5^th Grade Science Final Exam Study Guide May 2009

 

Plants

Vocabulary

·        Spore

·        Osmosis

·        Diffusion

·        Phloem

·        Xylem

·        Stem

·        Flower

·        Leaf

·        Vascular plant

·        Nonvascular plant

·        Root

 

Main Ideas

1. What are three characteristics of plants?
2. Give examples of plants that are angiosperms, conifers, and mosses:
3. How do vascular and nonvascular plants differ?
4. How do nonvascular plants get water and nutrients?
5. How do vascular plants get water and nutrients?

 

 

Plant Reproduction

Vocabulary

• Seed coat
• Ovary
• Dicot
• Endosperm
• Petal
• Cotyledon
• Monocot
• Radicle
• Sepal
• Anther
• Seed coat
• Endosperm
• Cotyledon
• Hypocotyls
• Radicle
• Stigma
• Style
• Anther
• Filament
• Stamen
• Pollination

 

 

 

Main Ideas

1. What are the 6 stages of reproduction in flowering plants?
2. What are the differences between monocots and dicots?

 

Plant Processes

Vocabulary

• Stomata
• Guard cells
• Transpiration
• Photosynthesis
• Respiration
• Tropism
• Thigmotropism
• Gravitropism
• Auxin
• Photoperiodism
• Long day plant
• Short day plant
• Day neutral plant
• Stimulus
• Response

 

Main Ideas

1. What is the formula for photosynthesis?
2. Identify the reactants and products in the photosynthesis reaction.
3. Where does photosynthesis happen in plants?
4. What is the formula for respiration?
5. Where does respiration occur in cells?
6. Describe why photosynthesis is important for us.

 

Endocrine and Reproductive Systems

Vocabulary

• Hormone
• Endocrine glands
• Hypothalamus
• Pituitary gland
• Negative feedback
• Egg
• Sperm
• Fertilization
• Reproduction
• Zygote
• Chromosomes
• Testosterone
• Ovary
• Uterus
• Menstrual cycle
• Embryo
• Fetus
• Adolescence
• Childhood
• Puberty

 

 

Main Ideas

1. What is the function of the endocrine system?
2. How does negative feedback work?
3. What are the organs of the male and female reproductive system?
4. What are the stages of human development that occur before birth?
5. What happens during childbirth?
6. What is the difference between adolescence and puberty?
7. What mental and physical changes occur during adolescence?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Label:

 

Filament

Anther

Stigma

Style

Ovary

Sepal

 

 

 

 

Geography of the US

 

1. Know the 50 states, their locations, and capitals
2. Be familiar with the regions of the US and characteristics of each region
3. Know the abbreviations for each state