5.9.A Observe The Way Organisms Live & Survive In Their Ecosystem
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Grade 5
Science (2010) (Archived)
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- Q1Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?By decreasing the population of herbivoresBy releasing oxygen into the airBy returning nutrients to the soilBy making space for new animals60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q2Some facts about a bird called the painted redstart are listed in the box shown below. Which fact best describes one way this bird changes its environment to meet its needs?Fact 2Fact 1Fact 3Fact 460s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q3In fall and winter many trees lose their leaves in response to cooler temperatures and —a decrease in average wind speedmore direct sunlightan increase in humidityfewer hours of daylight60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q4A prickly pear cactus is shown below. The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materialsBy absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soilBy releasing nutrients into the sandy soil and taking in oxygenBy producing fruit and storing water60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q5Some facts about birds called cattle egrets are listed below. Which of these facts best describes how these birds depend on other animals to survive?Fact 2Fact 4Fact 3Fact 160s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q6The table below lists ways that four organisms obtain energy. Which organism obtains energy without depending on another organism?Oak treeMushroomCottontail rabbitMountain lion60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q7The table below lists the preferred diet of several types of birds. Based on this information, which two types of birds do not compete for food resources?Purple martin and yellow warblerEastern bluebird and purple martinLesser goldfinch and eastern bluebirdAmerican goldfinch and lesser goldfinch60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q8A student observes the following activities while walking in a park. Which of these living organisms was interacting with another living organism in the environment?Fire antHawkBlue jayBee60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q9A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are ways that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except —responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathersdrinking and taking a bath in a puddle of waterfeeding insects to its chicksreacting to morning sunlight by singing60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q10Tropical climates have warm temperatures and abundant sunlight all year. What must be available for plants in these climates to make their own food throughout the year?ShadeWaterBacteriaBirds60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q11A farmer is reading a nature guide to learn how to make changes to a pond so that it will attract and support wildlife. The guide gives the suggestions listed below. Which suggestion involves interactions between two groups of living organisms?Suggestion 1Suggestion 4Suggestion 2Suggestion 360s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q12Green anole lizards are bright-green reptiles native to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean islands. They can be kept in terrariums to study their behavior and how they interact with their environment.Which observation describes this anole lizard interacting with the living elements in its environment?The anole jumped from the rock and scattered sand with its tail.The anole climbed the plant and then ate a cricket off one of the leaves.The anole rested on one of the rocks and lifted its head toward the light.The anole drank some water and then ran across the sand.60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
- Q13Many gardeners use red worms like the ones shown in the photograph to turn vegetable and fruit scraps into topsoil for plants. The gardeners build a worm farm in a large container lined with old newspapers and filled with moist garden soil. The worms eat about half their body weight daily and produce waste that can be used as plant fertilizer. The container for a worm farm needs to have a lid, but the lid must be left partially open because worms require which of the following in order to survive?Carbon dioxideOxygenSunlightAll of these60s5.9.A: Organisms and Environments
