Unit 3 Lesson 4 Science Fusion

Which is an example of a decomposer?

• a bird

• a mushroom

• grass

• a snake

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What is a habitat?

• all the animals living in the ocean

• the space where a plant or animal lives

• all of one kind of animal or plant in the same area

• living and nonliving things that interact in the same space

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Which of the following describes a producer?

• an animal that eats only plants

• the process plants use to make food

• a living thing that makes its own food

• a living thing that eats other living things

Which word describes all the deer living in the same area?

• community

• ecosystem

• population

• habitat

Which is an example of the process of erosion?

• It does not rain for a long time.

• Tiny rocks and sand move in a flowing river.

• A fire makes space for new plant growth.

• A large amount of water covers normally dry land.

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Which sentence best describes a flood?

• It does not rain for a long time.

• Earth wears down and breaks apart.

• A fire makes space for new plant growth.

• A large amount of water covers normally dry land.

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Living and nonliving things in an ecosystem interact with each other. Which is an example of this in a schoolyard ecosystem?

• Fish swim in a pond.

• Grass grows in soil.

• Birds find shelter in forest trees.

• Crabs find shelter under the sand.

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A beaver builds a dam for shelter. Which is a way this affects the beaver's environment?

• The beaver can add nutrients to soil.

• The beaver can make a lake in a river.

• The beaver can make food for other animals.

• The beaver can introduce a disease to plants.

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Here is a food chain that can be found in a prairie: grass -> grasshopper -> mouse -> owl.

Which animal in the food chain is a herbivore?

• the grass

• the grasshopper

• the mouse

• the owl

Javier's report says that living things in oceans need salt water to live. It says that whales, sea turtles, and monkeys are some animals that live in oceans. It says that plants like kelp and seaweed grow there. Which part of Javier's report is incorrect?

• Monkeys do not live in oceans.

• Kelp does not grow in oceans.

• Whales do not live in oceans.

• Oceans are not made of salt water.