Life Science

What process is being described by this diagram?

• adaptation
• digestion
• respiration
• photosynthesis

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Why are decomposers necessary in the food chain?

• They provide nutrients for plants.
• They photosynthesize.
• They are food for carnivores.
• They prey on herbivores.

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Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food?

• decomposers
• carnivores
• consumers
• producers

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According to the energy pyramid, which of the following will most likely happen to the other organisms if all the harvest mice died?

• The number of hawks would decrease, and the number of insects would increase.
• The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would increase.
• The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would decrease.
• There would be no change in the rest of the chain.

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Which of the following food chains shows the correct energy flow from left to right?

• rabbit > owl > grass
• grass > rabbit > owl
• owl > rabbit > grass
• grass > owl > rabbit

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How can the wolf in this picture benefit from plants even if it never eats plants?

• The rabbit eats the plants, and the wolf eats the rabbit.
• The plants help the rabbit to hide from the wolf.
• The plants make the wolf run slower.
• The rabbit eats the wolf, and the grass decomposes the rabbit.

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Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

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Is a fern an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

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Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

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