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WorksheetsChapter 5 quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
In which type of ecosystem is the ground beneath the surface frozen all year?
desert
prairie
tundra
wetland
Which kind of fossil preserves the hard and soft parts of an animal?
a trace fossil
a cast fossil
a fossil from a tar pit
a fossil in amber
Which is not a trace fossil?
a preserved skull
a preserved track
a preserved nest
a preserved eggshell
Invasive plants that do not have competitors in their habitats can cause change by
growing so large they block out other plants' sunlight.
absorbing more water than other plants.
providing food for animals.
all of the above.
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources?
They are found in the ground.
They cannot be replaced as fast as humans can use them.
They are not made from living things.
They create pollution when burned.
Which resource would plants not compete for?
sunlight
water
insects
space
Renewable resources
can run out.
are not usable unless processed by humans.
are not able to be used again.
can be replaced.
What might finding a fish fossil in a desert tell paleontologists?
how plants have changed
how Earth's environment has changed
how animals once got enough to eat
how animals once attracted mates
How does a beaver most affect its environment?
chopping down trees and building a dam
climbing trees
swimming in a pond
by sleeping
What does a beaver dam create?
a tunnel
a pond
a grassy hill
ditch
How does a beaver dam positively affect animals?
helps animals that live in water
helps animals that live on land
helps animals by flooding their homes
destroys homes of those nearby
How does a beaver dam negatively impact plants and animals?
it creates a pond
helps animals that live in water
it harms them because their homes are flooded.
creates a place for plants to live.
How are sandhill cranes, algae on a pond, small snails, fungi, and some fish connected?
all live in water.
they all know how to fly.
they are all small.
Algae make food from the sun; snails eat the algae; cranes and fish eat the snails. When the organisms die, fungi are decomposers that break down the remains returning the energy and matter to the ecosystem.
When organisms are connected it is called
a food web
sunlight
bone
tree
Which of these things might trees compete for in an environment?
ecosystem
consumers
populations
resources
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
phosphate
water
oxygen
trees
What is a trace fossil?
a fossil that is a form of a living thing, which was filled in by minerals.
a fossil, such as a footprint or nest, that shows how an animal lived.
a fossil preserved by another substance, such as tree sap.
All fossils are trace fossils.
