Gr 5 Science Final

What does biome mean?

• a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities
• the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
• a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
• the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

Which definition best matches biodiversity?

• the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
• a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities
• part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
• several connected food chains in the same ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

How is niche defined?

• an organism's particular role in an ecosystem
• an organism that makes its own food
• a plant or animal brought to a new area that causes harm to the ecosystem
• a series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

What is an ecosystem?

• a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
• a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities
• part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
• all the water on Earth

Choose the meaning of producer.

• an organism that makes its own food
• an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
• an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
• an animal that eats only plants

Which option explains consumer?

• an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
• an organism that makes its own food
• an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
• an animal that eats both plants and animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What does decomposer mean?

• an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
• an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
• an organism that makes its own food
• a plant or animal that naturally lives in an area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is orbit?

• the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
• the brightness of a star as it appears from Earth
• the comparison of size from very small to very large
• the amount of space an object takes up

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which definition describes hydrosphere?

• all the water on Earth
• the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
• a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
• part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

What does geosphere refer to?

• the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
• all the water on Earth
• a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
• part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4