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WorksheetsOrganisms in Their Environment
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 29mins
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Class
Date
1.
What do plants and animals need to survive?
a)
Soil, water sunlight, food, and air
b)
Air, water, sunlight, and a source of food or energy
c)
Food, air, oxygen, space, and water
d)
Environment, habitat, space, and sunlight
2.
Kay, Shawn, and Brad were observing dwarf African frogs in the classroom aquarium. They observed that one of the frogs had back legs that were longer with larger webbed feet than the other frogs in the habitat. How does the difference in the size of one frog's back legs give it an advantage over the other frogs?
a)
The frog will be able to live longer than the other frogs.
b)
The other frogs of the same kind will not accept the larger frog.
c)
The frog will soon get too big and have to move to a new habitat.
d)
The frog will be able to move faster to get food and escape danger.
3.
Your teacher asked you to design an earthworm habitat for the classroom. What would you have to include in the habitat?
a)
Leaves, soil, water, air
b)
Lettuce, sand, air, light
c)
Plants, rocks, newspaper, air
d)
Water, rocks, clay, bright light
4.
What is the role of different plants in the food web?
a)
They are predators.
b)
They are consumers.
c)
They are producers
d)
They are decomposers.
5.
Josh went on a camping trip with his family. He kept a log of the different plants and animals that he observed in the campgrounds. Which one shows a food chain from Josh's camping trip?
a)
plant->rabbit->eagle
b)
deer->squirrel->plant
c)
eagle->squirrel->rabbit->plant
d)
deer->plant->eagle
6.
What is the BEST way to investigate the effect of sunlight on ferns and geraniums?
a)
Put two ferns outdoors and two geranium plants indoors and water them equally. Record the number of sunny days and rainy days.
b)
Place one of each plant in an area with sunlight and one of each plant in an area without sunlight. Keep all other conditions the same.
c)
Grow several plants under the same conditions, but change the air temperature for each plant by adjusting the amount of light.
d)
Grow several plants under varous sunlight conditions. Keep the amount of fertilizer used the same for each plant.
7.
When you compare what plants and animals need, what general statement can be made?
a)
Plants and animals do not have the same needs to survive because they do not eat the same thing.
b)
Plants and animals need sunlight to nake their own food to survive on Earth.
c)
Plants and animals need air, a source of food, water, minerals, and space to survive.
d)
Plants and animals differ because animals can move around and plants are rooted in the ground.
8.
What advantage might a beaver have over other beavers if its tail and feet were larger than other beavers?
a)
It could make a louder noise when thumping its tail.
b)
It would be able to attract a mate more quickly with a larger tail.
c)
It would be able to swim faster to avoid predators and make its dam.
d)
It would be able to cut down more trees for food and to make its dam.
9.
At the end of a neighborhood street was a large vacant lot with a field and a group of large trees. A restaurant and parking lot were built on the lot. All the trees but two were cut down. The end of the street now floods after it rains. Which is the BEST explanation of why it floods?
a)
The area around the restaurant can no longer absorb all the water.
b)
There is more surface area for the rain to fall on.
c)
The lack of shade from the trees causess the flooding problems.
d)
The increase in traffic to the restaurant causes the flooding problems.
10.
What effect will cutting down the tree have on the ecosystem?
a)
Cutting down the trees will have very little effect on the living things in the ecosystem.
b)
Cutting down the trees will effect most of the plants and animals in the ecosystem.
c)
Cutting down the trees will only effect animals that live in trees of the ecosystem.
d)
Cutting down the trees will only effect animals that live in the ecosystem.
11.
What environmental concerns should be raised from cutting trees down to build a restaurant and parking lot?
a)
Its effects the balance in nature and populations of species that live there.
b)
Its effects how much the traffic on the street would increase and how many cars could be parked there.
c)
Its quality of the food served in the restaurant and how often it was inspected.
d)
The size of the neighborhood and the value of the homes on the street.
12.
After the trees in the vacant lot were cut down, the people in the neighborhood noticed more squirrels in the trees in their yards. What is the BEST reason for the increase in the squirrel population?
a)
The squirrels reproduce rapidly in city neighborhoods.
b)
The neighborhoods fed the squirrels after the trees were cut down.
c)
The squirrels moved to a new location after the trees were cut down.
d)
The predators moved away when the trees were cut down and the squirrel population increased.
13.
Carla stated that plants need air, water, minerals, and light for growth. She wondered what would happen if plants didn't have any minerals in their habitat. What would be the BEST investigation to answer Carla's question?
a)
Conduct an investigation using two plants of the same kind and place one plant in soil (with minerals) and the other plant in sand (without minerals).
b)
Conduct an investigation using two different plants and see which plant grows best in sand.
c)
Conduct an investigation using two plants of the same kind and measure the growth of the plants using a plant fertilizer.
d)
Conduct an investigation using a variety of plants and collect data on their growth in a variety of soil types.
14.
Plants and animals need food for a source of energy for growth and survival. Which one BEST explains how plants gets their food?
a)
Plants get their food from the soil and water.
b)
Plants use the energy from the sun, air, and water to make their own food.
c)
Plants get their food from minerals in fertilizer.
d)
Plants get their food from decaying plants and animals.
15.
Michigan's white-tailed deer makes its home in the forest of the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula. It eats leaves, moss, and a variety of plants that grow in the woods. What would happen if lumber companies cut all the forest down and developers built cities?
a)
The deer population would continue to increase.
b)
The deer population would decrease.
c)
All the deer would adapt to living in the city.
d)
The deer would be moved to zoos.
16.
Which is an example of a relationship that is harmful?
a)
A flea on a dog.
b)
A fish cleaning worms from a shark.
c)
Two buzzards fighting over a dead animal.
d)
A ladybug eating the aphids (insects) on a plant.
17.
Serena and Maria watched the hawks circle in the sky and then swoop down and catch mice fly off to the forest with their food in their talons. Grandfather said he was very happy the family of hawks lived close to his barns and fields. What do you think is the BEST reason that their grandfather is happy to see the hawks?
a)
The hawks are good entertainment for Serena and Marie while they are visiting the farm.
b)
The hawks help keep the mice and squirrel population in balance.
c)
Grandfather is a bird watcher.
d)
The hawks help the grandfather's crops to grow.
18.
The red-tailed hawk and mice are part of the ecosystem in the forest near grandfather's farm. What term(s) describe the relationship between the hawk and the mouse?
a)
friendly
b)
competitive
c)
predator/prey
d)
beneficial
19.
Which of the following provides organisms in an ecosystem with all their basic requirements to survive?
a)
soil
b)
air
c)
habitat
d)
producers
20.
Given the prairie dog food chain, which organisms are producers?
Sun->grass->rabbits->hawks
Sun->sage->mice->snake
Sun->bushes->ferrets->prairie dogs
Sun->grass->rabbits->hawks
Sun->sage->mice->snake
Sun->bushes->ferrets->prairie dogs
a)
prairie dogs, rabbits, and mice
b)
hawks, snake, and prairie dogs
c)
grass, sage, and bushes
d)
rabbits, mice, snake
21.
What environmental conditions causes the lack of plant growth under trees in the woods?
a)
The lack of minerals
b)
The lack of support from its friends and family
c)
The lack of understanding
d)
The lack of direct sunlight and water
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