Science Unit 7

In a pond, a pond is a home for a population of dragonflies, ducks and small fish. What other population would most likely live in the pond ecosystem?

• Cacti

• Frogs

• Sharks

• Squirrels

Which organisms would increase if all the frogs were removed from the ecosystem?

• Eagle

• Grasses

• Grasshoppers

• Snakes

What will most likely happen to plants in drought conditions?

• They will grow more leaves.

• They will wilt and die.

• They will turn greener.

• They will grow more flowers.

Which of these organisms would likely perish in a flood?

• Owls

• Grasses

• Bees

• Deer

According to the picture, from which organism does the frog get its energy?

• Grasshopper

• Snake

• Hawk

• Fungi

What term is used to describe the place where an organism lives?

• Population

• Habitat

• Behavior

• Community

Heavy rains flood an area, how might the floods affect the organisms that live there?

• More water will cause animals to grow faster.

• All of the organisms will perish in the wet conditions.

• The flood will not affect anything in the area.

• Some organisms will leave the area to find a dry environment.

Trees live in swamps and have the ability to grow roots without air. This allows them to live in swampy areas where other trees would die. The trees in a swamp land would most likely..

• die after a rainstorm

• survive a drought

• die in windy conditiions

• survive a flood

Which organism in the food chain starts the flow of energy?

• Frog

• Fungi

• Grass

• Grasshopper

What is the most likely way a drought will affect the animals that live in a wetland?

• The frogs will move away.

• The squirrels will die.

• The dragonflies will thrive.

• The fish will die.