5th Grade Science
Organisms that make their own food.
Producers.
Rain, snow, sleet, or hail
Precipitation.
Push or pull on an object
Force.
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and run-off are major parts of this global process.
The Water Cycle.
True or False
rocks, water, and dirt are biotic things
False
This is what an herbivore eats.
Producers or plants.
This is what a carnivore eats.
Other consumers or meat.
Water droplets forming from water vapor.
Condensation.
Where do producers get energy?
The Sun
Day to day, hour by hour changes in the conditions in atmosphere (air around you).
Weather.
Jonathan pulls his chair out to sit down. Is that an example of a balanced or unbalanced force?
Unbalanced
Organisms that eat other organisms.
Consumers.
Organisms that break down dead organic material.
Decomposers.
What organism in every ecosystem is needed by all others to survive?
Producers (in most cases, plants).
This is resistance of motion.
Friction.
Which part is missing from this order of Levels of Organization? Organisms, _________, Communities, Ecosystems, Biomes.
Populations.
This ecosystem is generally dry, has few trees and large areas of grass.
Grasslands.
The type of consumers eat both plants and animals.
Omnivores.
How long does it take Earth to orbit around the sun?
1 Year or 365 days.
A predator is an organism in any ecosystem that consumes ___________.
Prey.
This body system is a transport system, carrying nutrients, wastes, oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body.
Cardiovascular or Circulatory System.
Trail mix is an example of this.
A mixture.
This is what Earth spins on.
Its axis.
Weather instrument that measures temperature.
Thermometer.
Long term weather patterns.
Climate.
The correct 4 stages of the water cycle starting with evaporation, ending with runoff.
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Runoff.
What is responsible for precipitation falling?
This weather is associated with low air pressure.
Cloudy, often overcast, rainy.
A trait passed down from parents.
Inherited trait.
A trait or characteristic that an organism does not get from heredity.
A Learned or Acquired Trait.