5.5 Science Tango Review/Test

1. Which animal behavior is NOT correctly classified?

Animal Behaviors

Inherited: Bear looking for food in trash can, Owl being active at night, Turtle burying eggs

Learned: Dog coming when its name is called, Pony pulling a cart, Squirrel getting seeds from a bird feeder

Which animal behavior is NOT correctly classified?

• A. Bear looking for food in a trash can

• B. Owl being active at night

• C. Dog coming when its name is called

• D. Squirrel getting seeds from a bird feeder

2. The chart lists plants and animals interacting with parts of an environment.

1. A hummingbird dips its beak inside a flower.
2. A lizard burrows into the sand to stay cool.
3. A fish absorbs oxygen through its gills.
4. A cactus wren eats seeds from a cactus fruit.
5. A sea star clings to a rock in a tidal pool.
6. A bear scratches its back against a tree.

Which statements describe an animal interacting with a living part of the environment?

• A. Statements 1, 4, and 6 only

• B. Statements 1, 3, and 5 only

• C. Statements 2, 5, and 6 only

• D. Statements 2, 3, and 4 only

3. A student wants to make a change to the circuit shown below so that when Switch 1 is open and Switch 2 is closed, only one light will be on in the circuit. Which diagram shows how the student should change the circuit?

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4. Rank the different soil types based on their ability to retain water. Move the correct answer to each box.

Soil Water Retention Rank

Most to Least

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• Clay
• Loam
• Silt
• Sand
• Gravel

5. The diagram shows how one type of fossil fuel is formed. How should the arrows in the diagram be labeled?

• A. Pressure and heat

• B. Erosion and deposition

• C. Heat and cementation

• D. Weathering and compaction

6. Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?

• A. Climate

• B. Temperature of one day

• C. Weather

• D. Type of soil

7. Lacewings are insects that hatch from eggs. Which of these correctly compares the lacewing life cycle with the frog life cycle?

• A. Adult lacewings lay eggs, but adult frogs give birth to live larvae.

• B. When they hatch, young lacewings and young frogs look different from their adult forms.

• C. When they hatch, both lacewings and frogs have long legs for jumping.

• D. Both adult lacewings and adult frogs have more legs than they had as larvae.

8. A diagram of the water cycle is shown. Clouds are shown in the diagram above Arrow 1 and Arrow 3. What is the process that forms clouds? Provide a description with your answer. Look at the diagram carefully. Then enter your answer and description in the box provided. Clouds are form by the process of ____________.

9. A student is comparing Earth, the sun, and the moon. Which statements about Earth, the sun, and the moon are correct? Select TWO correct answers.

• A. The sun is larger than Earth and the moon.

• B. The moon is made of gases, and Earth is a solid body.

• C. Earth is smaller than the moon and larger than the sun.

• D. The sun produces its own light, and the moon only reflects light.

• E. The sun, the moon, and Earth each contain liquid water.

10. Sharks are top predators that live in ocean ecosystems. People sometimes fish for sharks, catching them for food and sport. If many sharks are removed from ocean ecosystems, it can affect ecosystem communities. Which statement BEST predicts the effect of removing many sharks from ocean ecosystems?

• A. The variety of different organisms throughout ocean ecosystems will increase.

• B. The number of producers within ocean ecosystems will increase.

• C. Organisms that compete with the sharks for food will decrease in numbers.

• D. Organisms that the sharks prey on will increase in numbers.