5.9c

What is a drought?

• Not enough rain

• Too much rain.

• Too much people using water

• Strong winds

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What would cause a decrease in the rabbit population?

• An increase in grass growing

• A decrease in caterpillars

• An increase in owls

• An increase in fox

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Natural disasters can also change ecosystems. What can organisms do if a disaster happens?

• Fight, Survive, Struggle

• Move, Adapt, Die

• Stay, Sleep, Survive

• Eat, Sleep, Repeat

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How does a bird "change its environment" to meet its NEEDS?

• builds a nest

• flies around

• catches bugs

• looks for something to eat

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Communicate results

Ask a question

Analyze results

Draw conclusions

Conduct experiment

Form a hypothesis

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Identify an example of each of the three states of matter present when the candle is burning.

• The fire/flame

• Liquid

• The melting wax

• Solid

• The hard wax of the candle

• Gas

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Which of the following would have a negative impact on an ecosystem

• constructing highways

• planting trees

• recycling paper

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How would building a highway affect an ecosystem?

• saltwater pollutes fresh water

• marine life is threatened

• it would not change the ecosystem

• animals cannot travel through their ecosystem the same

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Which of these populations is most likely to decrease if the number of grasshoppers decreases?

• plants

• frog

• praying mantis

• owl

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An example of a natural change to the ecosystem is:

• A highway built in the middle of the desert. 

• Lightening strikes and starts a fire in the forest. 

• A rancher placing too many grazers in a small area leading to overgrazing.