End of Year Science

Which food chain is in the correct order?

• grasshopper → grass → snake → frog → hawk

• grasshopper → frog → hawk → snake → grass

• grass → grasshopper → frog → snake → hawk

• grass → grasshopper → snake → frog → hawk

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How have desert plants adapted to their environment?

• by limiting the use of sunlight

• by storing water

• by distributing certain nutrients

• by releasing water

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This diagram represents a food web. What role is the owl in the food web?

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

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Why can frogs and snakes live in the same garden?

• Both keep weeds out of the garden.

• Both help different plants to grow

• Both occupy different niches.

• Both compete for water.

What prevents plant growth beneath the trees in thick forests?

• The trees limit the amount of sunlight that is able to reach the ground.

• The roots of the trees make it difficult for plants to grow.

• Little water reaches the ground under the trees.

• The temperature of the soil under the trees does not allow plants to grow.

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Which is the best example of habitat reduction caused by humans?

• Birds and animals flee a forest fire caused by lightning

• Birds become sick from eating insects new to their area.

• Fish swimming to breeding grounds are blocked by dams.

• A new species of fish migrates up a river, competing with native fish for food.

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How does water help to break apart rock?

• by freezing and expanding

• by melting and contracting

• by condensing and expanding

• by evaporating and contracting

Which statement best describes runoff?

• Water vapor cools off and changes into water droplets.

• Water in the form of rain, snow, sleet or hail falls from clouds.

• Precipitation that falls to Earth eventually flows over land into lakes, streams and rivers.

• Water from the oceans and the surface of the earth changes into water vapor.

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Much of the time the weather in Florida is affected by air masses moving from the Gulf of Mexico. Which best describes these air masses?

• cold and moist

• warm and moist

• cold and dry

• fun and festive

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What do meteorologists depend on to forecast an approaching storm?

• air pressure

• temperature

• humidity

• wind speed

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