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LS.5.2.3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

There is a decline in the deer population of a rural area. How will this affect the vegetation in the area?

a)

The vegetation will become extinct.

b)

The vegetation will not change.

c)

The vegetation will decrease.

d)

The vegetation will increase.

2.

Which way do plants most likely support animals in an ocean ecosystem?

a)

They provide oxygen.

b)

They provide sunlight.

c)

They provide fresh water.

d)

They provide carbon dioxide.

3.

Which is an example of a terrestrial organism relying on an aquatic organism for food?

a)

Eagles consume fish to survive.

b)

Birds consume worms to survive.

c)

Fish consume seaweed to survive.

d)

Frogs consume flying bugs to survive.

4.

If a hawk and owl make a home in the same tree which will happen?

a)

They will share food.

b)

One will eat only plants.

c)

They will compete for food.

d)

They will take turns hunting.

5.

Which is the correct sequence of energy transfer in an ecosystem?

a)

animal decomposer sunlight plant

b)

decomposer sunlight plant animal

c)

plant animal decomposer sunlight

d)

sunlight plant animal decomposer

6.

Which will most likely occur if wolves are introduced to an area overpopulated with deer?

a)

The deer population will decrease, and the plant population will increase.

b)

The deer population will increase, and the plant population will decrease.

c)

The wolf population will decrease, and the deer population will increase.

d)

The wolf population will increase, and the deer population will increase.

7.

Hawks are carnivores that often hunt rabbits as food. Which would most likely happen to the rabbit population if there was an increase in the hawk population?

a)

The rabbit population would increase.

b)

The rabbit population would decrease.

c)

The rabbit population would be unaffected.

d)

The rabbit population would increase, then decrease.

8.

The diagram below shows a simple ocean food chain.

plants--fish--seal--shark

Which will most likely happen if the seal population suddenly decreases?

a)

The fish population will increase and the shark population will decrease.

b)

The fish population will decrease and the shark population will increase.

c)

The fish and the shark populations will decrease.

d)

The fish and the shark populations will increase.

9.

The diagram below shows a simple grassland food chain. Which organism could be placed in the box to allow the hawk population to thrive?

a)

cat

b)

fox

c)

human

d)

mouse

10.

This is an aquatic food chain. Which situation will most likely occur if the pond is polluted?

a)

The tadpole population will decrease while the others will remain the same.

b)

The algae population will decrease while the others will remain the same.

c)

The algae, tadpole, and perch populations will decrease.

d)

The algae, tadpole, and perch populations will increase.