Lesson 5 Quiz. Living and Nonliving Interactions

A student observes the following activities while walking on the beach.

• A seagull catching a fish.
• A Crab digging a tunnel in the sand.
• A child playing with their dog.
• A shrimp hiding in seaweed.

Which of these living organisms was interacting with a non-living part of the environment?

• seagull

• shrimp

• child

• crab

The table below shows some of the common animals found in a wetlands ecosystem.

Name Diet____________________

Alligator: fish, turtles, small mammals, birds

Nutria: aquatic plants, snails, mussels

Great Blue Heron: frogs, snakes, small fish

Mallard Ducks: aquatic plants, worms, insects

Which two types of animals compete for food?

• alligators and nutria

• mallard ducks and nutria

• great blue heron and mallard ducks

• nutria and great blue heron

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Some facts about Black-tailed Prairie Dogs are listed in the box shown below.

Facts about Black-tailed Prairie Dogs

1. Prairie dogs eat grasses, roots, seeds and sometimes insects.

2. Prairie dogs communicate through series of high pitched barks or chirps.

3. Prairie dogs live in interconnected burrows which they construct and may consists of several rooms.

4.Hawks, black-footed ferrets, coyotes and snakes are predators that eat prairie dogs.

Which fact best describes one way this animal changes its environment to meet its needs?

• Fact 1

• Fact 2

• Fact 3

• Fact 4

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Which of these describes one or more living organisms that depend on another living organism to survive?

• Mushrooms growing on the forest floor.

• Frogs laying their eggs in a pond.

• Dandelion seeds are carried long distances by wind.

• Bees pollinate the flowers on apple trees.

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Sea anemones are found in coral reefs. They have stinging tentacles which paralyze their prey. Clownfish live in sea anemones because they have a thick layer of mucus on their bodies which protect them from the tentacles. The sea anemone provides protection for the clownfish. The clownfish drives off predators of the anemone and the anemone benefits from leftovers of the clownfish's meals.

Which of the following statement best describes the relationship of the sea anemone and the clownfish?

• The clownfish and sea anemone do not interact in the coral reef.

• The clownfish and sea anemone have a relationship that is beneficial to both animals.

• The clownfish and sea anemone have a relationship that is only beneficial to the sea anemone.

• The clownfish and the sea anemone have a relationship that is only beneficial to the clown fish.

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What does interdependent mean?

• complete freedom from another thing

• dependent on another living thing

• independent from another living thing

• no relationship between living and non living things

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Can plants and animals modify the environment they live in which to meet their needs?

• true

• false

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What is an ecosystem?

• All the living and non living parts of the environment working together as a unit.

• All the living parts of the environment.

• All the non living parts of the environment.

• Non living parts of a pond environment.

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What is NOT an example of an ocean zone?

• Sunlit zone

• Twilight zone

• Midnight zone

• Afternoon zone

What example listed shows a complete list of limiting factors?

• Food, water, shelter and space

• Water, food, sunlight

• Food, water, space

• Water, sunlight, living and non living things

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