Living Environment

The table shows four things that live in the same environment and what they eat.

Plant or Animal What It Eats

owl (animal) small mammals, birds, insects

ladybugs(animal) leafy plants

finch (animal) small seeds and insects

grass (plant) makes its own food

Which of the following shows the correct flow of energy for the Sun and the living things listed in the table?

• ladybug → grass → owl → finch → Sun

• Sun → owl → finch → ladybug → grass

• grass → finch → ladybug → Sun → owl

• Sun → grass → ladybug → finch → owl

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In a food web, matter is transferred from organism to organism,

• and it never runs out.

• and it is used up completely.

• and then it is lost into the environment.

• and then it is recycled into the environment.

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Which type of organisms get their energy directly from the Sun?

• Producer

• Decomposers

• First Level Consumers

• Second Level Consumers

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Which shows the correct transfer of energy in the backyard?

• grass → Sun → rabbit → snake → soil

• water → rabbit → flower → hawk → ants

• worm → rabbit → snake → hawk → clouds

• Sun → grass → rabbit → snake → hawk

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What are the physical or non-living factors of an ecosystem called?

• abiotic factors

• microbial factors

• biotic factors

• temperate factors

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Only found in plant cells, site of Photosynthesis

• cell wall

• cell membrane

• chloroplast

• cytoplasm

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What are the reactants (taken into) of cellular respiration? (Mark all of them!)

• oxygen

• glucose

• carbon dioxide

• water

• energy

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What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis? Choose the BEST answer

• C6H12O6 + O2 -> CO2 + H2O

• CO2 + H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2

• 6 CO2 + 6 H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

• C6H12O6 + 6 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O

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Photosynthesis

What are the two products that are formed in photosynthesis?

• Oxygen and carbon dioxide

• Water and oxygen

• Oxygen and glucose

• Water and glucose

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Photosynthesis is ...

• The process in which organisms convert/transfer energy from glucose to ATP.

• The process in which organisms exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen in their lungs.

• The process of taking a picture.

• The process of plants converting/transferring solar energy to chemical energy to make their food.

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