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Science TE21 Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Josie likes to visit the park in her neighborhood to watch hummingbirds. Based on the beak of the hummingbird, what does it most likely eat?

a)

Fish

b)

Nuts

c)

Insects

d)

Flower Nectar

2.

The picture shows flowers with an unusual shape. Which beak shape would best allow a bird to reach the nectar inside the flower?

a)

Long and thin

b)

Short and thick

c)

Short and thin

d)

Long and thick

3.

Bullfrogs are Florida’s largest frog. Frogs spend part of their life cycles in water and part on land. Which physical characteristic is most useful for a water environment?

a)

Thin skin

b)

Large eyes

c)

Webbed feet

d)

Long, strong legs

4.

In the fall, a ground squirrel will store the energy from food as a thick layer of fat. What is most likely the reason for this adaptation?

a)

It keeps the animal from being exposed to diseases in winter.

b)

  It keeps the animal from being eaten by predators that hunt during winter.

c)

  It helps the animal get exercise during winter when it is snowing.

d)

It helps the animal survive a cold winter when there is very little food.

5.

It is estimated that fewer than 100 Florida panthers are still living. Florida now has a protected habitat for the panther. How will the  protected habitat affect the panthers?

a)

The panthers will probably become extinct.

b)

Panthers will no longer be adapted to living in Florida.

c)

  The Florida panther population will decrease in the near future.

d)

The panther population may increase now that they are being conserved in a protected habitat.

6.

Physical characteristics that help an organism survive are called:

a)

Habitats

b)

  Extinction.

c)

Adaptations.

d)

  Learned behaviors.

7.

A native species is...

a)

A species that originated in the ecosystem in which it lives.

b)

when an animals has fit to survive in their environment.

c)

indicates the state or level of the ecosystem.

d)

is used to study the biodiversity in an ecosystem.

8.

Which of the following are not characteristics of an invasive species?

a)

Non-native

b)

Fast growing or reproducing.

c)

Threat to other species.

d)

Easy to eliminate.

9.

An invasive species is...

a)

A species that out competes other species in its ecosystem.

b)

used to study an ecosystem, which helps to indicate the state of an ecosystem.

c)

The changes an animal has made to allow it to better fit its environment.

10.

Where do plants get the energy for photosynthesis to take place?

a)

nutrients in the soil

b)

the sun

c)

chlorophyll

d)

bee pollination

11.

What part of the plant soaks up water for photosynthesis?

a)

roots

b)

petals

c)

leaf

d)

stem

12.

What is the food manufacturing process in plants?

a)

respiration

b)

chlorophyll

c)

glucose

d)

photosynthesis

13.
What gas  do plants give off after conducting photosynthesis that humans/animals need in order to live?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Carbon
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Hydrogen
14.
What are the 3 key ingredients needed for photosynthesis
a)
glucose, oxygen, carbon dioxide
b)
carbon dioxide, water, glucose
c)
water, soil, sunlight
d)
sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
15.
What is the name of the sugars a plant produces after photosynthesis
a)
Glucose
b)
Sugar
c)
ATP
d)
Oxygen
16.

If plants breathe in carbon dioxide, what do they breathe out?

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon

d)

helium

17.
Which of the following is not needed as a key ingredient for photosynthesis to occur?
a)
sunlight
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
oxygen
18.

TRUE or FALSE: Plants make their own food and use the energy from the food that is made.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What creates the green color in plants?

a)

chlorophyll

b)

clorox

c)

chemical

d)

chromosomes

20.

Plants need photosynthesis to make ___.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

food

d)

new plants

21.

A spider eats flies regularly. Which is the prey in this example?

a)

the spider

b)

the fly

c)

neither

d)

them both

22.

Why do consumers need producers?

a)

to stay healthy

b)

to collect sunlight

c)

to provide them energy

d)

they don't need producers

23.

Why are decomposers important?

a)

they break down dead animals and replace nutrients in the soil.

b)

they provide energy to consumers

c)

they make their own food

d)

they collect sunlight

24.

All parts of the food chain are important but which part is the MOST IMPORTANT?

a)

the producers

b)

the primary consumers

c)

the secondary consumers

d)

none of the above

25.

In the a food chain, there is the sun and then the producer. What comes after the producer?

a)

the primary consumer

b)

the secondary consumer

c)

a secondary producer

d)

a tertiary consumer

26.

You ate steak and salad for dinner last night. What does that make you?

a)

a herbivore

b)

a carnivore

c)

an omnivore

d)

a producer

27.

Which of the following is NOT a producer?

a)

algae

b)

trees

c)

mold

d)

plant

28.

Which of the following is an example of a predator and prey relationship?

a)

a frog eats a housefly

b)

a person eats an orange

c)

a frog eats a racoon

d)

a rabbit eats grass

29.

Which of the following is a correct food chain?

a)

grass - fox - rabbit

b)

owl - mouse - seed

c)

leaf - deer - wolf

d)

leaf - snake - worm

30.

A prey is an animal that...

a)

is killed and eaten by other animals

b)

kills other animals

c)

only eats plants

d)

is not in a food chain

31.

Which animal in the food chain is an herbivore and eats only plants?

a)

wolf

b)

hedgehog

c)

fox

d)

grasshopper

32.

Producers are ...

a)

plants

b)

able to do photosynthesis

c)

also called autotrophs

d)

all of these are true

33.

An animal that hunts other animals for food is a ___________

a)

herbivore

b)

predator

c)

prey

d)

omnivore

34.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

a)

grass

b)

dog

c)

shark

d)

fish

35.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
36.
An animal that eats only plants is an...
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
37.

Living things that can make their own food are called ________.

a)

consumers

b)

herbivores

c)

producers

d)

carnivore

38.

An animal that only eats other animals is called a ________.

a)

consumer

b)

herbivore

c)

producer

d)

carnivore

39.

Living things that eat plants and animals are called ________.

a)

consumers

b)

herbivores

c)

producers

d)

carnivore

40.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

41.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

42.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

43.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

44.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

c)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

45.

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

a)

ecosystem

b)

food web

c)

environment

46.

I am an autotroph.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Omnivore

d)

Consumer

47.

I make my own food.

a)

Carnivore

b)

Producer

c)

Omnivore

d)

Consumer

48.
What animal is on the top of the food chain? 
*Remember Humans are on the top of all food chains because we do not get hunted. 
a)
Grass
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Mouse
d)
Owl
49.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
50.

Which of these completes the food chain correctly?

a)

a rock

b)

a fox

c)

a plant

d)

an egg

51.

Which of these is a possible food chain for this environment?

a)

Sun → grass → fly → frog

b)

frog → fly → grass → Sun

c)

Sun ← grass ← fly ← frog

d)

Sun → fly → frog → snake