Evaluate: 4th Grade Life Part 4

Mr. Poloski asks his science class to show how energy flows through a community of plants and animals. He makes three signs and asks three students to each choose a sign. The table shows what sign each student picks. Mr. Poloski asks the students to line up to model how energy flows through a community. Which shows the correct order as to how the students should line up?

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The Sun provides the energy to be used by the living things in the forest food chain shown. Which of the following describes a transfer of energy from a producer to a consumer?

• from grass to grasshopper

• from owl to mouse

• from grass to sun

• from mouse to owl

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For breakfast, Madison eats eggs and bacon. A chipmunk eats seeds for breakfast. How are Madison and the chipmunk alike?

• They are both herbivores.

• They are both carnivores.

• They are both getting energy.

• They are both producers

Carla wants to show how living things get their energy. Which sequence is correct?

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In an ocean environment, there are producers that directly use the sun’s energy. Phytoplankton is an example of a producer found in an ocean ecosystem. The food chain shows phytoplankton, krill, and whale. Which animal in the food chain does the phytoplankton pass its energy on to?

• to its children

• to a consumer

• to the sun

• to a producer

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Mercury is a poison that can affect a person’s health. Mercury gets into the environment in several ways. One way is by dumping industrial wastes into rivers and lakes. Once it is in the water, mercury can enter a food chain. The mercury builds up as it works its way through a food chain. The organisms at the end of the food chain will have the highest level of mercury. The picture below shows mercury being dumped into a lake. Which organism in the picture will have the highest level of mercury?

• large fish

• small fish

• all the plants

• the person fishing

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The apple snail is an important part of food chains found in Florida’s marshes. The apple snail is also part of many home aquariums. One reason people like to place them in fish tanks is that the apple snail is the largest freshwater snail on Earth. However, people who have snails in their fish tanks should never release them into local ponds or rivers. What is the reason for this?

• Apple snails will not survive in the ponds and rivers.

• Apple snails will threaten life in the ponds and rivers.

• Apple snails will not grow as large in ponds and rivers.

• Apple snails will no longer be part of food chains in Florida marshes.

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The coral vine is a plant that grows in many parts of Florida. It is not native to Florida, but was introduced from Mexico. Its beautiful flowers attract butterflies. The coral vine can live where there is air pollution and poor soil. The coral vine also grows very rapidly and crowds out other plants that eventually die. Despite its beauty, scientists are concerned about how the coral vine plant may affect Florida. Which of the following makes the coral vine plant a possible threat to Florida’s environment?

• It grows in poor soil.

• It grows very quickly.

• It tolerates air pollution.

• It has flowers that attract butterflies.

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Pam and her family enjoy hiking in a forest a few hours from their home. The picture shows what they see when they arrive at the forest one day. What is one way that cutting down trees in the forest can be helpful?

• The amount of pollution in the area will decrease.

• The land can be used for farmland or to build houses.

• There will be a greater variety of animals in the forest.

• The smaller forest will provide better homes for animals.

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Each summer, Rabin and his family take a vacation at an ocean cottage. This year, they learn that they cannot swim in the ocean because of an oil spill. What effect will the oil spill most likely have on the environment?

• The air near the oil spill will develop smog.

• The temperature of the water will increase.

• The number of cloudy days at the shore will increase.

• Fish and water birds will become coated with oil and die.

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