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Science Benchmark 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Food gives us ___________

a)

energy

b)

oxygen

c)

sunlight

d)

carbon dioxide

2.

Living things that make their own food using energy from the sun, like green plants and algae, are called ___________________.

a)

consumers

b)

prey

c)

producers

d)

predators

3.

The food of almost every living thing begins with __________

a)

sunlight

b)

meat

c)

water

d)

vegetables

4.

Algae that live in the ocean are important because __________.

a)

A. as part of plankton, they are food for many different living things.

b)

they make oxygen for us to breathe

c)

algae are food for tiny little floating animals

d)

all of the above

5.

Animals that eat both plants and animals are called _________________.

a)

carnivores

b)

omnivores

c)

decomposers

d)

herbivores

6.

Animals that cannot make their own food are called __________________.

a)

decomposers

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

d)

consumers

7.

Primary consumers are always _____________________.

a)

carnivores

b)

producers

c)

herbivores

d)

omnivores

8.

What percentage of energy would the snake get from eating the frog?

a)

100%

b)

10%

c)

C. 1%

d)

0.1%

9.

In the food chain pictured, how would the community of organisms most likely change if the grasshoppers were removed or died out?

a)

A. The snake population would increase.

b)

The frog population would increase.

c)

The grass population would decrease.

d)

The hawk population would decrease.

10.

The role of decomposers in the food chain is to _____________.

a)

A. consume plants and animals

b)

produce food using energy from the sun

c)

eat decaying matter and return nutrients to the soil

d)

hunt and eat prey

11.

Which of the following are reasons all living things need and use energy?

a)

body repair and healing

b)

growth and movement

c)

maintaining body warmth

d)

all of the above

12.

A vulture eats a dead rabbit killed earlier by a coyote. Which best describes the role of the vulture?

a)

predator

b)

scavenger

c)

parasite

d)

decomposer

13.

Which best describes the hawk's role in the food chain?

a)

producer

b)

herbivore

c)

predator

d)

host

14.

Which statement best compares how the organisms in the ecosystem picture obtain energy?

a)

The trees and grass use light energy to make food, and the deer and butterfly must eat food.

b)

The deer and butterfly make food, and the trees and grass must eat food.

c)

The deer, butterfly, grass, and trees make food.

d)

The deer, butterfly, grass, and trees eat food.

15.

The plants in the picture obtain the needed materials for growth from the _______________.

a)

air and water

b)

rocks and soil

c)

butterfly and deer

d)

insects and bugs

16.

What is produced by the trees and grass during photosynthesis that the deer and butterfly need to survive?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

sugar

17.

Photosynthesis takes what 3 things to create energy?

a)

Oxygen, water, and energy

b)

Carbon dioxide, cytoplasm, and energy

c)

Carbon monoxide, cytoplasm, and energy

d)

Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight

18.

on: Which of the following is the best description of where the process of photosynthesis takes place and what happens?

a)

Photosynthesis takes place in the soil where water and the plant root convert nutrients from the soil into energy.

b)

Photosynthesis takes place in the air where light energy meets carbon dioxide converting the air into simple sugars, which plants use for food.

c)

Photosynthesis takes place in the plant leaves where the sun's energy is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.

d)

Photosynthesis takes place in the sun where oxygen and water is converted to simple sugars the plant needs to grow.

19.

Plants get the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis from the _______________.

a)

water

b)

sun

c)

air

d)

glucose

20.

The process of photosynthesis happens inside the _____________, which is located in the plant's leaf.

a)

Phloem

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Xylem

d)

Glucose