Quiz about DPM 1 Review

Question 1

Which is a common fossil in Texas?

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Dinosaur footprints

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Plastic bottles

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Fresh leaves

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Modern bird feathers

Question 2

What is a fossil?

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The remains or traces of a once-living organism in rock

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A living plant

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A weather pattern

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A modern animal

Question 3

If you find a fish fossil in Texas, what does it tell you about the past?

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It was once covered by water

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It was always a desert

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It was always a forest

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It was a mountain

Question 4

Why do some animals become fossils and others do not?

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Animals quickly buried by sediment are more likely to become fossils

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Only animals that can fly become fossils

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Only animals that live in trees become fossils

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All animals become fossils

Question 5

A student finds a fossil shell in a rock. What can the student infer about the environment where the rock was formed?

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It was once underwater, like a sea or lake

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It was a dry desert

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It was a snowy mountain

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It was a volcano

Question 6

Why are fossils important to scientists?

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They show what plants and animals lived long ago

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They help scientists predict the weather

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They show how to build houses

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They help scientists find gold

Question 7

You find a sea creature fossil in Texas. What does this tell you about Texas millions of years ago?

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Texas was once covered by an ocean or sea

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Texas was always dry land

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Texas was always a mountain

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Texas was always a forest

Question 8

Which of the following is always at the beginning of a food chain?

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Producer

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Herbivore

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Decomposer

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Carnivore

Question 9

What happens if all the plants in a food chain die?

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All animals in the food chain will be affected

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Only carnivores will survive

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There will be more food for herbivores

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Nothing will change

Question 10

Which animal is a consumer in a food chain?

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Rabbit

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Grass

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Water

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Sunlight

Question 11

What do fossils tell us?

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The types of living things and environments that existed long ago

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The color of the sky

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The taste of food

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The current weather

Question 12

Who does the owl get energy from?

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Mouse

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Grass

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Grasshopper

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Ow

Question 13

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a __________.

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prey

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predator

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population

Question 14

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

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Sun

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Plant

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Deer

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Wolf

Question 15

Why will having fewer insects affect the mice?

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The mice will not have enough insects to eat.

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It will not affect the mice.

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The mice will have too many insects to eat.

Question 16

The parts of the food chain in the picture are out of order.  Which picture should be first in the food chain shown?

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sun

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snake

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carrot

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rabbit

Question 17

What is a producer?

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an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

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an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

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an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

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an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

Question 18

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

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consumer

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producer

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decomposer

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prey

Question 19

The animals at the top of a food chain are always ___.

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Predator

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Prey

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Producer

Question 20

The parts of the food chain in the picture are out of order.  Which picture should be last in the food chain shown?

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snake

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sun

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carrot

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rabbit

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT likely to become a fossil?

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A leaf that quickly decays on the ground

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A seashell buried in mud

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A fish trapped in clay

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A dinosaur bone covered by sediment

Question 22

What do producers provide in a food chain?

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They provide energy for consumers

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They eat other animals

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They hunt for prey

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They break down dead material

Question 23

Which of these best describes a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals

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An organism that eats only plants

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An organism that hunts other animals

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An organism that makes its own food

Question 24

Which of the following best describes the main purpose of a scientific model?

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To simplify and represent complex systems

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To perfectly replicate reality

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To replace experiments

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To prove all scientific theories

Question 25

What is a common limitation of using models in science?

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They may not include all real-world variables

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They can only be used in mathematics

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They are never useful for making predictions

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They always give exact predictions

Question 26

Which of the following organisms is responsible for breaking down dead material in a food chain?

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Decomposer

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Producer

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Carnivore

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Herbivore

Question 27

What can scientists learn from studying fossils?

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What kinds of organisms lived in the past

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How to grow new plants

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How to predict earthquakes

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How to make new rocks

Question 28

Which of these is an example of a consumer in a food chain?

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Deer

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Grass

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Sun

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Rock

Question 29

Some animals, such as hedgehogs, hibernate. What time of year would you most likely find a hedgehog hibernating?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 30

Some animals, such as monarch butterflies, migrate from north to south during part of the year. What factors in the environment cause monarchs to migrate? Choose TWO answers.

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Cold temperatures

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Lack of food

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Too many predators

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Too much food

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Warm temperatures

Question 31

A family noticed that the tree in their yard changed in December. Its leaves turned orange and fell off to reveal bare branches. What most likely happened to the tree?

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It became dormant.

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It became diseased.

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It was growing.

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It was overheated.

Question 32

Which of the following animals would be most likely to migrate for part of the year?

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Animal B, because they may search for warm temperatures.

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Animal A, because they may search for warm temperatures.

Question 33

What time of year is most common for hibernation and dormancy?

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Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Fall

Question 34

What conditions could cause a plant to go dormant? Choose TWO answers.

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Cold temperatures

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Lack of water

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Sunny weather

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Plenty of nutrients in the soildordd

Question 35

Which observation could tell you that a tree was becoming dormant?

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You notice that most of the leaves have turned orange and are falling off as winter approaches.

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You notice that the tree is sprouting new green leaves and is a bit taller than the year before.

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You notice that small pink flowers are blooming on the tree.

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You notice that the tree is covered in insects, and chunks of the bark are falling off.

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