Quiz on Walnut Trees

A walnut tree has roots that are especially deep and strong. What is a benefit that deep roots provide the tree?

• They hold water in the soil and stop it from moving up the plant.

• They help rainwater flow into the soil and underlying rock.

• They help the tree use the energy of sunlight to make food.

• They help the tree withstand strong winds and heavy rain.

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Observe the illustration of the tree. Which structure of the tree acts to protect the wood from pests and disease?

• the bark of the tree

• the roots of the tree

• the leaves of the tree

• a bird’s nest in the branches

Pine needles are covered by a thick coat of wax. What benefit does the wax coating provide?

• The wax helps needles take in gas from the air.

• The wax helps needles take in water droplets.

• The wax helps keep water inside the needles.

• The wax provides food for the needle during the winter.

Peri is revising the diagram of the food web shown here. She plans to add two other organisms or objects to show more paths for the flow of energy. Which would be the MOST useful additions? Select TWO correct answers.

• the Sun

• a pond or lake

• rain clouds

• Mushrooms or other decomposers

• Polar Bears

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Which photos show a consumer using another consumer to obtain energy? Select two correct answers.

• Penguin with a fish

• Mushrooms on a tree

• Bear eating berries

• Frog catching an insect

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What are the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web? Write P (for producer), C (for consumer), or D (for decomposer) to assign each role that is listed in the table. Breaking apart dead matter and returning nutrients to the soil.

What are the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web? Write P (for producer), C (for consumer), or D (for decomposer) to assign each role that is listed in the table. Changing sunlight into a form of energy that other organisms can use.

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What are the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web? Write P (for producer), C (for consumer), or D (for decomposer) to assign each role that is listed in the table. Getting energy by eating a plant or an animal.

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What are the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food web? Write P (for producer), C (for consumer), or D (for decomposer) to assign each role that is listed in the table. Taking up carbon dioxide from the air and producing oxygen.

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The science class is studying the fish fossil shown here. Anthony says the fossil must have been discovered underneath the ocean, a lake, or other body of water. Mairead disagrees with Anthony. Which statement is MOST useful to support Mairead’s argument?

• Some fish are able to travel on land for short distances.

• The fossil of a land animal can change into a fish fossil over time.

• Earth’s lands have changed many times and may once have been underwater.

• Rocks may form in the shape of fish bones, even without fish around them.

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