | video, checked |
Bendable Bones | video, checked |
Just a Suggestion | video |
Reaction Time | video |
Reading a Skeleton | video, free, checked |
Muscles Don't Push | text page |
Review Anatomy-1 | practice |
Review Anatomy-2 | practice |
Review Anatomy-3 | practice |
SC.6.L.14.5 Identify and investigate the general functions of the major systems of the human body (digestive, respiratory, circulatory, reproductive, excretory, immune, nervous, and musculoskeletal) and describe ways these systems interact with each other to maintain homeostasis.
Bird Bones | video, free |
Bendable Bones | video, checked |
Reaction Time | video |
Reading a Skeleton | video, free, checked |
Muscles Don't Push | text page |
Review Anatomy-1 | practice |
Review Anatomy-2 | practice |
Review Anatomy-3 | practice |
Utah
UT.7.III.2.c Relate the structure of an organ to its component parts and the larger system of which it is a part.
Reaction Time | video |
Reading a Skeleton | video, free, checked |
Review Anatomy-1 | practice |
Review Anatomy-2 | practice |
Review Anatomy-3 | practice |
NGSS
MS-LS1-3 Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells.
Bird Bones | video, free |
Bendable Bones | video, checked |
Reaction Time | video |
Reading a Skeleton | video, free, checked |
Review Anatomy-1 | practice |
Review Anatomy-2 | practice |
Review Anatomy-3 | practice |