Air plants and water lilies serve as perfect examples that ________.

Plants acquire their material for growth mainly from air and water.

Plants cannot grow without the sun.

Plants need to grow in soil to grow strong and healthy.

What does a food chain, or cycle, show? (Careful. Select ALL that apply.)

What animal (or living thing) eats what

How matter is transferred from one living organism to another through food

How energy is transferred from one living organism to another through food

The cycle of one living thing growing from an egg to a child to an adult species.

Photosynthesis is the process in which plants _______

use energy from the sun to make their own food

use energy from the sun to grow

decompose to become nutrients and soil

cycle energy and matter through the food chain

Why do animals need to eat?

food provides energy for movement, body repair, growth, and to stay warm!

food is not necessary for animals

food provides animals with key nutrients to perform photosynthesis

food provides energy for decomposing

TRUE or FALSE? All energy used by animals through food was once energy from the Sun.

TRUE: All food sources, plant and animal, can be traced back to energy from the sun.

FALSE: Animals and humans cannot eat the sun so sunlight cannot be a source of energy.

A meadow is an ecosystem where snakes and rabbits live. In which order does ENERGY flow through this meadow ecosystem?

Sun --> Grass --> Rabbit --> Snake

Sun --> Grass --> Snake --> Rabbit

Grass --> Rabbit --> Snake --> Sun

A forested area is home to wild blackberries and raspberry bushes, moose, and raccoons. The wild blackberries and raspberry bushes get energy from the Sun. How do the raccoons and moose get energy?

The raccoons and moose get their energy from eating the blackberries and raspberries.

The raccoons and moose get their energy from sleeping at night and relaxing during the day.

Raccoons and moose get their energy from hunting large prey in packs and consuming the meat.

Raccoons and moose get their energy through the process of photosynthesis.

These apples fell from a tree and were never picked up. What will likely happen?

The apples will undergo physical and chemical reactions in a process called decomposition. It will begin to break down has it grows mold and bacteria. The gases from the mold and bacteria growth will give off an odor. Bugs will also eat at them, breaking them down further. Eventually the apples will be broken down into nutrients that are returned to the soil as worms and other critters crawl through the dirt.

The apples will remain on the ground forever.

The apples will disintegrate into nothingness.

The apples will become natural gasses and fossil fuels. Over hundreds of thousands of years, the apples will get buried by layers. Heat and pressure from the earth will cause the apples to fossilize and release natural oils. These natural oils will be used in the future to power engines, cars, factories, etc.!

What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem? Read carefully, there is only one correct answer.

To capture the energy of the Sun for plants to make food

Bring nutrients to producers and consumers

What would happen in a food chain if decomposers were removed?

Producers would not have enough nutrients, and waste would pile up.

The Sun will direct its energy towards other organisms in the food chain.

Final consumers will have to start eating producers.

Primary consumers will have nothing to eat and starve.

How do decomposers (fungi, yeast, mold, bugs, worms) assist producers (plants) in moving matter in the food chain?

Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil so that they can be taken up by the roots of plants.

Decomposers attract more sunlight which gives producers the energy they need to make food.

Decomposers do not help producers in any way; in fact, they are harmful to them.

Composting takes advantage of the natural process of decomposition by

returning energy and nutrients to the environment.

creating clean drinking water for humans, plants, and animals.

releasing harmful chemicals into the atmosphere.

decreasing the Earth's temperature.

What are some ways humans can balance everyday needs while conserving Earth’s environments and resources? Select ALL that apply.

Compost fruit and veggie scraps to reduce waste in the landfill, return nutrients to the soil, and reduce chemical fertilizers.

Purchase food items in bulk when possible, rather than in individual packaging to reduce packaging trash/waste. Recycle packaging that can be recycled.

Fix leaky faucets and toilets, replace showerheads and faucets with WaterSense labeled appliances to reduce water waste.

Take showers at least 10 minutes in length and throw out any water that has been sitting for more than 30 minutes as it could be contaminated.

Don't consume as many fruits and vegetables because they are hard on the environment to grow, utilizing too many precious resources such as nutrients, water, sunlight, etc.

Matter Cycling in Ecosystems: 5th grade science NGSS 5.3

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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Plants use the following to produce plant matter needed for growth (select ALL that apply):

air

water

soil

energy from sunlight

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

TRUE or FALSE? Plants get the materials (matter) they need for growth chiefly (mostly) from air and water.

TRUE

FALSE

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Plants grown in soil use soil mostly for _______.

obtaining nutrients

growth

photosynthesis

nothing

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Plants can be grown in water, TRUE or FALSE?

TRUE: Plants grown in water need liquid nutrients added frequently though.

FALSE: All plants need soil. Plants rely on soil for growth.

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5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Examples of MATTER a plant needs to take in so it can grow (select ALL that apply):

sunlight

air

nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K)--also known as "nutrients"

water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Examples of ENERGY plants need to take in so they can grow (select ALL that apply):

sunlight

air

nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K)--also known as "nutrients"

water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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30 sec • 1 pt

IMAGINE this: you are on an outpost on Mars, and the pressurized greenhouse that is supplying your food (plants) and oxygen springs a leak. Its precious contents are exposed to the harsh vacuum of space. Could the plants (your food) survive in a vacuum (no gases), in other words, without oxygen?

Yes, plants can survive as long as they have sunlight, water, and nutrients.

No, plants cannot survive without oxygen.

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Matter Cycling in Ecosystems: 5th grade science NGSS 5.3

25 questions

Plants use the following to produce plant matter needed for growth (select ALL that apply):

TRUE or FALSE? Plants get the materials (matter) they need for growth chiefly (mostly) from air and water.

Plants grown in soil use soil mostly for _______.

Plants can be grown in water, TRUE or FALSE?

Examples of MATTER a plant needs to take in so it can grow (select ALL that apply):

Examples of ENERGY plants need to take in so they can grow (select ALL that apply):

IMAGINE this: you are on an outpost on Mars, and the pressurized greenhouse that is supplying your food (plants) and oxygen springs a leak. Its precious contents are exposed to the harsh vacuum of space. Could the plants (your food) survive in a vacuum (no gases), in other words, without oxygen?

Air plants and water lilies serve as perfect examples that ________.

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Which of the following terms can be represented in a food chain? (select ALL that apply)

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