Abiotic Factors: Soil and Minerals
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Biology
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5th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Medium
Katharine Key
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6 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose three materials that soil is primarily made of.
weathered rock
minerals
humus/organic materials
air
water
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is humus?
organic material from decomposed plants and animals
weathered rock that has been broken down into very small pieces
the amount of water that is found within the soil
the air that is found in the pores of the soil
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What are three ways plants' root utilize the soil?
growing flowers
holding them in place
taking in water
taking in minerals
taking in sunlight
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does soil composition influence an ecosystem?
It affects how much erosion happens within the ecosystem.
It has no impact to an ecosystem.
It directly affects the types of plant that can grow.
It determines how much precipitation that an ecosystem will have.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these organisms directly affects the type of soil an ecosystem will have?
producers
consumers
decomposers
scavengers
6.
DROPDOWN QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Soil acts like a (a) for ecosystems. It provides plants with the (b) and water they need to grow, which in turn support the (c) that eat those plants. Tiny organisms, worms, and insects living in the soil break down (d) plants and animals and return the nutrients from them to the (e) to be used by new plants. This starts the whole food chain again.
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