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Worksheets3rd 9wks Benchmark Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do all life forms get their energy?
a)
Earth's Core
b)
Water
c)
Plants
d)
The Sun
2.
Is the rabbit in the same food chain as the owl?
a)
No
b)
Yes
3.
Polar Bears, Seals, and Moose live in which type of habitat?
a)
The Arctic
b)
African Safari
4.
What do you call a place that is very dry and gets hardly any rain?
a)
Forest
b)
Wetland
c)
Ocean
d)
Desert
5.
Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?
a)
The rabbit population may increase
b)
The rabbit population may decrease
c)
The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease
d)
The rabbit population will remain the same
6.
A population of mice lives in a barn community. A cat population has just joined the community. What will happen?
a)
Mouse and cat populations both go up?
b)
Mouse and cat populations both go down
c)
Mouse population goes down as cat population goes up
d)
Mouse population goes up as cat population goes down
7.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
8.
Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up....
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
niche
d)
symbiosis
9.
In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...
a)
primary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
tertiary consumer
d)
producer
10.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
11.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
d)
Biotic Factors
12.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
d)
Biotic Factors
13.
An animal that kills another animal for food is called
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer
d)
herbivore
14.
Name three things that all habitats must have?
a)
Water, food shelter/ space
b)
Food, water, and car
15.
Carnivores that hunt and eat other animals.
a)
carnivores
b)
predators
16.
An animal that eats both plants and animals is....
a)
omnivore
b)
carnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
scavenger
17.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
18.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
19.
Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?
a)
There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
b)
There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
c)
There would be a decrease in the mice population.
d)
There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.
20.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
21.
How many herbivores are in this web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
How many primary consumers are there in this food web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
A ____________ is a push or a pull on an object.
a)
chemical
b)
force
c)
magnet
d)
gravity
24.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
25.
________________ could increase the amount of oxygen in the air.
a)
Building more houses
b)
Burning more oil
c)
Paving more streets
d)
Planting more trees
26.
Animals use oxygen for _____________.
a)
breathing
b)
creating food
c)
making glucose
d)
transpiration
27.
Sabrina wants to test which brand of popcorn pops the most kernels. She picked a store brand, Orville Redenbacher, and PopSecret. All three bags started with the same number of kernels. She popped each for 3 minutes in the same microwave, and then counted the number of kernels left over. What is her independent variable?
a)
Number of kernels left over
b)
Brand of popcorn
c)
number of kernels before popping
d)
length of time cooking
28.
Matt wants to test which liquid freezes first: Pepsi, milk, or apple juice. He poured 50 mL of each into separate glasses and placed them in his freezer. Every ten minutes, he checked his freezer and recorded his observations. Pepsi froze first, followed by apple juice and then milk. What is his dependent variable?
a)
type of liquid
b)
length of time until frozen
c)
amount of liquid
d)
location of freezer
29.
Betty wants to test which type of phone has the longest battery life. She is comparing iPhone 6 Plus, Samsung S5, and a Droid. She bought each phone new and charged them completely to 100%. Then, she turned each phone on and timed how long until the battery ran out. What is the independent variable in her experiment?
a)
brand of phone
b)
time until battery ran out
c)
time it took to charge to 100%
d)
outlet used for charging
30.
What are the procedures step in the experiment?
a)
the conclusion to your experiment
b)
the materials needed to complete experiment
c)
step by step directions of how to complete your experiment
d)
an educated, best guess
31.
What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor?
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Heat energy
d)
Sound energy
32.
A girl turned the light off and went to bed. She remembered she had accidentally left her glass of ice water on the counter. When she got up the next morning, the ice had melted. What form of energy caused the ice to melt?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Light energy
c)
Thermal energy
d)
Mechanical energy
33.
Which form of energy is produced when a guitar string vibrates?
a)
Sound energy
b)
Electrical energy
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Light energy
34.
The ability to do work is the definition for which word
a)
chemical energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
Energy
d)
produce
35.
What word means to make more of one's own kind?
a)
Repsond
b)
Organism
c)
Environment
d)
Reproduce
36.
What word means all the living and non-living things that surround an organism?
a)
Respond
b)
Organism
c)
Environment
d)
Reproduce
37.
What is another word for all living things?
a)
Respond
b)
Organism
c)
Environment
d)
Reproduce
38.
Living things need ___________ to make them grow.
a)
Organisms
b)
Plants
c)
Meat
d)
Energy
39.
All living things grow and change.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Living things need what basic things to survive?
a)
Water, Food, Shelter, Air
b)
Air
c)
Food
d)
Shelter
41.
Light travels
a)
around corners
b)
in a straight line
42.
Light bounces when it is
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
c)
refracted
43.
Light bends when it is
a)
refracted
b)
reflected
c)
absorbed
44.
soak up
a)
absorb
b)
reflect
c)
refract
45.
smooth, shiny surfaces
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
absorb
46.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
47.
The turning or spin of Earth on its axis.
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Rounding
d)
Rousting
48.
Adam placed a stick in the ground and recorded the position of the shadow throughout the day. What position would best represent 6:00 pm?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
49.
Changing gas to a liquid is called
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
50.
Which answer correctly names the main characteristics of a solid?
a)
it holds its shape, has a definite volume and mass and the particles are packed tightly together
b)
It is hard and takes the shape of its container
c)
It can burn or melt
51.
What would be the best title for this data table?
a)
Tools for Measuring Matter
b)
Tools for Measuring Length
c)
Tools for Measuring Volume
d)
Tools for Measuring Mass
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