Fair Game Life Science Review

Mark and his father have put a large wooden picnic table in the backyard. After one week, the grass under the picnic table has started to turn brown. The grass surrounding the picnic table continues to grow. Which of the following best explains the reason the grass under the picnic table has turned brown?

• The grass is not getting enough energy from the Sun.

• The grass is not getting enough nutrients from the soil.

• The grass is not getting enough air.

• The grass is not getting enough water.

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All animals need energy to survive. Where do animals get energy?

• From the water they drink.

• From the rays of the sun.

• From the minerals in the soil.

• From the food they eat.

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Plants use the process of photosynthesis to produce usable energy from sunlight. If all plants on Earth suddenly stopped producing usable energy, what would happen?

• All organisms that eat plants would have to create their own energy.

• Many organisms that eat plants would begin to eat animals.

• Many organisms that eat plants would die.

• All organisms that eat plants would become smaller but would survive.

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Amber has a favorite hiking trail near her house. The trail takes her through a meadow next to a wooded area. Amber observes that the meadow is covered in green grass in the summer. There is no grass under the trees in the wood. What is most likely the reason that there is no grass under the trees?

• The trees used up all the carbon dioxide in growing wood.

• The animals that live in the trees eat all the grass.

• The wooded area is too dry for grass to grow.

• The grass cannot get the energy it needs to grow

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Much of the energy our bodies use to move and grow comes from the sun. The heat and light from the Sun must be transformed into usable energy. What is the primary medium through which the Sun’s light and heat are captured and transformed into usable energy for our bodies?

• Solar panels

• plants

• Nuclear power plants

• dams

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Carla was observing a large oak tree on her playground on a warm spring day. She wondered from where the tree gets its energy. What is the primary sources of the tree’s energy?

• rain

• soil

• sunlight

• wind

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A food chain traces the flow of energy in a living system. The pictures below show a forest food chain.

Which sentence best describes the source of the energy in the food chain?

• The squirrel creates energy by moving acorns from one oak tree to another.

• The oak tree transforms sunlight into food that fuels the squirrel and hawk.

• The hawk transforms the food it gets from the squirrel into energy that fuels the oak tree.

• The oak tree transforms soil into energy that fuels the squirrel and hawk.

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Squirrels spend much of their day collecting acorns and storing them around their nests. Why do squirrels spend so much time collecting acorns?

• They line their nests with acorns to keep warm.

• They use the acorns to camouflage their nests.

• They get the energy they need to survive from the acorns.

• They trade the acorns with other animals for food.

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What do the plants below have in common?

• Both get energy from the Sun.

• Both have leaves.

• Both grow in very cold climates.

• Both can survive without water.

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Food Chains describe the flow of energy in a living system. Several organisms that might be in a forest appear below.

What is the primary role of the plant?

• To provide oxygen for the deer and bear

• To provide shade from the Sun

• To reproduce and create more plants

• To provide energy for the deer

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