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NCSCOS Grade 6 Life Science - 6.L.2- Diagnostic Ecosystems

Quiz by NCDPI

Grade 6
Science
North Carolina Standard Course of Study

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  • Q1
    How do decomposers contribute as part of a food web?
    They break down organic matter and produce different forms of energy.
    They produce the oxygen needed for all organisms in the food web.
    They provide most of the energy needed by producers.
    They use energy from the sun to make sugars and other substances.
    30s
    6.L.2.1
  • Q2
    An organism that consumes animals and plants is a(n)
    omnivore.
    herbivore.
    carnivore.
    producer.
    30s
    6.L.2.1
  • Q3
    All energy in any ecosystem starts as
    water.
    sunlight.
    electricity.
    carbohydrates.
    30s
    6.L.2.1
  • Q4
    What organism gets its energy from the plant in this food web?
    Question Image
    snakes
    hawk
    water
    grasshopper
    30s
    6.L.2.1
  • Q5
    A plant is placed in front of a window inside a classroom. Over time, its stem and leaves bend toward the light. Why does this occur?
    because gravity is a positive stimulus
    because gravity is a negative stimulus
    because the sun is a positive stimulus
    because the sun is a negative stimulus
    30s
    6.L.2.2
  • Q6
    Plants bending toward or following light is a response called
    thigmotropism.
    photosynthesis.
    phototropism.
    hydrotropism
    30s
    6.L.2.2
  • Q7
    The autumn days shorten and get colder. The leaves lose their normal green color and turn red, yellow, and brown. This color change is the first sign of ___________ as winter approaches.
    dormancy
    phototropism
    germination
    photosynthesis
    30s
    6.L.2.2
  • Q8
    Researchers are studying the way plants move in response to stimuli. Which scenario could be used to test phototropism?
    Two sets of plants could be placed in a dark room and the growth monitored.
    Two sets of plants could be placed in a lighted room and the growth monitored.
    One set of plants could be placed in a room with a light on the right side and one set in a room with a light on the left side; plant growth is monitored
    One set of plants could be placed in a lighted room and one set in a dark room; plant growth is monitored.
    30s
    6.L.2.2
  • Q9
    A large tree in the forest blocks the sunlight for a smaller plant. How could this affect the smaller plant?
    It could force the smaller plant to retrieve food molecules from the soil.
    It could decrease the amount of food produced by the smaller plant.
    It could force the smaller plant to rely on water for nutrition until conditions improve.
    It could increase the amount of oxygen released by the smaller plant.
    30s
    6.L.2.3
  • Q10
    All of the factors listed are abiotic factors of an underwater ecosystem EXCEPT the
    water currents.
    sunlight.
    fish population.
    water temperature
    30s
    6.L.2.3

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