Quarters 1 and 2 Review

 Rijul and his family are taking a hike in the Georgia mountains.  He reaches a waterfall and spots a bear.  Rijul is curious to know where else bears could be found. What question and explanation would Rijul need to ask to figure out where bears live?

• Are bears found in areas where food can be easily accessible? If that is the case, then bears could live in the Piedmont region.

• Are bears found in areas where they need a lot of space? If that is the case, then they could only live in mountain areas.

• Do bears sleep during the winter? If that is the case, then bears could only live in mountain areas.

• Do bears need access to water? If that is the case, then bears could live in mountains and coastal plains.

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Kevin was given the picture below and asked to determine what habitat this organism is most likely to survive in.

From the list below, what is the best question that Kevin should ask about this organism to help him determine the habitat they are most likely to be found in?

• Does this organism have a long lifespan? 

• What does this organism eat in order to survive?

• What does this organism like to do during the day?

• How many teeth does this organism have in its mouth?

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Jaxson wants to figure out if a whitetail deer lives in the Piedmont or the Marsh and Swamp habitats.  Which question should he ask and why?

•  Does it survive in wet, hot conditions where there is a lot of standing water?  Because the piedmont has a lot of standing water and the marsh and swamp do not.

• 1. Does it survive in wet, hot conditions where there is a lot of standing water?  Because the marsh and swamp has a lot of standing water and the piedmont does not.

• Does it need water to survive?  Because the piedmont has water and the marsh and swamp do not.

• Does it need water to survive?  Because the marsh and swamp has water and the piedmont has no water.

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Sally’s teacher divided the class into 5 groups. She had a picture of a Georgia plant that she wasn’t showing the class. She said that each group could ask two questions to help them identify the plant and the questions needed to prove that the students understand how the features help the plant survive. Which of the following TWO questions would best prove that Sally and her group understand how features of plants help them survive?

• Does the plant have larger leaves to capture more sunlight because it is found in shaded areas?

• Does the plant live in salt water and attach itself to rocks and shells?

• Does the plant have slippery walls to capture insects because it lives in soil with few nutrients?

• Does the plant have waxy leaves, bark on its trunk and live in soil with few nutrients?

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In a forest habitat with limited sunlight, what do plants develop to reach for sunlight?

•  short roots

• wide leaves

• long stems

• small flowers

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Many animals have adaptations that help them survive the colder winter temperatures in Georgia.  Would it be better if turtles migrate or hibernate?  Explain your thinking.

• It would be easier for turtles to migrate so they do not have to travel very far.

• It would be easier for turtles to migrate so they can still eat and survive outside.

• It would be easier for turtles to hibernate so they can still eat and survive outside.

• It would be easier for turtles to hibernate so they do not have to travel very far.

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A teacher ordered some pitcher plants for the school garden that was located in the Piedmont area of the state of Georgia.  The class planted them in August but in October the pitcher plants began to die.  What is the best explanation for this?

• The pitcher plants did not get enough sunlight in the Piedmont.

• The pitcher plants were too hot in the Piedmont.

• The climate in the Piedmont was not wet and warm enough.

• The climate in the Piedmont was not dry and cold enough.

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Which group of living things would be negatively impacted by flooding?

• Fish that live in freshwater.

• Birds that nest on the ground.

• Flying insects that eat leaves.

• 1. Plants that float on top of the lakes. 

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A farmer bought some land that was full of deer. He fenced the land and brought in some cattle. What might happen to the deer in the habitat?

• 1. The deer will starve or move because there is not enough grass for both the cattle and deer.

• Nothing. They will share the grass with the cattle and live in the fenced area.

• The deer will migrate to another place because they don’t like cattle.

• 1. The number of deer will grow because the food is plentiful.

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In the Coastal region of Georgia, there has been an increase in the number of new technologies on boats to find fish. Which of the following would BEST describe an outcome of the new technologies?

• The fish will move to another area of the ocean.

• There will be an increase in the number of fish.

• Nothing. There will be just as many fish.

• The population of fish will decrease.

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