5.3b

Which group of animals are producers in the food web?

• Butterfly, Grasshopper, and Mouse

• 
  Wolf, Hawk, and Raccoon

• Grass, Tree, and Acorn

• Deer, Squirrel, and Cardinal

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Energy is passed in an ecosystem through a food web. In this food web, which organism is the decomposer?

• Clover

• 
  Mushroom

• Rabbit

• Sun

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The image shows a marine food web. If humans fish most of the cods for food, what will be the likely impact on the food web?

• The number of krills will decrease.

• The number of penguins will decrease.

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  The number of leopard seals will increase.

• The number of small animals and protists will increase.

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The model shows an ocean food web. Which statement is correct about the role of humans in the food web?

• Humans occupy the same position as the seagulls because both live on land.

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  Humans occupy the same position as the octopuses because both feed on mussels.

• Humans occupy a top position because they are not eaten by any other organisms.

• Humans occupy a top position because they eat different types of organisms.

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List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Form a hypothesis

Draw conclusions

Analyze results

Conduct experiment

Ask a question

Communicate results

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

• The melting wax

• Solid

• The fire/flame

• Liquid

• The hard wax of the candle

• Gas

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What is a common feature between an estuary and an ocean ecosystem?

• Both are freshwater ecosystems.

• Both are deep water ecosystems.

• Both contain different plants and animals at different depths.

• Both contain a deep bottom zone where sunlight does not reach.

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A variation in which factor is least likely to have an effect on an ocean ecosystem?

• depth

• rainfall

• 
  salinity

• 
  temperature

The boxes in the diagram represent organisms in a food chain. Which species would best   represent organism 4 in the food chain diagram?

• 
• 
• 
• 

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The image shows the population of deer in a forest; each deer pictured represents 50 deer. What most likely happened to cause the change in the deer population between Years 1 and 2?

• drought

• earthquake

• erosion

• hurricane

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