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Worksheets5.9a Science
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 14mins
The picture show two views of a certain fish. How does the appearance of this fish most likely help it survive?
Prey have little chance of seeing this fish as it approaches head-on
The head-on view of this fish attracts predators
The narrow body allows this fish to live in deep water
Predators have a hard time seeing the side view of this fish.
Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?
By returning nutrients to the soil
By releasing oxygen into the air
By making space for new animals
By decreasing the population of herbivores
Some facts about a bird called the painted redstart are listed in the box above. Which fact best describes one way this bird changes its environment to meet its needs?
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
Fact 4
In fall and winter many trees lose their leaves in response to cooler temperatures and ----
a decrease in average wind speed
fewer hours of daylight
an increase in humidity
more direct sunlight
A prickly pear cactus is shown. The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?
By producing fruit and storing water
By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materials
By absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soil.
By releasing nutrients into the sandy soil and taking in oxygen
Some facts about birds called Cattle Egrets are listed below. Which of these facts best describes how these birds depends on other animals to survive?
Fact 1
Fact 2
Fact 3
Fact 4
The table lists ways that four organisms obtain energy. Which organism obtains energy without depending on another organism?
Oak tree
Mushroom
Cottontail Rabbit
Mountain Lion
The table lists the preferred diet of several types of birds. Based on this information, which two types of birds do NOT compete for food resources?
Purple martin and yellow warbler
Eastern bluebird and yellow warbler
Lesser goldfinch and eastern bluebird
American goldfinch and lesser goldfinch
A student observes the following activities while walking in a park. Which of these living organisms was interacting with another living organism in the environment?
Fire ant
Blue jay
Bee
Hawk
A farmer is reading a nature guide to learn how to make changes to a pond so that it will attract and support wildlife. The guide gives the suggestion listed below. Which suggestions involves interactions between two groups of living organisms
Suggestion 1
Suggestion 2
Suggestion 3
Suggestion 4
Green anole lizards are bright green reptiles native to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean islands. They can be kept in terrariums to study their behavior and how they interact with their environment. Which observation describes this anole lizard interacting with the living elements in its environment?
The anole rested on one of the rocks and lifted its head toward the light.
The anole climbed the plant and then ate a cricket off one of the leaves.
The anole drank some water and then ran across the sand
The anole jumped from the rock and scattered sand with its tail
Many gardeners use red worms like the ones shown in the photograph to turn vegetable and fruit scraps into topsoil for plants. The gardeners build a worm farm in a large container lined in old newspapers and filled with moist garden soil. The worms eat about half their body weight daily in produce waste that can be used as plant fertilizer. The container for a warm farm needs to have a lid, but the lid must be left partially open because worms require which of the following in order to survive?
Oxygen
Sunlight
Carbon dioxide
All of these
