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1
Flooding can cause:
predators to stop hunting prey
plants to get washed away or destroyed
plants to dry up and die
animals to get thirsty and move away
2
Which of these statements is a true statement?
Consumers eat only other consumers.
Producers make their own food from sunlight.
Producers eat consumers.
Producers eat other producers
3
Which living thing is MOST LIKELY to be the first source of energy in a food chain?
shrub (bush)
mushroom
deer
butterfly
4
Which of these is the BEST definition of the word, "ecosystem?"
all the nonliving things in an area
the place where an organism lives
all the living and nonliving things in an area
all the living things in an area
5
Which is an effect of land development (constructing buildings)?
Natural habitats get larger.
Droughts occur
Resources that living things need are removed from the area.
It's easier for living things to find resources they need
6
A pig is a consumer that eats both plants and animals. Which type of organism is a pig?
producer
carnivore
herbivore
omnivore
7
Box turtles have yellowish markings on their green shells to help them blend into the ground.
This is known as camouflage.
This is known as migration.
This is known as hibernation.
This is known as a behavior.
8
Which role do both bacteria and mushrooms have in some ecosystems?
They eat animals that eat other animals.
Using the energy in sunlight to make food
They eat plants that make their own food
They break down material from dead plants and animals
9
Suppose a river dried up. What would MOST LIKELY happen to the fish living there?
They would learn to live on land.
They would die.
They would grow lungs.
They would move to a nearby lake.
10
Where would a decomposer be in a food chain?
between two consumers
at the end
between a producer and a consumer
at the beginning
11
A hawk that eats mostly mice and rabbits is a
omnivore
carnivore
producer
decomposer
12
All food webs include:
snakes
mushrooms
insects
producers
13
Which type of animal eats only other animals?
carnivore
producer
herbivore
omnivore
14
Which animal is extinct?
bald eagle
lion
tyrannosaurus rex
house cat
15
What is the role (job) of a producer in an ecosystem?
to use sunlight to make food
to break down material from dead plants/animals
to eat other producers
to eat other living things
16
When is a group of animal extinct?
When very few members of the group are alive
When all members of the group have died.
When a few of its eggs hatch.
When there is a flood
17
What must all living things do in order for their species to survive?
become endangered
reproduce
hibernate
become fossils
18
After the sun, where does a food chain start?
with animals that eat other animals
with plants that eat other plants
with plants that make their own food
with animals that eat plants
19
What would cause the water in an area to increase?
building roads
drought
fire
flood
20
Which behavior helps bats and snakes survive by lowering their need to eat when food is scarce.
competing
reproducing
hibernating
migrating
21
Which statement is TRUE?
Both natural events and human activities cause extinction
Only human activities cause species to become extinct.
No species that are alive today will become extinct.
Only natural events cause species to become extinct.
22
If there is an increase in the number of foxes, the number of mice would:
decrease
stay the same
increase
23
Which best describes how energy flows in a food web?
from producers to consumers to decomposers
from consumers to decomposers
from consumers to producers to decomposers
from decomposers to consumers
24
Snakes eat frogs and frogs eat crickets. What would happen if many of the frogs die?
The cricket population will increase.
The frog population will increase.
The snakes will learn to eat crickets.
The snake population will increase.
25
What is shown below?
a consumer eating another consumer
a consumer eating a producer
a producer eating a consumer
a producer eating another producer
26
Ducks have webbed feet. In which kind of place would this adaptation help an animal survive?
grassland
mountaintop
desert
ocean
27
Which of these organisms is a consumer that eats mostly plants?
deer
tree
mushroom
fox
28
Which does an eagle's sharp beak help it do?
hide from predators
migrate
run from predators
catch its prey
29
Which adaptation helps the fish survive in Georgia's lakes?
hollow bones
sharp quills
camouflage
gills
30
Rabbits eat grass and are eaten by wolves. Which adaptation does a rabbit need to survive?
strong legs for running from predators
being able to migrate
being able to hibernate
sharp teeth for hunting prey
