CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 5 UNIT 6: SEASONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
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End-of-unit 6 test
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Cambridge Assessment International Education.
20 marks
1 Write down one word to match each of these descriptions. Choose your words from this list:
equator hibernation hemisphere camouflage sunrise
nocturnal migration summer autumn sunset
a Half of the Earth.
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b The point when the Sun disappears below the horizon.
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c A period during cold months when an animal goes into a dormant state.
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d A colouring almost the same as the surroundings, so that an animal is difficult to see.
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e An animal that is active at night.
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f The season when leaves turn yellow, then red, then brown and then fall off the trees.
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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 5 UNIT 6: SEASONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
a Identify the imaginary line at A.
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b Identify the line B.
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c What shape is the line you named in question b?
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d When Earth is in position D, which hemisphere is having summer?
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e Explain your answer to question d.
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f During which month is the Earth in position C?
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g How long is day and night everywhere on Earth in position C?
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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 5 UNIT 6: SEASONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
a Describe the environment that this plant is adapted to.
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b Describe two ways in which the plant is adapted to this environment.
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CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY SCIENCE 5 UNIT 6: SEASONS AND ADAPTATIONS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS
a Identify the predator.
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b Identify the prey.
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c Describe one adaptation the predator has.
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d Describe one adaptation the prey has.
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