
Organisms in Their Environment
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- Q1Choose the list that BEST describes what plants and animals need to survive.environment, habitat, space, and sunlightfood, air, oxygen, space, and watersoil, water, sunlight, food, and airair, water, sunlight, and a source of food or energy120s
- Q2Your teacher asked you to design an earthworm habitat for the classroom. Which of the following should be included in the habitat?water, rocks, clay, bright lightleaves, soil, water airplants, rocks, newspaper, airlettuce, sand, air, light120s
- Q3What is the role of different plants in the food web?decomposerspredatorproducersconsumers120s
- Q4Kate, Sean, and Tommy were observing dwarf African frogs in the classroom aquarium. They observed that one of the frogs had back legs that were longer with larger webbed feet than the other frogs in the habitat. Choose the answer that describes how the difference in size of one of the frog's back legs gives it an advantage over the other frogs.The frog will be able to move faster to get food and escape danger.The frog will be able to live longer than the other frogs.The other frogs of the same kind will not accept the larger frog.The frog will soon get too big and have to move to a new habitat.120s
- Q5How do animals depend on plants for survival?Plants and animals need sunlight to survive.Animals are producers within a food web.Animals eat plants and other animals that eat plants for food.Animals help to spread the seeds of plants for new growth.120s
- Q6Jimmy went on a camping trip with his family. He kept a log of the different plants and animals that he observed in the campgrounds. Choose the answer that shows a food chain from Jimmy's camping trip.sun -> deer -> plant -> eaglesun -> plant -> rabbit -> eagledeer -> squirrel -> plant -> suneagle -> squirrel -> rabbit -> plant -> sun120s
- Q7Angel and Joyce wanted to investigate the effect of sunlight on pansies and marigolds. Which of the following is the BEST way to investigate the effect of sunlight on the two types of plants?Pt two ferns outdoors and two geranium plants indoors and water them equally.Place one of each plant in an area with sunlight and one of each plant in an area without sunlight. Keep all other conditions the same.Grow one of each plant under the same conditions, but change the air temperature for each plant by adjusting the amount of light.Grow one of each plant under various sunlight conditions. Change the amount of fertilizer used for each plant.120s
- Q8Mrs. Tank's fourth grade class has been studying plants and animals. They created the chart to compare characteristics of plants and animals. Use the chart to choose the BEST list that shows characteristics that plants and animals share.sunlight, producers, food, use minerals, need air.grow, need air, need water, use food for energy.producers, consumers, and decomposers.grow, move, need air, need water, need minerals.120s
- Q9What advantage might a beaver have over other beavers if its tall and feet were larger than other beavers?It would be able to attract to a mate more quickly with a larger tail.It would be able to cut down more trees for food and to make its dam.It could make a louder noise when thumping its tail.It would be able to swim faster to avoid predators and make its dam.120s
- Q10At the end of a neighborhood street was a large vacant lot with a field and a group of large trees. A restaurant and parking lot were built on the lot. All of the trees but two were cut down. The end of the street now floods after it rains. Which statement BEST explains why?The lack of shade from trees causes the flooding problems.There is more surface area for the rain to fall on.The increase in traffic to the restaurant causes the flooding problems.The area around the restaurant can no longer absorb all of the water.120s
- Q11Cutting down trees will:only affect animals that live in trees of the ecosystem.affect most of the plants and animals in the ecosystem.only affect animals that live in the ecosystem.have very little effect on the living things in the ecosystem.120s
- Q12What environmental concerns should be raised from cutting trees to build a restaurant and parking lot?Effects on the balance in nature and populations of species that live there.The quality of the food served in the restaurant and how often it was inspected.The size of the neighborhood and value of the homes on the street.How much the traffic on the street would increase and how many cars could be parked.120s
- Q13After the trees in the vacant lot were cut down, the people in the neighborhood noticed more squirrels in the trees in their yards. Choose the answer that BEST describes the reason for the increase in the squirrel population.The predators moved away when the trees were cut down and the squirrel population increased.The squirrel moved to a new location after the trees were cut down.The neighbors fed the squirrels after the trees were cut down.The squirrels reproduce rapidly in city neighborhoods.120s
- Q14Plants and animals need food for a source of energy for growth and survival. Choose the BEST answer that explains how plants get their food.Plants get their food from minerals in fertilizer.Plants get their food from decaying plants and animals.Plants get their food from the soil and water.Plants use the energy from the sun, air, and water to make their own food.120s
- Q15Michigan's white-tailed deer makes its home in the forests of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula. It eats leaves, moss, and a variety of plants that grow in the woods. What would happen if lumber companies cut all the forest down and developers built cities? Choose the BEST answer.The deer would be moved to zoos.The deer population would continue to increase.The deer population would continue to decrease.All the deer would adapt to living in the city.120s