NW4 Science minor #3 - Unit 10 Review

All living things need energy to survive. Green plants take in energy from the Sun and use it to make their own food in a process called photosynthesis. All of the following are required for plants to take in for the process of photosynthesis except –

• Water

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Sunlight

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Joe’s class was investigating how producers make their own food. Joe’s group made this model to explain the process. Which part of the model shows that plants need to take in water to go through the process of photosynthesis?

• Hot Spot 1

• Hot Spot 2

• Hot Spot 3

• Hot Spot 4

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Plants need to move water from their roots to their leaves because:

• A. Water is more important than light in making food.

• B. Plant roots make food and send it to the leaves.

• C. Plants mostly make their food in their leaves.

• D. Water can be colored blue or red.

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During an investigation of how producers make their own food, Tina discovered that during the process of photosynthesis, plants take in _______ and release _______.

• carbon dioxide, oxygen.

• oxygen, carbon dioxide.

• nitrogen, oxygen.

• hydrogen, nitrogen.

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While exploring an area in the mountains, scientists discovered many fossils of marine organisms like those pictured. Which conclusion about this area can best be made based on the discovery of these marine fossils?

• The area used to be part of a dry, hot desert.

• The area used to be covered by an inland sea.

• The area used to be covered by a dense jungle.

• The area used to flat, grassy plains.

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The finding of the fern fossils suggests the desert of West Texas was once ___.

• Covered by an ocean

• A forest

• Covered with ice and snow

• Part of a volcanic eruption.

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This is a fossil found recently on a ranch in Texas. What does its structure tell us about its past environment?

• This is a fossil of a piece of mushroom. It tells us what the plants were like in the past.

• This is a fossil of a piece of a shell. It tells us that the area was once under water.

• This is a fossil of a berry, common to trees found on mountain tops. It tells us that the area was once at a higher elevation.

• This is a fossil of the wing of a flying insect. It tells us what insects were like in the past.

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A paleontologist found two groups of fossils in the rock wall of a desert canyon. - One group of fossils is whale and trilobite fossils. - Another group of fossils is fern plant fossils. Which question could be answered with this information and these observations?

• What kind of birds lived in this environment?

• What evidence shows that humans lived in this area?

• What evidence shows that this was at one time a saltwater environment?

• What evidence shows that this was at one time a volcanic environment?

Which fossil would provide the best evidence that its past environment was once a forest environment?

• A. Fish

• B. Dinosaur

• C. Trilobite

• D. Shell

A scientist observes the fossils shown in the picture in a forest ecosystem. Identify the fossilized organism AND identify and describe its past environment based on fossil evidence.

• The fossilized organism is a fern, and its past environment was a swampy forest.

• The fossilized organism is a dinosaur, and its past environment was a desert.

• The fossilized organism is a fish, and its past environment was some type of aquatic ecosystem.

• The fossilized organism is a mammoth, and its past environment was a tundra.

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