Life Science Test Review 5th Grade

Some facts about Golden Jellyfish are listed. Which of the facts describe how Golden Jellyfish interact with nonliving components of their environment?

• Facts 1 and 2

• Facts 2 and 4

• Facts 3 and 4

• Facts 1 and 3

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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

• feeding insects to its chicks

Some facts about snowy owls are listed. Which fact best describes how snowy owls depend on other animals to survive?

• Fact 1

• Fact 2

• Fact 3

• Fact 4

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Camels and gila monsters are common desert animals. A camel stores fat in its hump and a gila monster stores fat in its tail. These fat stores are primarily used for—

• storing water.

• energy when food is scarce.

• movement.

• attracting the attention of other animals.

What nonliving components (parts) of an ecosystem do plants need from their

environments?

• water only

• water and oxygen

• water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight

• water, sunlight, and animals

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A partial ocean food web is shown. Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this food web?

• Energy is transferred from phytoplankton to zooplankton to tuna.

• Energy is transferred from phytoplankton to zooplankton to herring.

• Energy is transferred from gannets to sardines to zooplankton.

• Energy is transferred from sardines to zooplankton to phytoplankton.

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What prey do swamp sparrows and blue crabs complete for according to the food web?

• Clover grass

• Phytoplankton

• Spotted sandpipers

• Hermit crabs

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A partial food web from a woodlands ecosystem is shown. How many organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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How have humans had a positive impact on ecosystems?

• by building highways

• by cutting down forests

• by creating nature preserves

• by using pesticides on farms

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Highways allow people to travel between towns and cities, but it also divides ecosystems into smaller pieces. Animals can become separated from lakes they use for food and shelter. For example, tiger salamanders use lakes for these reasons. How could the building of highways affect animals such as the tiger salamander?

• Tiger salamanders could improve lake ecosystems.
• Tiger salamanders may be cut off from important resources.
• Tiger salamander habitats may have less pollution.
• Tiger salamander habitats within ecosystems would become larger.

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