5.9 Quizizz

Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?

• By returning nutrients to the soil

• By releasing oxygen into the air

• By making space for new animals

• By decreasing the population of herbivores

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In fall and winter many trees lose their leaves in response to cooler temperatures and ----

• a decrease in average wind speed

• fewer hours of daylight

• an increase in humidity

• more direct sunlight

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A prickly pear cactus is shown. The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?

• By producing fruit and storing water

• By capturing sunlight and getting rid of waste materials

• By absorbing water and supporting the plant in loose, sandy soil.

• By releasing nutrients into the sandy soil and taking in oxygen

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Some facts about birds called Cattle Egrets are listed below. Which of these facts best describes how these birds depends on other animals to survive?

• Fact 1

• Fact 2

• Fact 3

• Fact 4

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The table lists ways that four organisms obtain energy. Which organism obtains energy without depending on another organism?

• Oak tree

• Mushroom

• Cottontail Rabbit

• Mountain Lion

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A student observes the following activities while walking in a park. Which of these living organisms was interacting with another living organism in the environment?

• Fire ant

• Blue jay

• Bee

• Hawk

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Many gardeners use red worms like the ones shown in the photograph to turn vegetable and fruit scraps into topsoil for plants. The gardeners build a worm farm in a large container lined in old newspapers and filled with moist garden soil. The worms eat about half their body weight daily in produce waste that can be used as plant fertilizer. The container for a warm farm needs to have a lid, but the lid must be left partially open because worms require which of the following in order to survive?

• Oxygen

• Sunlight

• Carbon dioxide

• All of these

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What three helpful things does the wind do? (Choose all 3 correct answers)

• helps even out the earth's temperature

• gives us more oxygen

• pollinates some plants

• lets us know about changing weather

What are three harmful side effects of the wind? (Choose all 3 correct answers)

• makes volcanoes erupt

• spreads forest fires

• causes sandstorms

• causes erosion

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Some of the air that we breathe does not contain water vapor.

• True

• False