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2nd Grade Life Science Test 2



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Materials from nature that are useful to people is called
a.
a natural resource
c.
an ecosystem
b.
a habitat
d.
a food chain
 

 2. 

The environment where an organism lives is called
a.
a hypothesis
c.
a habitat
b.
an ecosystem
d.
a food chain
 

 3. 

An animal that eats both plants and animals is called
a.
a herbivore
c.
an omnivore
b.
a decomposer
d.
a carnivore
 

 4. 

A characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring is called
a.
an inherited trait
c.
an ecosystem
b.
a habitat
d.
a decomposer
 

 5. 

A living thing that needs to eat other things in order to survive, it cannot make its own food.
a.
decomposer
c.
predator
b.
consumer
d.
prey
 

 6. 

An organism that makes its own food is called
a.
an omnivore
c.
a consumer
b.
a producer
d.
a herbivore
 

 7. 

A characteristic of an organism is called
a.
an observation
c.
prey
b.
a trait
d.
a behavior
 

 8. 

A giraffe’s long neck enables  it to reach leaves high above the reach of other animals, this is an example of
a.
a predator
c.
a carnivore
b.
an adaptation
d.
a decomposer
 

 9. 

A behavior that is developed from observing other animals or being taught is called
a.
inherited trait
c.
instinct
b.
adaptation
d.
learned behavior
 

 10. 

All living and non-living things in a certain environment is called
a.
an ecosystem
c.
a life cycle
b.
a food chain
d.
a habitat
 



 
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