Response to Environment
Pollution
Animals
Plants
Habitats
100
A shark's eggs help the shark to
A. reproduce. B. digest food. C. remove wastes. D. breathe.
100
What would happen to the woodpecker if the trees that he lived in were all cut down?
A. He would live underground. B. He would build a log cabin. C. He would move to another forest. D. He would live on a pond.
100
Which animal is cold-blooded?
A. bird B. snake C. rabbit D. squirrel
100
What kind of tree does NOT lose its leaves in the fall?
A. maple B. oak C. pine D. walnut
100
Which needs shelter against cold weather in its natural habitat?
A. grass B. cactus C. bear D. pine tree
200
Which of these trees keeps its leaves throughout the year in Georgia?
A. apple B. American elm C. red maple D. longleaf pine
200
A town uses herbicides to control weeds along the streets. Some of the herbicides washed into a pond during a rainstorm and killed all of the algae. What will happen now that there are no algae in the pond ecosystem?
A. The fish population that fed on the algae will decrease. B. There will be more oxygen in the water for the fish to breathe. C. Fish that fed on the algae will have to eat other fish for energy. D. A pond will support more fish because there is more living space.
200
How do horses and dogs stay warm in winter?
A. They run around more. B. They grow thick fur. C. They eat more food. D. They go to sleep.
200
Green plants get energy from the Sun and turn it into
A. water. B. food. C. fossils. D. minerals.
200
A plant that traps insects, such as the pitcher plant, lives in a nutrient poor environment. In which habitat would you find the pitcher plant?
A. desert B. forest C. seashore D. swamp
300
Which statement is TRUE about what an animal does when it gets cold in the evening?
A. A horse sweats more. B. A dog pants harder. C. A lizard lies still on a rock. D. A cat shivers.
300
Which of the following would probably cause the MOST harm to a pond or stream?
A. removing plants from along the banks B. introducing a new species of fish to the water C. piping in sewage from a nearby neighborhood D. building floodgates to control the water's height
300
Owls hunt for food mostly at night. How do owls find food in the dark?
A. Owls find food by feeling with antennas. B. Owls use their feet to scratch and find seeds. C. The eyes of owls open very wide to see in dim light. D. Owls sit in trees and wait for food to move closer.
300
A plant cell is different from an animal cell because the plant cell can
A. grow taller. B. move from place to place. C. make new cells. D. make food.
300
A producer is a living thing that makes its own food from sunlight. Which of the following is a producer?
A. cow B. human C. fly D. corn plant
400
Which is an example of an animal responding to its environment?
A. A bear hibernates at the beginning of winter. B. A female dog has puppies. C. Ice melts when warmed by the Sun. D. Wind blows clouds across the sky.
400
Our population is getting bigger and more people want cars. The more cars there are, the more polluted the air will become. Which statement BEST describes a way to solve this problem?
A. make cars too expensive for people to buy them B. refuse to give out any more drivers' licenses C. make cars that produce less air pollution D. refuse to sell any more cars to people
400
Condors are becoming endangered birds. Which is NOT a cause of their becoming endangered?
A. laying eggs B. hunting by man C. loss of habitat D. pollution of habitat
400
Green plants are important to animals because the plants provide the animals with
A. hydrogen and carbon dioxide. B. oxygen and nitrogen. C. food and carbon dioxide. D. food and oxygen.
400
A grasshopper is an insect that is light green in color. Birds like to eat grasshoppers. Grasshoppers would be safest on
A. blades of grass. B. flower petals. C. the bark of trees. D. wooden fence posts.
500
Kevin wanted to find out what kinds of food birds eat. He built a birdfeeder and put it in his yard. What should Kevin do next?
A. wait for some birds to come B. fill it with different kinds of food C. build another birdfeeder D. pour water on the birdfeeder
500
Jenna set up an experiment to see if certain substances were biodegradable. She placed a lettuce leaf, a piece of aluminum foil, a piece of newspaper, and a piece of plastic in a bin of garden soil. She covered the substances with soil and then observed them a week later. Which item should she expect to break down the MOST?
A. lettuce leaf B. aluminum foil C. newspaper D. plastic
500
Which BEST explains why some dogs have longer ears than others?
A. They do different activities. B. They eat different types of food. C. They inherit their ear length from their parents. D. They inherit their ear length from their children.
500
Which kingdom has members that can make their own food?
A. Monerans B. Fungi C. Animals D. Plants
500
Beavers have webbed feet and paddle-like tails. These adaptations help beavers live in
A. deserts. B. rainforests. C. prairies. D. rivers.
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