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Describing Matter and Energy in Organisms

Quiz by Candace Fleming

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  • Q1
    Which of these terms best describes animals?
    unicellular
    decomposer
    producer
    consumer
    30s
  • Q2
    Plants make their own food during photosynthesis. In what group do plants belong?
    producers
    chloroplasts
    decomposers
    consumers
    30s
  • Q3
    A scientist is studying a substance that is cycled through ecosystems. Which of these substances might the scientist be studying?
    soil
    glucose
    nitrogen
    copper
    30s
  • Q4
    In a diagram of a food chain, where does a producer, such as a tree, get the energy it needs to survive?
    from the remains of organisms
    from the air
    from the sun
    from the organisms it eats
    30s
  • Q5
    What is energy?
    the ability to do work
    anything that takes up space
    the ability to conduct current
    anything that has mass
    30s
  • Q6
    Lamont has a dark container. He knows that the container has a mass of 2.0 g when it is empty. He cannot see inside the container. However, he is able to use a balance to determine that the container has a mass of 2.7 g. What can Lamont conclude about the container?
    it contains a liquid
    it contains energy
    it contains a solid
    it contains matter
    30s
  • Q7
    As a tree grows, where does the majority of the matter come from that makes up the body of the tree?
    from soil and sunlight
    from air and sunlight
    from sunlight and water
    from water and soil
    30s
  • Q8
    Why is the ability to move important to animals?
    it helps them stay warm
    it helps them obtain oxygen
    it helps them find food
    it helps them differentiate cells
    30s
  • Q9
    What form of energy is stored in food?
    energy of motion
    light
    energy in molecules (chemical)
    heat
    30s
  • Q10
    Dylan drew a diagram showing that certain organisms eat other organisms. The diagram included a caption stating that the amount of available energy decreases with each organism that is eaten. How is this explained by the law of conservation of energy?
    Only small amounts of energy can be destroyed at a time.
    Some of the energy is used for life processes.
    Living things change energy into matter.
    Some energy disappears when living things are eaten.
    30s
  • Q11
    What starting materials do plants use to make food?
    carbon dioxide and water
    soil and water
    water and oxygen
    carbonic acid and nitrogen
    30s
  • Q12
    What are the products of photosynthesis?
    chlorophyll, protein, and DNA
    plant stems, leaves, and root systems
    glucose and oxygen
    carbon dioxide and water
    30s
  • Q13
    Why are animals important to the process of photosynthesis?
    Animals produce energy in the form of heat which is necessary for photosynthesis to occur.
    Animals eat plants, which makes space for more plants to grow.
    Animals digest food, which provides the starting materials for photosynthesis.
    Animals release carbon dioxide, which provides the starting materials for photosynthesis.
    30s

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