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What is an ecosystem and how the organisms depend on each other
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1
In a food web, which organism recieves the most energy?
Producer
Consumer
2
What type of consumer does not eat plants?
Carnivore
Omniovre
Herbivore
3
What adaptations help the prickly pear cactus live in the desert?
short roots
all of the above
thick, waxy cover
spines
4
This biome can be extremely cold or hot with very little rain. Very few organisms live here.
Grasslands
Tundra
Taiga
Desert
5
what type of adaptation does the snow leopard use to survive?
camouflage
hibernate
mimicry
migrate
6
What term describes something in an environment that causes a living thing to respond?
Stimulus
Tropism
Gravity
Response
7
Which consumer eats only producers?
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
8
How does a kangaroo rat get the water it needs?
collects rain water with its tongue
digs underground to get water
gets water from its food
the body absorbs water through its bladder
9
What physical characteristic of a camel stores fat for times when food is scarce?
hooves
humps
nostrils
necks
10
The bright red color of the peruvian lily is an adaptation to do what?
keep away predators
To warn humans that its poisonous
attract the most light
to attract pollinators
11
What term is used to describe the response of a plant to something in its environment?
tropism
tropical
gravity
stimulus
12
Which of these is an abiotic factor?
squirrels
pine trees
cacti
climate
13
What type of adaptation helps the scarlet king snake survive?
camouflage
migrate
hibernate
mimicry
14
True or False? An animal in the tropical rain forest will hibernate in the winter.
False
True
15
Which direction do plant roots grow?
up towards the sun
downward with the pull of gravity
16
True or False: Trees losing their leaves in the winter protects the tree from drying out.
False
True
17
What kind of organism breaks down dead and decaying matter into nutrients for the soil?
Decomposer
Producer
Omnivore
Consumer
18
What is the term used to describe a living thing's place to live?
habitat
ecosystem
biome
community
19
What biome has many species of trees, cold winters and warm summers, and a variety of animals?
Desert
Tundra
Deciduous Forest
Grasslands
20
Which 4th grade teacher is the best?
Mrs. Osmotherly
Miss Jespersen
21
What is an organism that gets its energy from eating other organisms called?
Plant
Consumer
Decomposer
Producer
22
Which of these is a biotic factor?
bacteria
light
soil
water
23
What are organisms tha make their own food using the energy in sunlight called?
Consumer
Carnivore
Producer
Decomposer
24
Tall trees and small plants compete for sunlight and nutrients. Which one has the advantage?
Tall Trees
Small Plants
25
The study of ecosystems is know as
biology
economics
ecology
zoology
26
What biome has a mild climate and prairies covered in grass and rich soil?
Deciduous Forest
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Grasslands
27
What two adaptations does a fennec fox have to help it adapt in the hot desert?
large ears and thinner fur
large ears, wide hooves
color changing fur, long necks
wide hooves, flexible nostrils
28
This type of consumer eats only meat.
carnivores
herbivores
omnivores
29
Butterflies and daisies can be members of the same ______________.
family
community
population
species
30
The physical or behavioral characteristics that help a living thing survive in its environment
hibernate
camouflage
mimicry
adaptation
31
It is the largest biome in the world. It is covered with many coniferous trees. Home to bears
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Taiga
Desert
32
Which of these is not a a plant stimulus?
Gravity
Light
Metal
Water
33
What biome has long cold winters and the soil is frozen most of the year? Not many plants grow.
Tundra
Grassland
Desert
Taiga
34
What is one example of a harmful interaction between animals?
Egyptian plover and Nile Crocodiles
Rhinos and birds
sea turtles and fish
fleas and animals
35
What physical characteristic helps sandgrouse carry water to its young?
large ears
feathers
claws
long tongue
36
What biome is warm year around and has plenty of rainfall?
Desert
Tropical Rainforest
Tundra
Grasslands
37
What type of consumer eats both producers and consumers?
Herbivore
Omnivore
Carnivore
38
What behavioral adaptation does a bear do to avoid the cold?
hibernates
camouflage
migrates
mimicry
39
what term is used to describe when some animals move to another biome when temperatures change?
migrates
hibernates
camouflage
mimicry
40
True or False? All bacteria is harmful.
False
True