Science Benchmark Review

A Decomposer-

• Breaks down dead or decaying matter

• Produces water

• Makes Oxygen

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The water cycle gets its energy from

• a plant

• the sun

• the wind

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_________ is the breaking down of rock by wind, water, ice and plant roots.

• erosion

• weathering

• decomposition

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Soil that best keeps water from flowing through is _____ and ________.

• fine and tightly

• loose and not

• fine and unpacked

Which materials contribute the most to topsoil's ability to support plant life?

• Decayed plant and animal matter

• fossil fuels

• Rocks and pebbles

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A __________ shows metamorphosis.

• butterfly

• tree

• pond

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Which adaptation of a cactus keeps it from being eaten?

• The roots

• The spines

• The water

Which of the following is a producer?

• car

• plant

• frog

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Which example show a consumer relying on a producer for food?

• A plant drinks water with its roots

• A bug feeding on the leaves of a plant

• A mosquito sucks the blood from a cow

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What happens to dead plants and animals that are left outdoors on the forest floor?

• They decay and become part of the soil

• They are carried away by the wind

• They turn into stone and kept there for years

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