Grade 5 Biology Principles Worksheet

Grade 5 Biology Principles

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.

1. Which of the following is the basic unit of all living things?

2. What part of a plant cell uses sunlight to make food?

3. The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight is called  .

4. Organisms that produce their own food are called  .

5. In a food chain, a consumer that eats only plants is called a  .

6. Look at the plant cell diagram below. Name two parts of the plant cell and their functions.

7. All living things are made of one or more cells.

8. Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.

9. Explain the role of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food chain. You may refer to the diagram below.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

10. During photosynthesis, plants take in   from the air and   from the soil.

11. Plants use   as energy to convert these into food and release  .