Science Core Pre-test

Which best describes a food web?

• A single chain of consumers and producers

• A system of interconnected food chains

• A group of carnivores hunting together

• A cycle showing weather patterns

What is a primary consumer in a food web?

• An herbivore

• A decomposer

• A plant

• A top predator

What role do decomposers play in a food web?

• Store energy

• Capture sunlight

• Hunt for food

• Break down dead matter

Which of the following is abiotic?

• Fungi

• Rocks

• Bacteria

• Insects

When one species relies on another for food, this is an example of:

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Interdependence

• Parasitism

A trait is:

• A behavior

• A learned skill

• A tool used for science

• A physical characteristic passed down

Traits are passed from:

• Friends to friends

• Parents to offspring

• Teachers to students

• Pets to humans

A dominant allele will:

• Be weaker than the recessive

• Mask the recessive allele

• Only show with another dominant

• Always be hidden

Eye color, hair type, and height are examples of:

• Behaviors

• Diseases

• Traits

• Skills

Which tool helps show how traits are passed?

• Thermometer

• Punnett Square

• Microscope

• Food Chain