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5th Grade Science_Unit 1 Assessment_Study Guide

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The food of almost any kind of animal can be traced back to plants.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Organisms are related in food webs in which some __________ eat plants for food and other animals eat the __________ that eat plants.

a)

animals, animals

b)

plants, animals

c)

animals, plants

d)

plants, plants

3.

Some organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, break down dead organisms (both plants and animals) and therefore operate as: Choose one:

a)

decomposers

b)

producers

4.

Decomposition eventually restores (recycles) some materials back to the soil.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Organisms can survive only in environments in which their particular needs are met.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Scientists use the term “Ecosystem" to mean: Choose One

a)

A complex system that includes living and nonliving things together in their environment.

b)

A complex system with only living organisms.

7.

When a species belongs to an ecosystem it is:

a)

Non-native

b)

Native

8.

What does a food chain represent?

a)

How plants create their own food.

b)

A single path of energy transfer within an ecosystem.

c)

All of the things that a particular animal eats.

d)

How all living organisms within an ecosystem are connected.

9.
Organisms that eat only plants are ______.
a)
carnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
omnivores
d)
food chains
10.
Organisms that only eat meat are ______.
a)
omnivores
b)
carnivores
c)
herbivores
d)
food chains
11.

What happens if a species in a food chain goes extinct?

a)

It has no effect on the food chain

b)

It can disrupt the food chain and affect other species

c)

More food for the remaining species

d)

The food chain becomes stronger

12.
Which food chain is in the correct order?
a)
Sun, bird, caterpillar, plant
b)
bird, caterpillar, plant, Sun
c)
Sun, plant, caterpillar, bird
d)
caterpillar, Sun, bird, plant
13.

The ultimate source of energy in ecosystems is:

a)

Sun

b)

Matter

c)

Food

14.

True or False

Plants get most of their Matter from Air and Water.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False

Matter is continually recycled, and goes back and forth between living and nonliving parts of the ecosystem?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What color arrow represents tiny bits of matter?

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Green

17.

What color arrow represents tiny both energy and matter?

a)

Black

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Green

18.

Matter goes to the bodies of decomposers. As they burn food for energy, they release CO2 into the

a)

air

b)

body

19.

This symbol represents:

a)

Recycle

b)

Repeat

20.

When plants make sugar from carbon dioxide/CO2 and water,

they also make _______ and return it to the air.

a)

Oxygen

b)

CO2

21.

Food has _________________ and _____________ that provides animals with what they need to live and grow. (Mark all that apply)

a)

Air

b)

Matter

c)

Weight

d)

Sunlight

e)

Energy

22.

The intake of food causes a change in the ___________ of animals. The more they eat, the more they grow.

a)

Ground

b)

Weight

c)

Space

d)

Energy

23.

C.E.R. stands for:

a)

Claim, Each, Reason

b)

Call, Evidence, Report

c)

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

24.

A ____________ is a unit of food energy.

a)

Transfer

b)

Calorie

c)

Peanut

25.

Is the burning of peanuts an example of Matter or Energy transfer?

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

26.

What happened to the BTB solution after it was in the mealworm container and the potato overnight?

a)

The BTB remained Blue due to the released CO2.

b)

The BTB turned Blue-Green due to the released CO2.

c)

The BTB turned Yellow due to the released CO2.

27.

The _________ heated up when the peanut and marshmallow burned.

a)

energy

b)

food

c)

CO2

d)

water

28.

Water is a source of matter and energy?

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Sunlight is a source of ___________ so it cannot be ________.

a)

energy so it cannot be energy.

b)

energy so it cannot be food.

c)

matter so it cannot be food.

30.
What happened to the BTB solution after it was in the container of mealworms and the potato over night.
a)
The BTB stayed Blue from the CO2 released.
b)
The BTB turned Blue-Green from the CO2 released.
c)
The BTB turned Yellow from the CO2 released.
31.

The kudzu vine was introduced to this country in the late 1800s. Today it can be found in many southern states. Kudzu eventually kills other plants it covers because it blocks out sunlight. Kudzu has been reported to grow roughly 1 foot per day.


What can you conclude from this information?

a)

Kudzu is a predator in a community.

b)

Kudzu is an invasive species that can change an ecosystem.

c)

Kudzu is an example of a pollutant that is destroying forest ecosystems.

d)

Kudzu is an example of a non native in an ecosystem.

32.

What is allowed in the Science Room?

a)

Coats, bags, and toys

b)

Snacks and outside items

c)

Pencils and Science-related materials

d)

Other Subject matter

33.

Which organism uses photosynthesis to make its own food?

a)

fish

b)

mushroom

c)

deser tortoise

d)

bluebell

34.

Which model best describes the movement of matter among plants, animals, and decomposers?

a)

A straight line

b)

A circle

c)

A triangle

d)

A square

35.

Which of the following is NOT a source of materials for plant growth?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Soil

d)

Sunlight

36.

Omnivores

a)

eat both plants and meat.

b)

are meat eaters.

c)

eat plants that got their energy from the sun.

37.

A population is...

a)

a role a plant or animal plays in its habitat.

b)

all the same type of animals in a given area.

c)

where an animal lives.

38.

Multiple food chains put together to make one interconnected web is called a ....

a)

Spider Web

b)

Food Spider

c)

Food Web

d)

Web of Food

39.

Invasive species can take resources away from other organisms in the ecosystem.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

40.

Jaden states that animals do not depend on energy from the Sun for food. How would you respond to this statement?

a)

I would agree with Jaden because animals do not make their own food through photosynthesis.

b)

I would agree with Jaden because animals eat other organisms to get energy.

c)

I would disagree with Jaden because animals either eat plants or other animals that eat plants.

d)

I would disagree with Jaden because animals sun themselves to help keep their bodies warm.

41.

In 2000, a biologist studied a forest ecosystem and counted the number of plants, rabbits, snakes, and eagles living there. After this, a group of hawks were introduced into the ecosystem. In 2020, the biologist returned and counted the organisms again. The double bar graph shows the results.

What is the best explanation for why the number of eagles in the ecosystem decreased?

a)

The hawks competed with the eagles for food.

b)

The hawks hunted the eagles for food.

c)

The hawks brought pollution, which poisoned the eagles.

d)

The hawks destroyed the trees where the eagles had lived.

42.

Look at the food chain. How do foxes get energy?

a)

from eating rabbits

b)

from eating grass

c)

from the sun

d)

from eating other foxes

43.

Humans have no effect on ecosystems.

a)

True

b)

False

44.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
45.

How does inflating a balloon show that matter is made up of particles?

a)

The balloon is made up of gas particles that expand when it is filled with air.

b)

The balloon gets larger as it fills up with the tiny air particles.

c)

The energy of the air make the balloon change its shape and size.

d)

The balloon changes its shape and size when heat is added.

46.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
47.

1. Alicia said that the wind moving leaves on a tree is evidence that matter is made of particles too small to be seen. Which statement best explains if she is correct or not.

a)

She is not correct because air can be seen.

b)

She is not correct because a tree can be seen.

c)

She is correct because a tree is made of particles that can not be seen.

d)

She is correct because air is made of particles that can not be seen.

48.

All assignments must have first and (a)   name to receive credit.

49.

Lionfish eat approximately (a)   different types of species as they are voracious carnivores.

50.

Matter moves directly from plants to animals when plants are eaten by animals. Matter also moves from plants to animals indirectly through

a)

sunlight.

b)

heat.

c)

adapations.

d)

air.