5th Grade Science Vocabulary Quiz #1

What is an organism?

• Anything that is lifeless and dull.

• any living thing that carries out its life on its own. It grows and develops, uses energy by making its own food or consuming food, reproduces, wastes, and responds to its environment.

• an instrument use to make music on, somewhat like a piano.

• the fundamental biological unit

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Which are examples of producers?

• grass, leaves, algae
• the sun
• crickets, spiders, beetles
• mushrooms, fungi

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What breaks down dead organisms? 

• predators
• decomposers
• consumers
• scavengers

An organism that can make its own food is a

• consumer

• decomposer

• producer

• omnivore

Consumers that only eat plants are called

• carnivores

• omnivores

• herbivores

Which statement below best describes an ecosystem?

• An area with lots of plants and animals.
• A natural environment.
• An area made of living and non-living things.
• An animal's habitat.

A non living thing is

• biotic

• abiotic

What is an abiotic factor?

• living

• nonliving

• dead

• animals

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What is a biotic factor?

• living

• nonliving

• dead

• air

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Groups of ecosystems with similar climates and communities are ________.

• overpopulation

• herds

• biomes

• competition