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5.9A Interdependency STEMscopedia

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any behavior in, near, or with something is called an

a)

ecosystem

b)

organism

c)

interaction

d)

oxygen

2.

A living thing is called an

a)

organism

b)

ecosystem

c)

interaction

d)

oxygen

3.

An __________ is a community made up of living and nonliving things in their natural environment.

a)

organism

b)

animal

c)

ecosystem

d)

habitat

4.

____________ do not grow, need food, or reproduce.

a)

Living things

b)

Organisms

c)

Ecosystems

d)

Nonliving things

5.

Which are ALL nonliving things?

a)

sunlight, temperature, water, air, wind, rocks, and soil

b)

sunlight, temperature, insects, air, wind, rocks, and soil.

c)

bacteria, temperature, water, air, wind, rocks, and soil.

d)

sunlight, temperature, water, air, wind, rocks, and worms.

6.

_________ grow, change, produce waste, reproduce, and die.

a)

Rocks

b)

Water

c)

Living things

d)

Stars

7.

A forest is a type of ecosystem.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Living things depending on non living things to meet their own needs for survival is called...

a)

caring

b)

sharing

c)

interaction

d)

interdependency

9.

About ____% of your body is water.

a)

20

b)

40

c)

60

d)

80

10.

A plant uses which nonliving components to produce food and oxygen?

a)

sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

b)

sunlight and carbon dioxide

c)

water, and carbon dioxide

d)

Soil, ice, and oil

11.

Animals are the only organisms that compete for the resources around them.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Animals that eat only plants are called...

a)

herbivores

b)

prey

c)

carnivores

d)

predator

13.

Animals that eat only other animals are called...

a)

herbivores

b)

carnivores

c)

omnivore

d)

prey

14.

A ________ is a type of carnivore that catches and eats other animals.

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

predator

15.

The animals predators catch and eat are called...

a)

herbavores

b)

omnivores

c)

carnivores

d)

prey

16.

Scientists discovered that a type of mold called _______ kills certain bacteria that make us sick.

a)

mushroom

b)

acetaminophen

c)

tylenol

d)

penicillium

17.

Many of today’s medicines come from...

a)

space

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

sunlight

18.

Air is a mixture of gases, including:

a)

nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen, methane, and carbon dioxide

c)

helium, oxygen, and carbon dioxide

d)

nitrogen, oxygen, and methane

19.

A predator can also be prey.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A cow eats grass. The cow is a...

a)

predator

b)

prey

c)

herbivore

d)

carnivore