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5B Science Short Assessment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

TRUE or FALSE: Evaporated water rises to the atmosphere and into space, and it does not change back into other forms.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

When a species has such a low number of members that it could become endangered, it is called a (n) _____.

a)

extinct species

b)

endangered species 

c)

threatened species

d)

waning species

3.

What will most likely happen to the hawksbill sea turtle if they continue to be hunted?

a)

It will go to a new environment.

b)

It will change color.

c)

 It will have more offspring.

d)

 It will become extinct.

4.

The process of an ecosystem changing to become a new and different ecosystem is called __________.

a)

cycle

b)

succession

c)

community

d)

transpiration

5.

The continuous movement of water between Earth’s surface and the air.

w_ _ _ _ c_ _ _ _



(a)  

6.

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground.

p_ _ c _ p _ t _ _ _ _ n

(a)  

7.

S _ _ o _ _ _ _ y succession is the beginning of a new community where one had already been (after forest fire or natural disaster).

(a)  

8.

When hardwoods fill in the forest, c _ _ _ _ x community is the last stage of a succession in an area.

(a)  

9.

D _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s also take part in the carbon and nitrogen cycles.

(a)  

10.

TRUE or FALSE: Animals can obtain carbon-rich chemicals by eating plants or eating animals that eat plants.

a)

True

b)

False