Third Nine Weeks Science Review

Which of these birds has a beak that allows it to crack

open seeds for food?

Which of the following best describes the place or kind of place in which an animal naturally lives?

A. Habitat

B. Behavior

C. Dormancy

D. Adaptation

A. Habitat

The diagram shows the life cycle of an ant. During the larvae stage, most of

the organism’s time is spent…

A. Eating

B. Changing color

C. Laying eggs

D. resting

Eating

Bright and unusual snake markings can warn other animals to stay away. Which

of these snakes probably is the most dangerous to a predator?

king cobraBlack snake

Rat snake

Green snake

To seals, the Antarctica region is its…

A. NicheB. HabitatC. CommunityD. Population

Habitat

The process an insect undergoes when changing from egg to an adult is known as…

A. Hibernation

B. Dormancy

C. Metamorphosis

D. Migration

Metamorphosis

The energy from a desert food chain comes from…

A. The water

B. The sand

C. The cactus

D. The sun

The sun

As winter approaches, the climate becomes cold, and it is harder for

animals to find food. Geese traveling to a place where their food is still growing,

crawling, or swimming is an example of…

A. Hibernation

B. Decomposition

C. Metamorphosis

D. Migration

Migration

Bees live and work together. The young stay in the colony all their lives. Each bee has a special job. The queen bee lays eggs. The

worker bees find food and build honeycombs. The male bees or drones do

no work at all. This is an example of the bee’s…

A. Ecosystem

B. Niche

C. Hibernation

D. Migration

Niche

In an ecosystem, the greatest amount of energy in a community is a producer.

Which of the following would depend on producers in a food chain?

A. Grasshoppers

B. Hawks

C. Spiders

D. Sharks

Grasshoppers

To help a walrus float in water, it has pouches around its neck. When filled with air the pouch keeps the walrus afloat. This is an

example of…

A. Structural adaptation

B. Organization

C. Niche

D. Behavioral adaptation

Structural adaptation

Farmers spray poisonous chemicals on crops to kill insects. If an insect doesn’t die right away, a bat may eat it. When a mother bat feeds her young, its poison kills the baby bat. Millions of bats are killed this way. This is an example of how-

A. People have had a positive influence on the bat population

B. People have a negative influence on the bat population.

C. Bats receive energy from their ecosystem

D. The size of the habitat affects the number of bats.

People have a negative influence on the bat population.

Which of these is a conclusion rather than an observation about

a komodo dragon?

A. This animal has sharp teeth.B. This animal runs fast.C. This animal lives in a warm climate.D. This animal runs fast.

This animal lives in a warm climate.

What unit of measurement would you use to measure the length of

a centipede?

A. GramsB. PoundsC. CentimetersD. Liters

Centimeters

Which of the following would create a negative impact on a

killer whale’s ecosystem?

A. The level of the ocean rises

B. The temperature of the ocean rises

C. The population of seals decreases

D. The weather changes.

The population of seals decreases

If a powerful hurricane damaged homes, knocked down trees and caused flooding of coastal areas, what happened to the wildlife in that area?

A. The amount of food would increase in the area

B. Lights would not work in homes and businesses

C. Trees would have to be remonedD. Animals would leave the area to find

new homes.

The following food chain is seen in the woods; a cricket eats some leaves from a tree, a frog eats the cricket. The cricket can be described as all of the following except:

A. Consumer

B. Producer

C. Prey

D. Herbivore

Producer

Which of the following adds nutrients back into the ecosystem?

A. Fungi

B. Snake

C. Wolf

D. Pine tree

Fungi

Which of the following best describes the living and nonliving

parts of the picture?

A. A niche

B. A community

C. An ecosystem

D. A biome

An ecosystem

Shrimp eat plankton. A tuna will eat the plankton and the shrimp. A dolphin will eat the tuna or the shrimp. The term that best

describes this situation is a –

A. Life cycle

B. Food web

C. Food chain

D. Adaptation

Food web

The service that an animal provides to its community is its-

A. Habitat

B. Niche

C. Ecosystem

D. Adaptation

Niche

Which statement is true?

A. The mouse is a producer.

B. The hawk is a decomposer.

C. The organism’s habitat provides food, water, shelter, and space.

D. The grass is a consumer.

The organism’s habitat provides food, water, shelter, and space.