Q1 Checkpoint Review- Part 2

8. American alligators live in watery habitats called swamps. They eat many different animals like fish and birds. The picture shows an American alligator. Many swamps have gotten healthier over the past 25 years. Healthier swamps have more fish and birds in them. What most likely happened to the alligators after swamp got healthier?

• A. Alligators can find food easily, which helps them survive.

• B. Alligators will have trouble finding mates, which makes it harder to survive.

• C. Alligators will need to move to another swamp to survive.

• D. Alligators cannot find places to live, which makes it harder to survive.

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9. Students create a table listing the nesting locations of different birds. Which bird nesting locations would most likely be destroyed by a flood?

• A. razorbill, sandpiper, and wren

• B. razorbill, turkey, and wren

• C. sandpiper, swallow, and turkey

• D. sandpiper, turkey, and wren

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10. A plant in a river lives completely underwater. The roots of the plant are attached to the bottom of the river. Which type of leaf would help the plant survive best underwater?

• A. Leaf type: thin, bends, moves easily in water

• B. Leaf type: long, wide, prefers no sun or water

• C. Leaf type: short, wide, carried away by water

• D. Leaf type: thick, stiff, breaks in moving water

11. A redwood tree is the world's tallest type of tree. Many redwoods grow up to 300 feet tall. Their tree branches start

growing about 100 feet from the ground. A picture of a redwood tree is shown. Scientists discovered that these trees

have a very shallow root system. The roots only go down in the ground 6-10 feet. Over time, scientists observed that the

trees rarely fall down. What conclusion can the scientists make to explain why redwood trees rarely fall down?

• A. Redwood trees need very little water from the roots for survival.

• B. Redwood trees require little support from the roots to stay in the ground.

• C. Redwood trees get nutrients from the bark instead of the roots.

• D. Redwood trees live in areas where it is very dry.

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12. Quackgrass is an unwanted plant often found on farmland. Quackgrass grows in different types of soil. The roots of quackgrass allows it to grow quickly and spread. The quackgrass root system gives off a harmful substance. This substance slows the growth of other plants growing nearby. How will quackgrass most likely affect farmland where corn is grown?

• A. The number of healthy corn plants growing on the farm will decrease.

• B. The corn plants grown on the farm will be dangerous to eat.

• C. The number of insects that eat corn plants will increase.

• D. The corn plants will grow much larger in size.

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13. The first picture shows one area of a forest where trees were cut down. Builders cut the trees to

make space to build new homes. The second picture is of a forest where the trees were left

standing. What would be the best reason for not removing most of the forest trees?

• A. It allows for adult trees to continue to make seeds for new trees to grow.

• B. It allows for more people to move into the area.

• C. It makes the area experience less snow in winter.

• D. It makes less space for groups of birds to build nests.

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14. Dodo birds once lived on the island of Mauritius. They ate seeds and fruits from the trees that grew on the island. Dodos lay their eggs in nests built on the ground.

• A. reasons 1 and 2

• B. reasons 2 and 3

• C. reasons 2 and 4

• D. reasons 3 and 4

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15. The diagram shows organisms living in a river. A dam is built on the river so the water can be used by nearby farm animals. The dam causes the number of organisms in the river to decrease.

Which statement explains how a decrease in a river organism will harm humans and farm animals?

• A. A decrease in water plants will cause animals in the water to have more places to hide.

• B. A decrease in fish will cause an increase in the number of crayfish.

• C. A decrease in crayfish will cause animals living on the farm to eat more plants and clams.

• D. A decrease in clams will cause more pollution in the water.

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