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Chapter 5 Science Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the living and nonliving things that interact in an environment

a)

ecosystem

b)

habitat

c)

food chain

d)

decomposer

2.

the living thing that breaks down waste and dead plant/animal matter

a)

ecosystm

b)

habitat

c)

food chain

d)

decomposer

3.

a trait that helps a living thing survive in its environment

a)

producer

b)

comsumer

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

4.

the place where a living thing makes its home

a)

ecosystem

b)

habitat

c)

food chain

d)

decomposer

5.

the transfer of energy from one living thing to another

a)

ecosystem

b)

habitat

c)

food chain

d)

decomposer

6.

a living thing that eats other organisms

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

7.

a living thing that makes, or produces, its own food

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

8.

remains or mark of a living thing from long ago

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

adaptation

d)

fossil

9.

The tyrannosaurus rex lived 65 million years ago and is now _____________.

a)

extinct

b)

population

c)

community

10.

A _____________ has all the population that lived in the same place.

a)

extinct

b)

population

c)

community

11.

All living things of the same kind that live in the same place are called a _____________.

a)

extinct

b)

population

c)

community

12.

True or false: A grasshopper is an example of a herbivore.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

True or false: An elephant is an example of a carnivore.

a)

true

b)

false

14.

True or false: An extinct animal is one that eats only plants.

a)

true

b)

false

15.

True or false: A footprint preserved in a rock is an example of a fossil.

a)

true

b)

false

16.

A desert snake eats rats. What do you think would happen to the population of rats if the population of snakes grew larger? Why?

Choose TWO answers.

a)

The population of rats would decrease

b)

The population of rats would increase

c)

because more snakes would eat more rats.

d)

because more snakes would eat less rats.

17.

The food chain of a grassland ecosystem includes the sun, the grass, prairie dogs, and golden eagles. Which of these things are living? Select all that apply.

a)

Sun

b)

Grass

c)

Prairie dogs

d)

Golden eagles

18.

In a grassland ecosystem food chain, where does the grass get its energy from?

a)

the sun

b)

grass

c)

prairie dogs

d)

golden eagles

19.

In a grassland ecosystem food chain, where does the prairie dog get its energy from?

a)

the sun

b)

grass

c)

prairie dogs

d)

golden eagles

20.

In a grassland ecosystem food chain, where does the golden eagles get its energy from?

a)

the sun

b)

grass

c)

prairie dogs

d)

golden eagles

21.

How does fossils help scientist learn how plants and animals have changed over time?

a)

They compare fossils to today's plants and animals.

b)

They tell what fossils are going to change into next.

c)

They tell what the coolest plants and animals are.