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Organisms and ecosystems STAAR review

Authored by Paige Sears

Science

5th Grade

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Organisms and ecosystems STAAR review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?

By returning nutrients to the soil

By releasing oxygen into the air

By making space for new animals

By decreasing the population of herbivores

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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A prickly pear cactus is shown. The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?

By producing fruit and storing water

By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materials

By absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soil.

By releasing nutrients into the sandy soil and taking in oxygen

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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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?

Fire ant

Blue jay

Bee

Hawk

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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Animals such as elephants and walruses have tusks. How do tusks help the animal?

Tusks help them swim.
Tusks help them camouflage.
Tusks look pretty to other animals.
Tusks protect the animal when fighting.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The rain forest is very thick so not much sunlight reaches plants on the forest floor.  So some plants will -  

have spikes to discourage animals from eating them. 
climb on other plants to reach sunlight.
have flexible stems to allow them to move easily with currents.
be covered in hair to keep them warm.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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CHARACTERISTICS or BEHAVIORS that enable an organism survive in its environment

adaptations

ecosystems

cells

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

All of the following are examples of living things interacting with each other EXCEPT-

birds preying on insects living in the grass

squirrels spreading the seeds of trees by burying them

fish eating plants and other smaller fish

frogs sleeping in the mud at the bottom of the pond

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