Choose the complete and logical food chain.

eagle- squirrel-rabbit- plant- eagle

How do animals depend on plant for survival?

Animals eat plants and other animals that eat plants for food

Animals help spread seeds of plants for new growth

Animals are producers in a food web

Plants and animals need sunlight to survive

Cutting down trees will ...

affect most of the plants and animals in the ecosystem

have very little effect on the living things in the ecosytem

only affect animals that live in the trees of the ecosystem

only affect animals that live in ecosystem

How do plants get their source of energy (food)?

Plants use the energy from the sun, air, and water to make their food

Plants get their food from the soil and water

Plants get their food from minerals

Plants get their food from the decaying plants and animals

Which of these relationships is harmful?

Two scavenger birds fighting to eat a dead animal

A ladybug eating aphids on a plant

A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are was that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except______

reacting to morning sunlight by singing

drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water

responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers

The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?

By absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soil

By producing fruit and storing water

By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materials

By releasing nutrients into the sandy soil and taking in oxygen

Prairie dogs eat plants and dig underground tunnels. Prairie dog tunnels help breakup hard prairie soils, and the animals’ waste adds nutrients to the soil. In the past,large groups of prairie dogs lived in many parts of the U.S. Great Plains, but people have destroyed most of these colonies. Which of these will most likely happen when prairie dogs are removed from an area?

The population of predators that eat prairie dogs will decrease.

The population of plants that prairie dogs eat will decrease.

The nutrients in the soil will increase.

The number of underground tunnels will increase.

A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are ways that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except —

reacting to morning sunlight by singing

drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water

responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers

Some students are investigating the life cycle of the spotted salamander. They learn that these salamanders must live close to water and lay their eggs in water. After 20–60 days the eggs hatch as larvae that must stay in the water until they mature into adult salamanders. The students infer that the life cycle of the spotted salamander is similar to the life cycle of the frog because both animals —

lay eggs in water, which hatch into larvae that live in water

have long tails and strong jumping legs as adults

live near water and produce larvae with wings

produce offspring that hatch from eggs and look like adults

Some traits of living organisms are inherited, while some behaviors must be learned. Which statement related to inherited traits or learned behaviors is not correct?

The behavior of a dog guiding a blind person on a walk through a neighborhood is an inherited trait only.

The ability of a figure skater to spin on ice is related to both inherited traits and learned behaviors.

The ability of lions to use camouflage to hide in grassy fields is an inherited trait only.

The number and type of legs a cricket has is an inherited trait only.

What would most likely happen to the carbon dioxide–oxygen cycle if Earth’s large forests were all cut down?

There would be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.

The remaining plants would stop producing carbon dioxide, and animals would use less oxygen.

The remaining plants would produce more oxygen, and animals would produce less carbon dioxide.

There would be more oxygen in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.

All of the following are examples of living things interacting with each other EXCEPT —

frogs sleeping in the mud at the bottom of the pond

birds preying on insects living in the grass

squirrels spreading the seeds of trees by burying them

fish eating plants and other smaller fish

A meadow has too many rabbits. What would help balance this ecosystem?

more grass for the rabbits to eat

Which example shows a relationship between a living thing and a non-living thing?

A tree gets nutrients from the soil.

Water carries a rock downstream.

A flower makes food for a butterfly.

Which of the following organisms have the greatest effect on an ecosystem because of the changes they make to their environment?

Beavers building a dam across a stream.

Bees building a hive in a hollow tree.

Wasps building a nest in a leafy bush.

They all have the same impact on the environment.

Coral make hard outer skeletons to protect their bodies. Over time, these outer skeletons can build up to make large coral reefs. How does the formation of a coral reef change the ocean ecosystem?

it creates a habitat for some ocean animals.

It make the ocean water saltier.

It removes sand from the ocean floor.

It takes away space for other animals' habitats.

Which list contains only animals that receive energy transferred directly from consumers in this food web?

Red-tailed hawks, snowshoe hares, and caterpillars

Snowshoe hares and caterpillars

A natural behavior that an organism inherits.

Characteristics passed from parents to offspring.

A behavior that an organism obtains from experiences.

Why do the same kinds of trees have the same shape of leaves?

They inherit the shape of their leaves from the parent trees.

They receive the same kinds of nutrients from the soil.

They acquire the shape of their leaves from insects eating their leaves.

They grow in areas that receive the same amount of sun.

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The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

ecosystem

population

community

habitat

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What is an ecosystem?

A group of animals that are the same species.

Soil, water, air and sunlight

All the living and non living things that interact in an area.

North America

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Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a living and nonliving organism?

a snake using a mouse for food

a worm using the soil as shelter

a bird using an insect for food

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Is people cutting down trees a natural event that causes a change in the environment?

yes

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A deer eats from Farmer McClard's cornfield. A flood destroyed the field of crops. What will happen to the deer now that the corn is destroyed?

The deer will plant more crops.

The deer will leave the area to find food.

None of the Above

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Which of these organisms is a producer?

strawberries

insect

mouse

owl

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To solve the flood hurting the cornfield, the community decided to build a grocery story in the field. Is this a good solution to the problem?

yes

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Ecosystem Interactions

The place where an organism lives that provides it with shelter, food and water.

What is an ecosystem?

Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a living and nonliving organism?

Is people cutting down trees a natural event that causes a change in the environment?

A deer eats from Farmer McClard's cornfield. A flood destroyed the field of crops. What will happen to the deer now that the corn is destroyed?

Which of these organisms is a producer?

To solve the flood hurting the cornfield, the community decided to build a grocery story in the field. Is this a good solution to the problem?

What is a source of energy for the mouse?

What would the insect be considered?

The parts of the food chain in the picture are out of order. Which picture should be first in the food chain shown?

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