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Life Science CRCT Practice
Carver Elementary
4th Grade
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1. What is the role of a producer in a food web?
A. To produce water
B. To produce food
C. To eat other organisms
D. To decompose the bodies of dead animals
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Use the diagram to answer question 2.
2. According to this food web, what are two sources of energy for the fox?
A. Grass and hawk B.mouse and rabbit
C. Tree and owl D. Mouse and grasshopper
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4. Water hyacinth is a floating plant that reproduces quickly. If left alone, this plant can take over a pond, blocking out most of the sunlight. What is most likely to happen as a result of the growth of the water hyacinth?
A. Other plants will grow taller
B. Animals reproduce more quickly
C. Diversity increases
D. Diversity decreases
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5. Decomposers are helpful in a food chain because
A. They produce food from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide gas.
B. They eat other animals, keeping the populations of consumers down.
C. They break down the remains of other organisms and add nutrients to the soil.
D. They produce oxygen for other organisms to breathe.
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6. What is name for consumers that are eaten?
A. Carnivores
B. Fossils
C. Predators
D. prey
7. Which of the following animals is a herbivore?
A. Grizzly bear
B. Cow
C. Hawk
D. Lion
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Use the passage below to answer question 8.It prefers wetland sites such as rivers, streams,
and marshes. In the wild, it makes its den in a hollow tree or a crevice in rock ledges. If its environment changes, it can adapt. It may move to a human-made structure such as a barn, an attic, or an abandoned building.
8. The passage above is describing an animal’sA. Habitat B. Niche
C. Population D. Type of reproduction
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9. Which population would increase if the number of mice increased?
A. Grasshoppers B. Hawks
C. Grass D. Rabbit
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10. Which sequence correctly shows how energy flows among these four organisms?
A. grass → rabbit → fox → hawk
B. grass → fox → rabbit → hawk
C. hawk → grass → rabbit → fox
D. Fox → hawk → grass → rabbit
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12. If the size of the fish population decreased, how would the population of the penguins be affected?
A. It would increase slightly
B. It would increase a lot
C. It would decrease
D. It would stay the same
Killer Whale
Seal Penguin
Fish Squid
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Use the picture to answer question 13.
13. Aphids are eating the rose buds. A ladybug beetle is eating the aphids. Which term describes the aphids?
A. Predator
B. First-level consumer
C. Producer
D. Second-level consumer
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14. The gypsy moth was brought to the U.S. in the 1860s. It feeds on aspen and oak trees. It causes damage and death in forests where it is found. What is this an example of? A. Temperature changing an
environment
B. A nonnative organism harming an ecosystem
C. Climate changing a population
D. Humans protecting an endangered organism
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17. What would FIRST happen to this ecosystem if the terrarium was placed in a dark room?
A. The plants would grow faster
B. The plants would begin to die.
C. The ants would move faster
D. The ants would begin to die.
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18. As you move up the levels of an energy pyramid, the number of living things decreases. Why?
A. The amount of sunlight decreases.B. There is not enough water in the
environment for a large number of living things.
C. There is not enough air in the environment for a large number of living things.
D. The amount of energy available to living things decreases.
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Use the diagram below to answer question 20.
20. Which term BEST describes this diagram?
A. Food chain B. Food web
C. population pyramid D. Energy pyramid