Grade 5 Science: Unit 3 Quiz

Grade 5 Science: Unit 3 Quiz

Multiple Choice

Which of these is not one of the major food nutrients?

• protein

• carbohydrate

• air

• fat

Multiple Choice

The food nutrient important in building muscle is:

• protein

• air

• carbohydrate

• fat

Multiple Choice

The most important group for providing energy in our diet is:

• protein

• carbohydrate

• air

• fat

Multiple Choice

An animal that eats only plants is called a:

• producer

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

Multiple Choice

An example of a producer is:

• an octopus

• a seagrass

• a shark

• a parrotfish

Open Ended

List the six nutrients that must be present in a healthy diet.

Open Ended

Identify a food substance that is high in protein.

Open Ended

Identify a food substance that is high in fat.

Open Ended

Explain why consuming too much fat in the diet is unhealthy.

Look at the food web on the right.

Answer the questions on the next slides.

Open Ended

Explain what would happen to the population of clownfish if all of the algae died out.

Open Ended

List the other animals and plants that

would be affected.

Open Ended

Explain what would happen to the populations of nurse sharks and sea coral if the number of butterfly fish increased.

Open Ended

Explain what happened to the moose population between 1955 and 1970.

Open Ended

Describe how this relates to the wolf population at this time.

Open Ended

What happened to the moose population between 1975 and 1980? Give a reason for your answer.

Open Ended

Predict what was likely to happen to the moose and wolf populations after 1995.