Transcript Mystery Detectives Unit One – Living Systems

Mystery Detectives
Unit One – Living
Systems
5th Grade
Mr. Vanish Is the
Victim of Foul Play!
Mr. V has disappeared.
Can you solve the mystery?
The Suspects and Weapons
Ms. Leather
Scissors
Mr. Late
Speed
Pinky
Ax
Poison
Cleaver
Mr. Teal
Pistol
Mrs. Teal
Handcuffs
Get A Clue
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Select a question
and answer it
correctly to obtain
valuable clues to
solve the mystery.
Question 1- What is the thin covering
that holds the parts of the cell
together?
*cell membrane*
*cytoplasm*
Question 2 – What is the movement of
water and dissolved materials through
the cell membrane called?
*tissue*
*osmosis*
Question 3 – Tissues that work
together form what?
*cells*
*organs*
Question 4 – What is the organelle
that determines a cell’s activities?
*nucleus*
*vacuoles*
Question 5 – What is the jellylike
substance that contains many chemicals
to keep a cell functioning?
*cytoplasm*
*chloroplasts*
Question 6 – Organs that work
together form what?
*tissues*
*systems*
Question 7 – Cells that work together
form what?
*tissues*
*organs*
Question 8 – What is the process by
which particles move from an area
where there are many of them to an
area where there are fewer of them?
*diffusion*
*osmosis*
Question 9 – What is the basic unit of
structure of all living things?
*organs*
*cells*
Question 10 – Osmosis is a type of
what?
*diffusion*
*organelle*
Question 11 – Plants and animals grow
when cells do what?
*release energy*
*reproduce*
Question 12 – An animal’s skin is an
example of what?
*an organ*
*a system*
Question 13 – Oxygen enters the body
through the…?
*respiratory system*
*digestive system*
Question 14 – Oxygen travels to every
cell in the body through the…?
*excretory system*
*circulatory system*
Question 15 – Which system breaks
down food into nutrients?
*digestive system*
*excretory system*
Question 16 – The heart is a…?
*muscle*
*nerve*
Question 17 – Which one is a ball and
socket joint?
*knee*
*hip*
Question 18 – The nervous system
carries _____ to and from the brain.
*nutrients*
*signals*
Question 19 – You will find muscle
tissue in a plant.
*false*
*true*
Question 20 – If you were observing
cells under a microscope, what would
you look for to determine whether the
cells were animal or plant cells?
*cells walls and
chloroplasts*
*cell membranes and
cytoplasm*
Question 21 – The organization of living
things into categories is called
________?
*classification*
*kingdoms*
Question 22 – The largest group into
which scientists classify living things is
a ?
*kingdom*
*species*
Question 23 – An animal that does not
have a backbone is?
*a vertebrate*
*an invertebrate*
Question 24 – Vascular plants…?
*have tubes*
*do not have tubes*
Question 25 – Non Vascular plants…?
*do not have tubes*
*have tubes*
Question 26 – An animal that has a
backbone is…?
*an invertebrate*
*a vertebrate*
Question 27 – Animals that have scales
and live in water are…?
*fish*
*reptiles*
Question 28 – Warm blooded animals
with fur are…?
*mammals*
*birds*
Question 29 – The kingdom of
organisms that are many celled and
make their own food is what?
*animals*
*plants*
Question 30 – The kingdom of
organisms that are one celled and have
no nuclei is what?
*monerans*
*protists*
Question 31 – The kingdom of
organisms that are many celled and eat
living or once living things is called?
*animals*
*plants*
Question 32 – Which is a type of
moneran?
*algae*
*bacteria*
Question 33 – Which characteristic
make vertebrates different from
invertebrates?
*vertebrates have a
backbone*
*Vertebrates do not have a
backbone*
Question 34 – In a nonvascular plant,
water travels…?
*through the flowers*
*from cell to cell*
Question 35 – Which part of a vascular
plant has tubes for carrying food?
*leaves*
*bark*
Question 36 – Which is not a kingdom?
*animals*
*vertebrates*
Question 37 – Where do muscles attach
to the skeletons of invertebrates?
*at flexible shell joints*
*at the backbone*
Question 38 – Which vertebrates have
hair and give milk for their young?
*mammals*
*amphibians*
Question 39 – What makes a moneran
different than a protist?
*a moneran has no
nucleus*
*a moneran has tubes*
Question 40 – To which three groups
does a dog belong?
*animal, vertebrate,
mammal*
*animal, invertebrate,
canine*
Question 41 – The term ______
applies to an organism whose body
shape, form, or characteristics change
during its life cycle?
*metamorphosis*
*life cycle*
Question 42 – In humans, hair color is
an example of an ______?
*dominant trait*
*inherited trait*
Question 43 – The process that
reduces the number of chromosomes in
certain cells is called…?
*mitosis*
*meiosis*
Question 44 – An organism in the adult
stage of its ______ is able to
reproduce.
*life cycle*
*gene*
Question 45 – The offspring of some
animals are just like the adults, except
for size. This is an example of?
*direct development*
*dominant traits*
Question 46 – During______,
duplicated chromosomes in the cell’s
nucleus separate and the cell pinches in
two.
*meiosis*
*mitosis*
Question 47 – In order for a _____ to
be seen, an offspring must receive a
factor for the trait from EACH
parent.
*recessive trait*
*dominant trait*
Question 48 – A ______ carries the
DNA code for a particular trait.
*gene*
*life cycle*
Question 49 – Reproduction without the
joining of cells from the female parent
and the male parent is called…?
*sexual reproduction*
*asexual reproduction*
Question 50 – In order for a new cell
to function just like its parent cell, it
must receive an exact copy of its
parent cell’s…?
*chromosomes*
*recessive traits*
Question 51 – Your bones and muscles
grow larger as a result of…?
*direct development*
*mitosis*
Question 52 – What does NOT happen
during mitosis?
*the number of
chromosomes is halved*
*the nuclear membrane
disappears*
Question 53 – All the traits that
parents pass to their offspring are
called?
*inherited traits*
*dominant traits*
Question 54 – If an offspring receives
two genes, one from each parent, for a
particular recessive trait, that trait
will…?
*be seen halfway*
*be seen*
Question 55 – Which sequence
illustrates incomplete metamorphosis?
*egg, nymph, adult*
*egg, larva, pupa, adult*
Question 56 – When meiosis occurs,
the number of chromosomes…?
*is halved*
*is doubled*
Question 57 – Reproduction in which
cells from two parents unite to form a
zygote is called…?
*asexual reproduction*
*sexual reproduction*
Question 58 – A dark brown rabbit
mates with a light brown rabbit. Out
of four offspring, how many are likely
to be dark brown?
*If the dark brown rabbit
has two genes for dark
fur, then one of the
offspring may be light
brown*
*If the dark brown rabbit
has two genes for dark
fur, then all of the
offspring will be dark
brown*
Question 59 – Which process is
necessary for body repairs?
*mitosis*
*meiosis*
Question 60 – Which process is
necessary for the survival of a species?
*meiosis*
*mitosis*
Question 61 – The tubes in a plant
that transport food are…?
*phloem*
*xylem*
Question 62 – The tubes in vascular
plants that transport water are
called…?
*xylem*
*phloem*
Question 63 – All plants have a green
pigment called…?
*photosynthesis*
*chlorophyll*
Question 64 – The process in which
plants make food and release oxygen is
called…?
*photosynthesis*
*germination*
Question 65 – Plant will either produce
seeds or …?
*spores*
*angiosperms*
Question 66 – Conifers, or _______
produce unprotected seeds in cones.
*angiosperms*
*gymnosperms*
Question 67 – The flowers of ______
produce protected seeds.
*angiosperms*
*gymnosperms*
Question 68 – In a flower, _____
contains the male reproductive cells?
*pollen*
*spores*
Question 69 – When conditions are
right, a seed will sprout, or _______?
*pollinate*
*germinate*
Question 70 - ______ have no xylem
or phloem.
*nonvascular plants*
*vascular plants*
Question 71 - _______ have xylem
and phloem.
*vascular plants*
*nonvascular plants*
Question 72 – Plants use these to
reproduce.
*angiosperms or
gymnosperms*
*seeds or spores*
Question 73 – Which group of plants
includes conifers, such as pines?
*gymnosperms*
*angiosperms*
Question 74 – Which group of plants
include flowering apple trees?
*gymnosperms*
*angiosperms*
Question 75 – Most leaves are thin and
flat because…
*this helps them make
food*
*they absorb water from
the air*
Question 76 – Nonvascular plants are
limited in size because…
*they do not make their
own food*
*they must pass water and
minerals from one cell to
the next*
Question 77 – Large, colorful flowers
are useful for a plant because…
*they attract insects and
birds that spread pollen*
*they collect moisture*
Question 78 – For a more healthful
diet, eat more of foods that are…
*near the bottom of the
food guide pyramid*
*near the top of the food
guide pyramid*
Question 79 – A plant could live if all
of its leaves were cut off.
*false*
*true*
Question 80 – Which is better for
protecting seeds?
*fruits*
*cones*
Jolly Good!
You’ve earned a clue. Go to a room to state
your suspicions or make an accusation.
The Culprit Just Slipped Past
You!
Miss a turn to recover your wits.
Get A
Clue
The Family Room
Who?
Ms. Leather
With?
Scissors
Mr. Late
Ax
Speed
Poison
Pinky
Cleaver
Mr. Teal
Pistol
Mrs. Teal
Handcuffs
Get A Clue
Solve the
Mystery
The Study
Who?
Ms. Leather
With?
Scissors
Mr. Late
Ax
Speed
Poison
Pinky
Cleaver
Mr. Teal
Pistol
Mrs. Teal
Handcuffs
Get A Clue
Solve the
Mystery
The Dressing Room
Who?
Ms. Leather
With?
Scissors
Mr. Late
Ax
Speed
Poison
Pinky
Cleaver
Mr. Teal
Pistol
Mrs. Teal
Handcuffs
Get A Clue
Solve the
Mystery
The Bedroom
Who?
Ms. Leather
With?
Scissors
Mr. Late
Ax
Speed
Poison
Pinky
Cleaver
Mr. Teal
Pistol
Mrs. Teal
Handcuffs
Get A Clue
Solve the
Mystery
The Living Room
Who?
Ms. Leather
With?
Scissors
Mr. Late
Ax
Speed
Poison
Pinky
Cleaver
Mr. Teal
Pistol
Mrs. Teal
Handcuffs
Get A Clue
Solve the
Mystery
The Kitchen
Who?
Ms. Leather
With?
Scissors
Mr. Late
Ax
Speed
Poison
Pinky
Cleaver
Mr. Teal
Pistol
Mrs. Teal
Handcuffs
Get A Clue
Solve the
Mystery
You’ve Solved the Case!
Congratulations! You’re
a super sleuth!