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Interim 1 Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All energy transformations in an ecosystem begin with
a)
a scavenger
b)
the sun
c)
a decomposer
d)
a herbivore
2.
a system of food chains that shows the transfer of energy  is termed
a)
food web
b)
food chain
c)
prey
d)
predator
3.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

4.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

5.
a)
Bass, because they are predators in this web
b)
Copepods, because they support two chains in this web
c)
Crayfish, because they are at the bottom of this web
d)
Algae, because they are the producers in this web
6.
a)
The mice would become the new producers.
b)
All animals would either die or move away.
c)
The number of mice would increase.
d)
All the animal populations would increase.
7.
a)
Okapis
b)
Civets
c)
Leopards
d)
Gorillas
8.
a)
Prey
b)
Producer
c)
Decomposer
d)
Consumer
9.
If the snake population increases, what will happen to the mouse population?
a)
increase
b)
decrease
c)
stay the same
10.

Which of the following gets it's energy directly from a producer?

a)

Sun

b)

Plants

c)

Deer

d)

Snake

11.

The diagram shows a prairie food web. In the food web shown, all of the following are consumers EXCEPT –

a)

Prairie Grass

b)

Mountain Lion

c)

Squirrel

d)

Robin

12.
______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
forecast
d)
sunlight
13.
Daily temperature, daily rainfall, daily amount of sunshine
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
14.
Part of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air, water, rocks, and soil.
a)
Nonliving
b)
living
c)
ecosystem
d)
consumer
15.

Which are all nonliving things?

a)

sunlight, temperature, water, air, wind, rocks, and soil

b)

sunlight, temperature, insects, air, wind, rocks, and soil.

c)

bacteria, temperature, water, air, wind, rocks, and soil.

d)

sunlight, temperature, water, air, wind, rocks, and worms.

16.

Plant or animal who needs energy and must meet basic needs in order to survive.

a)

ecosystem

b)

nonliving element

c)

living element

17.

A prickly pear cactus is shown here. 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? (5.9A)

a)

By producing fruit and storing water

b)

By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materials

c)

By absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soil

d)

By releasing nutrients into the sandy soil and taking in oxygen

18.

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? (5.9A)

a)

Fire at

b)

Blue jay

c)

Bee

d)

Hawk

19.

A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are ways that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except--- (5.9A)

a)

reacting to morning sunlight by singing

b)

drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water

c)

responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers

d)

feeding insects to its chicks

20.
Which characteristic would most likely be inherited by a baby?
a)
brown hair
b)
crying a lot
c)
ability to jump high
d)
his ability to talk
21.
A dog rolls over and receives a treat. The dog rolls over again. This is an example of...
a)
learned behavior
b)
adaptive behavior
c)
inherited behavior
d)
instinctive behavior
22.
Which best explains why a child may look like his father, but is not able to play basketball as well as him?
a)
Physical characteristics are inherited, but the ability to shoot a basketball is not.
b)
The ability to shoot a basketball is inherited, but physical characteristics are not.
c)
The child chooses to look like his father, but he does not choose to play basketball.
d)
He hates playing basketball so he doesn't care if his dad can play.
23.
A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat.  This is an example of _____. 
a)
an adaptation
b)
environment
c)
response
d)
stimulus
24.

Which of the following explains how water undergoes a change of state in one stage of the water cycle in order to move from the ocean's surface into the air?

a)

Liquid water that is heated by the sun becomes a gas and rises.

b)

Gaseous water rises as it is cooled by the ocean.

c)

Liquid water that is heated by the sun condenses into rain.

d)

Gaseous water in the atmosphere condenses as clouds and falls as rain

25.

What process is most likely represented by Stage Y?

a)

A. Percolation

b)

B. Precipitation

c)

C. Formation of fog

d)

D. Evaporation

26.
Raccoons eat aquatic animals. If chemicals entered the lake with rain water and destroyed the plants, how would this impact the raccoon population?
a)
Raccoons would have more aquatic animals to eat.
b)
Raccoons would begin eating land plants.
c)
Raccoons would have less aquatic animals to eat.
d)
Raccoons would only drink water.
27.
What would cause a decrease in the rabbit population?
a)
An increase in grass growing
b)
A decrease in caterpillars
c)
An increase in owls
d)
An increase in fox
28.
What would happen if the mouse population went extinct?
a)
The Kestrel (Hawk) population would increase
b)
The Blackberry plants would increase
c)
The Rabbit population would decrease
d)
The grass would increase
29.
Which of these populations is most likely to decrease if the number of grasshoppers decreases?
a)
plants
b)
frog
c)
praying mantis
d)
owl
30.

Skunks have a structural adaptation that releases a liquid spray with a bad odor when in close contact with predators. How is the adaptation helpful to the skunk?

a)

Avoid predators

b)

Obtain food

c)

Make shelter

d)

Increase body temperature