5th Grade - SCIENCE QUIZ - pp 176-179

Question 1

The transfer of energy and nutrients through a community is called ____.

Answer 1

food chain

Question 2

Any animal that hunts and eats other animals is called a _____.

Answer 2

predator

Question 3

The animals that a predator hunts are called its ____.

Answer 3

prey

Question 4

A _______ consists of several food chains linked together.

Answer 4

food web

Question 5

Then two or more organisms are trying to use the same resources, _____ occurs to help balance the ecosystem.

Answer 5

competition

Question 6

________ show how how energy moves through an ecosystem.

Answer 6

energy pyramids

Question 7

________ form the base of an energy pyramid.

Answer 7

producers

Question 8

Each organism uses most of the _______ it consumes to meet its own needs. Only ______ of the energy is passed on to the next organism.

Answer 8

Each organism uses most of the energy it consumes to meet its own needs. Only 10% of the energy is passed on to the next organism.

Question 9

Mesquite bush and the prickly pear cacti are examples of what?

Answer 9

producers

Question 10

Is the jackrabbit an omnivore or herbivore?

Answer 10

herbivore

Question 11

Name an animal that is a predator of the kangaroo rat?

Answer 11

Examples: coyote, Harris’ hawk, great horned owl

Question 12

Is the coyote an omnivore or carnivore?

Answer 12

omnivore

Question 13

What would happen is the coyote population decreased? Why?

Answer 13

The kangaroo rate and the jack rabbit population might increase because there would be fewer predators to hunt the prey. There might not be enough food for the increased kangaroo rat and jackrabbit populations. One change affects all.

Question 14

How is a food chain different from a food web?

Answer 14

A food chain shows only one food source for each animal. A food web has several different food chains linked together.

Question 15

Are jack rabbits predator or prey of the coyote?

Answer 15

prey

Question 16

What is the transfer of energy and nutrients through a community called?

Answer 16

a food chain

Question 17

What is an animal that hunts and eats other animals called?

Answer 17

predator

Question 18

What occurs whenever two or more organisms are trying to use the same resources?

Answer 18

competition

Question 19

Which organisms are usually at the base of an energy pyramid?

Answer 19

producers

Question 20

Which types of organisms eat both plants and animals?

Answer 20

omnivore

Question 21

What are the special characteristics or skills that help living things survive in their environments?

Answer 21

adaptations

Question 22

What is the special partnership in which two species interact with each other over a long period of time?

Answer 22

symbiosis

Question 23

What provides energy for all living things?

Answer 23

the sun

Question 24

Producers get their energy from ______.

Answer 24

the sun

Question 25

What organisms break down dead things and wastes?

Answer 25

decomposers

Question 26

What are organisms depend on other organisms for food?

Answer 26

consumers

Question 27

What is a reason that animals might migrate?

Answer 27

Possible answers: to reproduce, to raise their young, to search for food or water, to avoid weather that is too hot or too cold.