Mystery Science

What's the point of tasty fruit around the seeds?

• It protects the seeds.

• It feeds the seeds.

• It is one way that the seeds get moved away by animals.

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According to science fruits have seeds inside. So according to scientists which of the following are fruit? Chose all that are fruit. Please choose more than one!

• tomato

• orange

• radish

• cucumber

_________________ is used to develop plants that have the trait you want like size, flavor, color, shape, and so on.

• Selection

• Choosing

• Picking

Where did the Tyrannosaurus get its energy from? Give an example:

• T. rex got its energy from Triceratops. That energy is not connected to the Sun.

• T. rex got its energy from green plants, which got their energy from the Sun.

• T. rex got its energy directly from the Sun.

• T. rex got its energy from eating Triceratops. Triceratops ate green plants and green plants got their energy from the Sun.

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Scientists are worried that a disease that kills oak trees will spread into this forest. What would happen to this ecosystem if all the oak trees suddenly disappear?

• If there aren’t any oak trees, the squirrels will not have anything to eat. They will need to find another food source or they will not survive.

• If there aren’t any oak trees, the robins will not have anything to eat. They will need to find another food source or they will not survive.

• If there aren’t any oak trees, the hawks may not have anything to eat because the squirrels and robins may not survive.

• All of the above.

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Plants are called _____________ as they make their own food.

• consumers

• producers

• decomposers

• conductors

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Which best describes what a food chain shows you?

• Energy flow through an ecosystem

• Food flowing through an ecosystem

• Consumers going into other consumers

• Who eats who

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What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Organisms

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What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems on Earth?

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Volcanoes

• The Earth's core

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Which of the following best describes the process of photosynthesis?

• Conversion of chemical energy into light energy

• Conversion of light energy into chemical energy

• Conversion of thermal energy into kinetic energy

• Conversion of kinetic energy into thermal energy

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