Worksheets4th grade Fall Benchmark Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which of the following best describes a flow of energy in this food web?
The tern provides energy of the mullet.
The zooplankton provides energy for the barnacles and the blenny.
The hawkfish provides energy for the blenny.
The mullet and the zooplankton provide energy for the phytoplankton.
The drawing below shows a moth with markings on its wings that look like owl eyes. Which best explains why this moth has these markings?
The markings learned from the other moths in the area.
The markings are learned from the owls.
The markings are inherited from the owls.
The markings are inherited from the moth's parents.
Students were asked to study skulls from two different dinosaurs. Which of the following statements best describes the jaw structure of each dinosaur?
Both dinosaurs had flat teeth, so meat was probably the main source of food.
Dinosaur 1 had sharp teeth to eat meat, and Dinosaur 2 had flat teeth to eat plants.
Dinosaur 1 had flat teeth to eat plants, and dinosaur 2 had sharp teeth to eat meat.
Both dinosaurs had sharp teeth, so plants were probably the main source of food.
Which of the following is the main function of flowers on flowering plants?
To take in water
To take in air
To produce seeds
To absorb nutrients
Which organism would most likely decrease in population first, if all producers were removed?
Elephant Seal
Squid
Penguin
Krill
Julie has a pet goldfish that she keeps in a big bowl. Which of the following statements best describes a learned behavior of the pet goldfish?
The goldfish is orange in color with two eyes.
The goldfish breathes oxygen through its gills.
The goldfish swims to the top of the bowl for food.
The goldfish uses its fins to balance and move.
A science class is working on a project in which they create their own virtual town. Students have created a list of resources that can be used to produce electricity for their virtual town.
•Coal
•Natural gas
•Water power
•Wind
•Petroleum (Oil)
Which of these resources are nonrenewable resources? Select THREE correct answers.
Coal
Natural gas
Water power
Wind
Petroleum (Oil)
What do most producers, like plants, need to make their own food? Select THREE correct answers.
sunlight
water
other animals
carbon dioxide
rocks & minerals
Fish fossils have been found in some places where there is no longer any water. Sometimes, they are found on tops of mountains. What is the BEST explanation for why the fish fossils were found in these places with no water?
Fish used to live on land.
These places were once underwater.
The fossils caused the water to dry up.
These places had fish that climbed the mountains.
Both plants are producers and use photosynthesis to make food. There are differences between the two plants even though they carry out the same processes. What is one way the desert plant differs from the rainforest plant?
The desert plant does not have roots.
The desert plant does not make flowers.
The desert plant is much smaller in size.
The leaves are smaller to reduce water loss.
Which is the BEST example of an adaptation of many plants found in rain forests?
Most of them have tap roots to survive the constantly-moist environment.
They have large green leaves to absorb as much sunlight as possible as it filters through the thick rain forest canopy.
They produce very few seeds because too much pollination would create too much competition for survival.
With thousands of predators in the ecosystem, they are mostly carnivorous.
Look at the pictures of the rocks above. Which BEST describes why the changes occurred?
Weathering and erosion caused by animals, wind, and gravity caused the rock to change.
Deposition and weathering caused by drought conditions and high temperatures caused the rock to change.
People hiking up the rock caused pieces to break apart and change.
Weathering and erosion caused by water, wind, and gravity caused the rock to change.
Students study a landform found in the desert. Which statement BEST explains the processes that cause this landform?
As ocean waves hit the shore, they pile sand into curved mounds.
As wind blows across the desert, it deposits sand on the leeward side of the pile.
As rivers flood, they leave behind piles of sand in curved shapes.
As glaciers melt, they leave behind mounds of sand in curved patterns.
This rock was formed over time by pressure and heat deep beneath the Earth's surface. What type of rock is this?
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
volcanic
Beth's mother uses cloth bags to carry her groceries home from the grocery store. How does using cloth bags instead of paper bags help the environment?
There is more trash.
More trees are cut down.
Fewer trees are cut down.
More paper bags are made.
