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WorksheetsMeasuring Up Science: Chapter 4 Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
If a plant makes more food than it uses, what do you think the plant will do with the extra food energy?
store it for future use
release it into the air
grow larger leaves
stop photosynthesis
Why do ducks have webbed feet?
it makes swimming easier
it makes walking easier
they help ducks build nests on muddy shores
they keep the duck from sinking in the water
Panda bears eat only bamboo. The amount of wild bamboo is decreasing because the land is being used for houses and farms. What is happening to the pandas?
they are learning to eat something else
they are in danger of dying out
they are moving to different areas
they are attacking the construction workers
How does fertilizer from farm crops add to water pollution?
the fertilizer soaks into the ground
the fertilizer is washed by rain into the rivers
fertilizer goes into drinking water when we wash fruits and vegetables at home
wind blows the fertilizer into lakes and oceans
When is an animal both predator and prey?
when it produces its own food
when the animal eats every animal it finds
when it eats some animals but can also be eaten by other animals
when an animal eats only plants
During the summer, why is it often hotter in New York City than it is in the surrounding towns?
the big buildings block the cooling breezes
the streets and buildings absorb heat and release it back into the air
there are fewer cars and buses
there are more people adding their body heat to the already warm air
Because the amount of energy decreases with each link on a food chain, a large predator needs to
eat a lot to get enough energy for growth
eat small amounts to get enough energy for growth
become a producer
move fast to save the energy it has
Which of the following could be called decomposers?
butterfly
worm
human
seagull
Oil spills can be cleaned up with the help of very small organisms that eat the oil. These organisms are
producers
predators
decomposers
prey
Where does the water come from that plants use in making energy from the Sun?
rain
groundwater
water vapor
all of the above
Suppose that certain rocks in the desert contain fossils of pinecones and pine needles. You can infer that
there were a lot of trees long ago
this desert was once even drier than it is now
this environment was once moist and cooler
fossils are common here
On a warm sunny day, the water level in a pond has gone down. What part of the water cycle has taken place?
precipitation
condensation
liquification
evaporation
A fire has killed most of the trees in a forest. Which animals would most likely return to this area first?
tree-living animals such as squirrels and birds
those tree-living animals that can live on the ground
animals that eat grass, such as deer
all of the animals
Why does the leaf frog actually look like a leaf?
it can soak up the Sun's energy and make its own food
it fits more comfortably in a tree
it is camouflaged and safer from predators
it can sneak up on prey more easily
Large numbers of prairie dogs live together in "towns." What might it mean when one starts barking and then the rest begin to bark?
time to eat
approaching danger
change in weather
bedtime
Which is NOT a producer?
tomato plant
acorn
evergreen tree
sunflower
If you moved to the North Pole, which of the following would you not have to bring?
food
water
air
heat
Look at the diagram. How might polluted air affect the water cycle?
the rain and snow gets polluted, too
less rain can fall through the air
rain clouds cannot form in polluted air
polluted air prevents evaporation from occuring
Which is not a method that the early pioneers used to keep their food from spoiling?
drying
freezing
salting
freeze-drying
A strange plant disease has affected an area and many plants have died. How will this affect this area's food chain?
the rest of the plants will die
the soil will become poisoned by the dead plants
the food chain will become smaller
the animals that eat those plants may die
