Ecosystem Test

A plant uses which nonliving components to produce food and oxygen?

• sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

• sunlight and carbon dioxide

• water, and carbon dioxide

• Soil, ice, and oil

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Some facts about birds called cattle egrets are listed in the table. Which of these facts best describes how these birds depend on other animals to survive? (5.9A)

• Fact 1

• Fact 2

• Fact 3

• Fact 4

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An African savanna is a grassland with shrubs and a few small trees. It has warm temperatures all year long, a dry winter season, and a rainy summer season. Which group of animals is most likely supported by an African savanna? (3.9A)

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The table lists ways that four organisms obtain energy. Which organism obtains energy without depending on another organism? (5.9A)

• Oak tree

• Mushroom

• Cottontail rabbit

• Mountain lion

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A student observes the following activities while walking in a park. Which of these living organisms was interacting with another living organism in the environment? (5.9A)

• Fire ant

• Blue jay

• Bee

• Hawk

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A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are ways that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except--- (5.9A)

• reacting to morning sunlight by singing

• drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water

• responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers

• feeding insects to its chicks

Green anole lizards are bright-green reptiles native to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean islands. They can be kept in terrariums to study their behavior and how they interact with their environment. Which observation describes this anole lizard interacting with the living elements in its environment? (5.9A)

• The anole rested on one of the rocks and lifted its head toward the light.

• The anole climbed the plant and then ate a cricket off one of the leaves.

• The anole drank some water and than ran across the sand.

• The anole jumped from the rock and scattered sand with its tail.

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The table lists characteristics of four types of animals. What features do the ecosystems in which these animals live most likely have in common? (3.9A)

• Dry, rocky mountains

• Forests of pine trees

• Tall, spiny cacti

• Lakes and rivers

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Using the table match the following animals to correct statement

• Gets energy from the sun to make its own food (producer)

• Frog

• mouse and grasshopper compete for this producer

• Grass

• Gets energy from the grasshopper

• Tree

• Gets energy from the mouse and deer

• Snake

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Frogs in a pond interact with both living and nonliving elements in their ecosystem. Frogs interact with nonliving elements when they _________.

• eat swimming insects for energy

• lay their eggs in bodies of water

• become food for another animal

• hide beneath plants in the pond

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