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Let's Science!

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of organisms that can mate and produce offspring that in turn can produce more offspring is called:

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Species

c)

Specimens

d)

Phenotypes

2.

Mutualism is ...

a)

a type of symbiosis in which one species benefits

b)

a special role an organism plays within its habitat

c)

a relationship in which both species benefit

d)

a parasite that get its nutrients from other plants

3.

Which BEST describes a food web?

a)

when big animals consume small animals

b)

a chart displaying just one path of energy

c)

a very rare occurrence found in nature

d)

a system of several overlapping food chains

4.

Which below best describes WEATHER ?

a)

how it feels outside today

b)

the general weather of an area over a long period of time, including its seasonal changes

c)

the significant amount of rainfall experienced in a month

d)

the projected shift of rainfall in the United States from 2018 to 2020

5.

True or False: The red line on the picture above represents the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Herbivores are

a)

plant-eaters

b)

meat-eaters

c)

scavengers

d)

both meat and plant-eaters

7.

Carnivores are

a)

plant-eaters

b)

meat-eaters

c)

both meat and plant-eaters

d)

decomposers

8.

Which is an example of an omnivore?

a)

Bears

b)

Mushrooms

c)

Corn

d)

Sharks

9.

The energy in most ecosystems begins with the:

a)

Sun

b)

People

c)

Plants

d)

Animals

10.

Energy stored in the cells and tissues of organisms is passed through the ecosystem by way of the ___________ ___________.

a)

Food Chain

b)

Tissues and Organs

c)

Organism Pyramid

d)

Plant Physiology

11.

The constant movement of nitrogen between living things and the environment is represented by the ____________ ____________.

a)

Respiration Cycle

b)

Oxygen Cycle

c)

Nitrogen Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Fixation

12.

What is released back into the environment as a waste product of respiration?

a)

Neurons

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

Carbon Dioxide

13.

The first organisms to live in an area are called:

a)

the pioneer species

b)

the pint species

c)

the native species

d)

the common species

14.

A biome can be best defined as:

a)

a large region characterized as having a distinct climate and specific types of plant and animal life

b)

a small region in North America

c)

a biotic factor that is in an ecosystem

d)

a large region characterized as having a climax community, plant colony, and ecological succession

15.

Climate differs from weather because CLIMATE is the general weather of an area over a(n) __________ period of time.

a)

Short

b)

Middle

c)

Long

d)

Elevated

16.

The tundra is a cold, dry, most treeless land biome. Most of the ground is covered by soil that remains frozen. This frozen ground is referred to as:

a)

Antifreeze

b)

Permafreeze

c)

Antifrost

d)

Permafrost

17.

Grasslands are biomes in which the main types of plants, hence the name, are grasses. Which is an example of a grassland?

a)

Dessert

b)

Coral Reef

c)

Savanna

d)

Deciduous Forest

18.

Nocturnal animals, at night, are which of the following?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Non-active

c)

Asleep

d)

Awake and Active

19.

Animals are divided into two large groups which include the:

a)

invertebrates and vertebrates

b)

omnivores and carnivores

c)

phylum and class

d)

prokaryotes and eukaryotes

20.

Suppose you needed to identify an organism that was presented to you by a series of choices. The choices described characteristics of the organism you're identifying. Your choices eventually lead you to the identity of the species. You used a

a)

Digestive Chart

b)

Dichotomous Key

c)

PEMDAS Process

d)

Datanomy Group