22-23 Organisms and Environment CBA

During summer, the temperature cannot be too hot because the tree will lose a lot of water. During winters or cold weather, trees drop their leaves. This is okay because it allows the tree to reset and grow leaves next spring. At what temperature would a tree be most likely to survive?

• Long, cold winter and short cool summers

• Warm throughout the year and VERY hot in the summer

• Cold to moderate winters and warm summers

• Warm and wet year-round

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Trees are large plants that need lost of water to survive. But too much water would not be good for trees as well and could drown the tree. At what yearly precipitation would trees be most likely to survive?

• 0 to 25 cm of rain

• 28 to 40 cm of rain

• 75to 150cm of rain

• 223to 1100 cm of rain

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Most tree have large roots so they need plenty of space deep underground to grow. They also require rich soil for nutrition. The soil should also be able to retain lots of water. At which soil would trees be most likely to survive best?

• Thin topsoil with solid rocks in the ground below.

• Sandy soil

• Rich, deep soil

• Soil that drains quickly

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Plant and animals go through a series of changes in life to help them... (Select all that apply)

• Survive

• Adapt to changes in the environment

• Depend on each other

• Reproduce

• Eat and Drink

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Which effect would most likely occur if a small city were built in an ecosystem?

• Competition for resources would be reduced.

• Habitats available to animals would be reduced.

• Air pollution would decrease.

• Water pollution would decrease.

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Which question can scientists most likely answer from studying this fossil?

• The color of the dinosaur.

• The type of food the dinosaur ate

• How fast the dinosaur was.

• The size of the dinosaur egg

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An aquarium is shown. What should be added to the model so that the fish will survive?

• Rocks to provide a place to hide

• Darkness to provide carbon dioxide

• Sand to provide a beach look

• Living plants to provide oxygen

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1. The bird carves a home on the side of a tree.

2. A snake sits on a rock to sun bathe.

3. A fish breathes out carbon dioxide.

4. A squirrel eats seeds from a sunflower.

5. A barnacle attaches itself to a bridge.

6. A cat climbs a tall tree.

Which statement describes and animal interacting with a nonliving thing? (Select all that apply)

• Statement 1

• Statement 2

• Statement 3

• Statement 4

• Statement 5

Which food chain shows one complete pathway in which energy flows through this food web?

• Corn -> Grasshopper -> Frog -> Python -> Eagle

• Lavenders -> Butterfly -> Frog -> Rat

• Mangoes -> Fruit fly -> Wolf -> Python

• Flowering Plant -> Butterfly -> Dragonfly -> Trush -> Python

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Which organisms receive their energy directly from other organisms that produce their own food? Select all that apply.

• Butterfly

• Frog

• Fruit Fly

• Dragonfly

• Grasshopper

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