4th 9 Weeks Science Assessment

A jackrabbit supports the desert community by

• providing energy for the coyote and haw,k

• providing friendship for lizards

• providing food for the lizards and insects

• providing a pet for the people

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This pond is home to popultions of dragonflies, ducks and small fish. What other population would most likely live here?

• Cacti

• Frogs

• Sharks

• Squirrels

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Which environment will give the pictured bug the best chance of survival?

• Soil

• Tree

• Water

• Rock

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An ostrich is a tall bird with long legs to run more than 40 mph and sharp claws on wing fingers. How do these structures help them survive in the desert?

• attract a mate

• escape preditors

• search for food

• feed their chicks

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In a pond ecosystem, the sun gives energy to plants. Some animals eat plants and others eat insects or other animals. What could happen if the frog was removed from the ecosystem?

• plants could increase

• sunlight could decrease

• insects could increase

• water levels could decrease

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What is an example of how energy flows through this food chain?

• from grass to the Sun

• from hawks to snakes

• from grasshoppers to frogs

• from snakes to frogs

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A swamp is filled with water. Trees in swamps can grow roots without needing air. The trees in a swampland would . . .

• die after rainstorms

• survive a drought

• die in windy conditions

• survive a flood

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A drought has reduced the rain at a pond. How will this most likely affect the animals in that ecosystem?

• Frogs will move.

• Squirrels will die.

• The dragonflies will thrive.

• The fish will die.

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Tomato plants go through a life cycle. Which are the stages in the correct order?

• seed, tomato, plant, flower, seedling

• tomato, flower, seedling, plant, seed

• plant, seed, tomato, seedling, flower

• seed, seedling, plant, flower, tomato

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This is the life cycle of a frog. Which direction shows the adult stage of the frog? (North, South, East or West)

• West

• North

• East

• South

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