Habitat/Adaptations/Fossils Major

The drawing shows a food chain in an ecosystem. What is most likely to happen if a disease kills the lizards?

• There will be more trees.

• There will be fewer birds.

• There will be more wolves.

• There will be less grasshoppers.

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Scientists found the fossil below in the desert. Which would scientists most likely conclude after seeing this fossil?

• Fish once lived on land.

• The fossil was placed there by someone else.

• The habitat has changed over many centuries.

• The habitat will soon be flooded.

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Which of the following habitats would be best for the needs of a water lily?

• a swift river habitat

• a shallow pond habitat

• an ocean habitat

• a desert habitat

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A scientist finds the fossil of a sea creature on top of a mountain range. What is the best conclusion the scientist can draw?

• The mountain was built up from deposition after the sea creature died.

• The land was probably once covered with water.

• The sea creature used to live on land.

• The fossil was placed there by someone else.

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Which of the following statements about ecosystem change is true?

• Changes in ecosystems always harm living things.

• Changes in ecosystems have no effect on living things.

• Changes in ecosystems always benefit living things.

• Changes in ecosystems can benefit some living things and harm others.

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How can a forest fire be helpful to plants?

• After a forest fire clears space, plants can receive more sunlight.

• Ash from a forest fire adds minerals to the soil which helps plants grow.

• Space cleared by a forest fire can become a habitat for animals that live in meadows.

• All of the above

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A drought is a long period of time with no rain. What will probably happen to the plants and animals in an area during a drought?

• Some will die, some will live, and some will move to a new place.

• Most will learn to live without water.

• They will all hibernate until the rain comes.

• They will all die and nothing will ever live there again.

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The organisms in a food web that receive energy directly from the sun are __.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• mushrooms

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Which of the following would be classified as a producer in an ecosystem?

• dandelion

• mushroom

• bird

• snake

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Organisms that make their own food are __.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• earthworms

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