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- Q1Two animals that live in Florida are the American Bittern and the Key Deer. The American Bittern is a bird that has a buff and brown colored back that allows it to blend in with the sawgrass of the lakes it lives near. When it feels threatened, the American Bittern stops moving and points its head skyward to resemble a reed. The Key Deer is brown in color, lives in the forest, and stops moving when it feels threatened. How do these two animals use similar adaptations in order to survive in their very different environments?Both the American Bittern and the Key Deer use the movement of the trees and bushes around them to distract predators so they can escape.Both animals live in groups and huddle together with their family for protection from predators.Both the American Bittern and the Key Deer use their small size to hide from approaching predators.Both animals use their coloring and lack of movement to avoid being seen by predators.120sSC.5.L.17.1
- Q2The Earth orbits the sun. Yet the sun appears to move through the sky. For example, the sun always appears to rise in the east and set in the west. What is responsible for this apparent motion of the sun?Earth’s revolutionEarth’s orbitEarth’s rotationEarth’s size120sSC.5.E.5.3
- Q3Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. However, weathering and erosion are two different processes. Which sentence states a difference between weathering and erosion?Erosion moves rock, weathering breaks it down.Erosion breaks down rocks but doesn’t move them.Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down.Weathering moves rocks, erosion breaks it down.120s
- Q4Which of the following is most important to Earth’s water cycle?oceansmountainstreesclouds120sSC.5.E.7.2
- Q5Plants and animals in an ecosystem depend on each other for food and survival. Look at the food chain image. What is the grasshopper’s main source of energy in this food chain?eagleplantfrogsnake120s
- Q6Which of the following explains why producers are always found at the beginning of a food chain?Producers are found in fewer numbers than consumers.Producers convert light energy into chemical energy.Consumers are larger than producers.Consumers are eaten by a variety of producers.120s
- Q7In the life cycle of a plant, the first step is seed germination. During the second step, the plant grows. What occurs in the next step of the life cycle of a plant?The leaves turn brown.The plant dies.The plant flowers.The fruit releases seeds.120s
- Q8Flowering plants often attract insects, such as bees. Bees help plants pollinate. This illustration shows several parts that make up a flower. Which part of the flower is where a bee collects the pollen?XWST120s
- Q9The human body needs energy to carry out its life functions. The body gets the energy it needs by breaking down food. Which organ plays the greatest role in breaking down food?LungBladderLarge intestineSmall intestine120s
- Q10Tina wants to find out if giving a tomato plant liquid plant food increases the number of tomatoes the plant produces. Tina chooses six tomato plants that are the same type and the same size. She gives three of the plants liquid plant food every other day, and gives the three other plants no plant food. She keeps all other factors the same. What data would be most useful for Tina to collect during her experiment?the number of tomatoes that grow on each plantthe average diameter of the tomatoes on each plantthe average mass of each group of tomato plantsthe time it takes for each plant to produce a tomato120s
- Q11Ricardo observed some chemical and physical changes of objects. Then he created this table. Which change did Ricardo put in the wrong column?crumpling aluminum foil into a ballbaking a loaf of breadsharpening a pencilpouring milk into a glass120s
- Q12Some materials conduct electricity, but others do not. Which of these materials is a good conductor of electricity?plastic rulertoothpickrubbernail120s
- Q13The amount of friction exerted when an object moves across a surface depends on how the object and the surface rub together. For which of these surfaces will friction be greatest when a block of wood slides across it?thick carpetwood floorwet iceglass mirror120s
- Q14Bianca adds three (3) tablespoons of cocoa mix to milk. It does not all dissolve. What could she do to the milk to get the cocoa to dissolve completely?freeze itheat itevaporate itfilter it120s
- Q15Devin’s family is building a house. His parents want to use a renewable energy source to provide energy for the house. Which of the following could they use?solar energycoalnatural gasoil120s