Unit 5 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for a living organism that can make its own food using sunlight?

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Predator

• Omnivore

What is the term for a substance that is harmful or poisonous to living organisms?

• Nutrient

• Toxic

• Renewable

• Edible

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.L.4.6

Fill in the blank: A _______ is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms.

• A) Predator

• B) Decomposer

• C) Producer

• D) Consumer

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A habitat is considered ______ when it has the right amount of each type of animal.

• Balanced

• Overcrowded

• Empty

• Chaotic

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Fill in the blank: Food waste can ______ over time and become part of the soil.

• recycle

• biodegrade

• fly

• eat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which word means to save resources?

• Contaminate

• Conserve

• Damage

• Consume

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Fill in the blank: A ______ holds something.

• consumer

• container

• coral reef

• damage

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

What happens when we conserve water?

• We waste it

• We save it

• We ignore it

• We destroy it.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

What might happen if we cut down trees?

• We conserve the ecosystem

• We damage the ecosystem

• We build the ecosystem

• We clean the ecosystem

What does the term 'decay' mean?

• Growing

• Breaking apart a dead plant or animal

• Building

• Eating

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A