WorksheetsUnit 4: Deserts and Grasslands
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The structure that carries water from the roots to the rest of the plant is the ____.
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
c)
leaves
d)
stem
2.
The structure that carries food from the leaves to the rest of the plant is the ____.
a)
xylem
b)
phloem
c)
leaves
d)
stem
3.
A plant's stem growing upward from the side of a cliff is an example of:
a)
geotropism
b)
photosynthesis
c)
phototropism
d)
turgor pressure
4.
A plant that is wilted needs water so that it can regain it's __________:
a)
geotropism
b)
photosynthesis
c)
phototropism
d)
turgor pressure
5.
Photosynthesis involves what transfer of energy (light to food)?
a)
Chemical to Radiant
b)
Radiant to Chemical
c)
Mechanical to Chemical
d)
Radiant to Mechanical
6.
What items are products of (made by) photosynthesis?
a)
sunlight, oxygen, water
b)
sunlight, carbon dioxide, water
c)
soil, air, warmth
d)
glucose, oxygen
7.
In ecology, producers are ____________.
a)
organisms that produce their own food
b)
organisms that must eat to survive
c)
organisms that eat only plants
d)
organisms that eat only meat
8.
In ecology, consumers are ____________.
a)
organisms that produce their own food
b)
organisms that must eat to survive
c)
organisms that eat only plants
d)
organisms that eat only meat
9.
In ecology, herbivores are ____________.
a)
organisms that produce their own food
b)
organisms that must eat to survive
c)
organisms that eat only plants
d)
organisms that eat only meat
10.
In ecology, carnivores are ____________.
a)
organisms that produce their own food
b)
organisms that must eat to survive
c)
organisms that eat only plants
d)
organisms that eat only meat
11.
In ecology, omnivores are ____________.
a)
organisms that produce their own food
b)
organisms that eat both meat and plants
c)
organisms that eat only plants
d)
organisms that eat only meat
12.
A plant's leaves turning toward the sunlight is an example of:
a)
geotropism
b)
gravitropism
c)
phototropism
d)
turgor pressure
13.
Where do producers get their energy?
a)
Sun
b)
Consumers
c)
Carnivores
d)
Decomposers
14.
As vegetation decreases, erosion _____________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
converges
15.
What does a plant need for photosynthesis?
a)
Water, Carbon Dioxide, and Sunlight
b)
Water and Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide and Plant Food
d)
Water and Sunlight
16.
In a plant, the downward growth of roots and upward growth of the stem is...
a)
photosynthesis
b)
phototropism
c)
geotropism
d)
geology
17.
In a plant, the plant leaning toward the direction of the light is...
a)
photosynthesis
b)
phototropism
c)
geotropism
d)
geology
18.
Geotropism is a plant's response to...
a)
light
b)
gravity
c)
touch
d)
water
19.
Which of the following is biotic?
a)
rock
b)
dirt
c)
leaves
d)
water
20.
Which of the following is abiotic?
a)
rock
b)
worms
c)
leaves
d)
grass
21.
If a plant is knocked over on its side, the stem/leaves will begin to...
a)
grow toward Earth's gravity
b)
grow away from Earth's gravity
c)
turn bright green
d)
bleed
22.
This is the breaking of rock, creating sediment.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
photosynthesis
23.
This is the movement of sediment.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
photosynthesis
24.
This is the setting down of sediment, creating new land forms.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
photosynthesis
25.
What do the arrows in a food web indicate?
a)
the direction of gravity
b)
the direction toward the sun
c)
how many layers exist
d)
the direction of energy transfer
26.
The role of decomposers in ecosystems is ____.
a)
providing food for consumers
b)
absorbing carbon from the air and transferring it to producers
c)
breaking down dead organisms to return nutrients to the air and soil
d)
destroying matter to keep biomass from building up in the soil
27.
A group of animals that are all the same species together in an area is a/an _____.
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
28.
Several populations of animals that are together in an area is a/an _____.
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
29.
All the biotic and abiotic factors in an area is a/an _____.
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
30.
A physical feature that helps an organism survive is a ____.
a)
physical adaptation
b)
behavioral adaptation
c)
mutation
d)
community
31.
Something an animal does to help it survive is a ____.
a)
physical adaptation
b)
behavioral adaptation
c)
mutation
d)
community
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