Science Fusion Unit

The diagram includes a producer and a consumer.

What do the arrows represent?

• Matter is transferred from the sun, to the cow, to the grass.

• Matter is transferred from the cow, to the grass, to the sun.

• Energy is transferred from the sun, to the grass, to the cow.

• Energy is transferred from the cow, to the grass, to the sun.

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A bee collects nectar from a flower. The nectar is taken back to the beehive, where it is made into honey. The honey is used as food for the entire beehive. Where does the energy of the honey originally come from?

• bee

• flower

• sugar

• sun

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Students are doing an investigation using an aquarium to see what would happen to the plants and animals in an ecosystem that did not get enough sunlight. They use the same type, number, and size of plants and fish in each tank. Each tank is given a different number of hours of sunlight each day. What should they measure?

• the temperature of the water

• the growth of plants and animals

• how much food they feed the plants

• how much water they put in the tank

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The diagram shows some organisms that live in a grassland environment.

Which of these describes the organisms shown?

• producer: the sun

  consumer: antelope, baboon, lion

• producer: tree, grass

  consumer: antelope, baboon, lion

• producer: antelope

  consumer: baboon, lion

• producer: soil

  consumer: tree, grass, antelope, baboon, lion

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The diagram shows a process occurring in a leaf.

Which of these best describes the diagram?

• the different layers within leaves of plants

• the process of photosynthesis in plants

• how plants use the sun to stay warm

• how plants use energy to grow and move

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Organisms that live in a certain habitat are shown.

Which statement is true about the relationship between the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant?

• The adult monarch depends on the milkweed plant for shelter.

• The monarch larvae depend on the milkweed plant for energy.

• The monarch butterfly larvae hide in the milkweed plant from the hawk.

• The monarch butterfly provides energy for the fire ant and hawk.

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Kevan’s class did an experiment on plants in class. The results are shown in the table.

Which question was Kevan’s class testing in this experiment?

• Do plants need air to grow?

• Do plants need soil to grow?

• How much water do plants need a week?

• How many hours of sunlight do plants need a day?

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A beetle, grass, snake, and lizard live in a habitat. What is the movement of energy through the organisms in the habitat?

• sunlight -> grass -> beetle -> lizard -> snake

• sunlight -> grass -> lizard -> beetle -> snake

• sunlight -> beetle-> lizard-> snake -> grass

• snake -> lizard -> beetle -> grass -> sunlight

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Which statements are true about how deer transfer energy?

• Deer transfer energy to predators.

• Deer get energy from performing photosynthesis.

• Deer get energy from eating plants that produce energy by performing

  photosynthesis.

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Directions: Read the passage, then answer the questions that follow.

Raghavan’s Plants

Raghavan has two identical plants. He plants one outside in the ground. The other is growing indoors without direct light. Raghavan predicts the weight of the carbon dioxide and water taken in by the plant and the oxygen given off by the plant.

Raghavan notices that a rabbit family has been eating the outdoor plant and that small insects are eating the indoor plant. He sees a fox hunting rabbit, but nothing is eating the insects.

The diagrams show Raghavan’s plants.

Both plants are growing, but the outdoor plant seems to be growing faster. Which factor is most likely causing the outdoor plant to grow faster?

• less soil

• more air

• less water

• more sunlight

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