I Love Science 5.9A English

The diagram below illustrates a decomposer. How does the role of the decomposer benefit the environment?

• Returns nutrients to the soil

• Increase predators in the environment

• Decrease transfer of energy

• Decrease food supply

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Birds create nests on tree limbs for shelter and on occasion live in tree cavities. If the trees in a forest are cut down, how will that affect the bird population in the forest?

• Bird population will increase

• Birds will hibernate and burrow themselves on the ground

• Bird population will decrease

• Bird population will stay the same

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Which of the following human activities is beneficial to the environment EXCEPT?

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Observe the food chain below. If the population of organism A decreases, the population of organism B would most likely-

• Decrease

• Increase

• Stay the same

• None of the above

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The fur of some animals becomes thicker in the winter and is shed in the spring. These observations show how animals-

• Respond to changes in the environment

• Move from place to place to survive

• Store fat for the winter

• Compete with other animals for food.

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Large birds have been eating small animals in an area. If all of the large birds die from a disease, how will this affect the environment?

• The number of small animals in an area would decrease because they were used to being hunted by predators

• The number of small animals in an area would increase because they will no longer be hunted by predators

• The number of small animals in an area would decrease because they will be hunted by prey.

• The number of small animals in an area would stay the same

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Vultures consume the remains of animals left behind by the other predators. The role of a vulture is best described as.

• Producer

• Scavenger

• Prey

• Decomposer

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Barn owls eat mice and other small mammals. What is the relationship between barn owls and mice?

• Consumer because the owl preys on the mice and producer because the mice makes his own food

• Producer because the owl makes his own food and decomposer because the mice help decompose the food the owl eats

• Predator because the owl hunts the mice and mice are the prey because they are hunted by the owl

• Predator because the owl is hunted and mice are the prey because they are hunting the owl

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