How does Energy get Transformed by Plant?
The diagram includes a producer and a consumer.
What do the arrows represent?
A. Matter is transferred from the sun, to the grass, to the cow.
B. Matter is transferred from the cow, to the grass, to the sun.
C. Energy is transferred from the sun, to the grass, to the cow.
D. Energy is transferred from the cow, to the grass, to the sun
C. Energy is transferred from the sun, to the grass, to the cow.
Organisms that live in a certain habitat are shown.
Which statement is true about the relationship between the organisms in this habitat?
A. The monarch butterfly larvae depend on the clover for shelter.
B. The monarch butterfly larvae depend on the milkweed plant for energy.
C. The adult monarch butterfly gets energy from milkweed leaves and clover flowers.
D. The adult monarch butterfly provides energy for the fire ant, the oriole, and the hawk.
B. The monarch butterfly larvae depend on the milkweed plant for energy.
Which statements are true about how deer transfer energy?
A. Deer transfer energy to predators
B. Deer get energy from performing photosynthesis.
C. Deer get energy from eating plants that produce energy by performing photosynthesis.
A. Deer transfer energy to predators
C. Deer get energy from eating plants that produce energy by performing photosynthesis.
Raghavan’s Plants
Suppose the plant has 2 calories per gram. How many grams of the plant would the rabbit need to eat a day to get 200 calories?
. The rabbit would need to eat 100 grams of the plant to get 200 calories. 200 divided by 2 equals 100
A bee collects nectar from a flower. The nectar is taken back to the beehive, where it is made into honey. The honey is used as food for the entire beehive. Where does the energy of the honey originally come from?
A. bee
B. flower
C. sugar
D. sun
D. sun
Kevan’s class did an experiment on plants in class. The results are shown in the table
Which question was Kevan’s class testing in this experiment?
A. Do plants need air to grow?
B. Do plants need soil to grow?
C. How much water do plants need a week?
D. How many hours of sunlight do plants need a day?
A. Do plants need air to grow?
Organisms in ecosystems interact with one another and with nonliving things. Each has a role. Write the letters of the roles in the boxes to correctly complete the table.
leaf - producer
bird - predator
beetle - prey
sunshine - source of energy
Both plants are growing, but the outdoor plant seems to be growing faster. Which factor is most likely causing the outdoor plant to grow faster?
A. less soil
B. more air
C. less water
D. more sunlight
D. more sunlight
Students are doing an investigation using an aquarium to see what would happen to the plants and animals in an ecosystem that did not get enough sunlight. They use the same type, number, and size of plants and fish in each tank. Each tank is given a different number of hours of sunlight each day. What should they measure?
A. the temperature of the water
B. the growth of plants and animals
C. how much food they feed the plants
D. how much water they put in the tank
B. the growth of plants and animals
A beetle, grass, and a lizard live in a habitat. What is the movement of energy through the organisms in the habitat? Write the organisms in the correct order.
A. beetle
B. grass
C. lizard
D. sunlight
sunlight, grass, beetle, lizard
The diagram shows a spruce tree and three types of birds that live and eat in the spruce tree.
Each type of bird makes up a 1.________. The three different types of birds all live in the same 2.________. Each type of bird fills a 3.________ in the environment. Although the birds eat the same things and live in the same tree they do not need 4.________ to survive.
1. population
2. habitat
3. niche
4. To compete
8. Raghavan predicted the weight of carbon dioxide and water taken in by the plant. He predicted the weight of oxygen given off by the plant. What should he predict for the weight of the sugar the plant made?
A. 1.80 grams
B. 3.46 grams
C. 3.72 grams
D. 5.64 grams
A. 1.80 grams
The diagram shows some organisms that live in a grassland environment.
Which of these describes the organisms shown?
A. producer: the sun consumer: antelope, baboon, lion
B. producer: tree, grass consumer: antelope, baboon, lion
C. producer: antelope consumer: baboon, lion
D. producer: soil consumer: tree, grass, antelope, baboon, lion
B. producer: tree, grass consumer: antelope, baboon, lion
Ben’s class has been studying how plants and animals get and use energy for growing, moving, and repairing. His class names some living things and their energy sources. Match the source of energy to the listed organism. Write the letter of the energy source into the correct box
cow - grass
potato - sun
fish - fly
coyote - chicken
. Corals are living organisms that provide a natural ecosystem in the ocean called a coral reef. Fish hide in the coral reefs and consume plants that are harmful to the coral. Coral reefs can be affected by overfishing.
Identify the living and nonliving components of the coral reef ecosystem.
coral, fish, plants –and the nonliving components – light, ocean water
Matter moves between plants and other organisms in their ecosystem. Finish the diagram to show the movement of matter. Write one letter in each box to show the transfer of matter in the food chain.
1. sunlight
2. plant
3. insect
4. fox
The diagram shows a process occurring in a leaf.
Which of these best describes the diagram?
A. the different layers within leaves of plants
B. the process of photosynthesis in plants
C. how plants use the sun to stay warm
D. how plants use energy to grow and move
B. the process of photosynthesis in plants
Animals and plants transfer matter to each other and to the environment. Draw three arrows to finish the diagram to show how the grass and kangaroo transfer matter.
oxygen coming from plants, kangaroo eats the grass, co2 comes from the kangaroo for the grass
Describe how overfishing could affect the coral reefs.
If the fish were not there to eat the plants, the plants would grow a large population and hurt the coral.
The diagrams show matter moving into and out of the two plants. Read each statement. Write your answer on the lines.
Identify the two substances that are most important for the growth of the plants.
• water and air (or oxygen)