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100

Organisms that make their own food.

Producers


100

Rain, snow, sleet, or hail

A. Condensation                B. Precipitation

C. Weather                        C. Erosion

B. Precipitation.

100

Plants and Algae are examples of:

A. Photosynthesis               B. Consumers

C. Decomposers.                D. Producers

D. Producers

100

Push or pull on an object

Force.

100

This is what an herbivore eats. 

Producers or plants.

200

Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and run-off are major parts of this global process.

A. The Water Cycle               B. Wetness

C. Ways to say goodbye        D. Wind Cycle

A. Water Cycle

200

True or False

rocks, water, and dirt are biotic things

False

200

True or False

Biotic refers to all living things of an ecosystem? 

Hint: "Bio means life"

True

200

Weather instrument that measures temperature.

Thermometer.

200

This body system is a transport system, carrying nutrients, wastes, oxygen and carbon dioxide around the body.

Cardiovascular or Circulatory System.

300

When you are providing a claim it is important that you provide?

A. Evidence.              B. An argument

C. Restoration.           D. Nothing, you are always right

A. Evidence

300

Water droplets forming from water vapor.

A. Evaporation            B. Condensation

C. Water vapor.           D. Water cycle

Condensation.

300

The movement of Earth around the sun which helps produce the seasons.

A. Rotation                B. Revolution 

C. Axis                      D. Spinning

B. Revolution

300

Organisms that eat other organisms.

Consumers.

300

Why do scientist argue?

A. They disagree.           B. to prove they are correct

C. To refine or improve their claim.  C. It's fun

C. To refine or improve their claim

400

Day to day, hour by hour changes in the conditions in atmosphere (air around you).

Weather

400

This body system is responsible for processing nutrients from food and disposing of wastes.

A. Digestive System              B. Energy

C. Respiratory System.          D. Train System

Digestive System.

400

The amount of moisture in the air is called:

a.Barometric pressure.          b.Wind

c.Temperature                      d.Humidity

d.Humidity

400

True or False

Allowing fertilizer into waterways is beneficial?

False

400

A person who designs, builds, or maintains machines.

A. Engineer                   B. A Mechanic

C. Smart people            D. Ecologist


A. Engineer

500

One afternoon Jerry looks out the window and observes falling precipitation. The temperature is 34°F, and the wind speed is 5 miles per hour to the north. What type of precipitation does Jerry most likely see?

a. Hail          b.Rain           c. Sleet           d. Snow



d. Snow

500

Weather instrument that measures air pressure.

A. Gauge                 B. Thermometer 

C. Air Pressure.       D. Barometer

D. Barometer.

500

Organisms that break down dead organic material

Decomposers. 

500

Where do producers get energy?

The Sun

500

According to our lessons on ecosystems, all living things are made of?

Molecules

600

The imaginary line that runs East to West around the Earth?

A. Axis                        B. Equator

C. Even line                 D. Horizon


B. Equator


600

Biotic things are:

a. Living    b. Non- Living        c. Natural things

d. Sand

a. Living

600

What organism in every ecosystem is needed by all others to survive?

A. Plants(producers)            B. Algae(decomposers)

C. Carnivore(meat Eater).    C. Herbivore(plant eater)

A. Plants(producers) 

600

This is organic matter created by the decomposition of living materials like food scraps and yard waste. 

A. dirt.                    B. snow

C. compost              D. grass

C. compost

600

This body system takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide for the body.

A. Skeletal System.            B. Muscular System

C. Respiratory System.       D. Ecosystem

Respiratory System.

700

What is the source of all energy in an ecosystem

A. producers                      B. consumers

C. decomposers                  D. sun


D. Sun

700

A person who studies Stars?

A. Astronaut.              B. Astro the dog

C. Astronomer.            C. Mr. Smith

C. Astronomer

700

A predator is an organism in any ecosystem that consumes ___________. 

Prey.

700

Which best describes grasses, shrubs, and trees?

a. producers                     b. consumers

c. decomposers                  d. scavengers


a. Producers

700

Weather instrument that wind speed.

A. Anemometer.                  B. Thermometer

C. Gauge                            D. Cup

Anemometer.

800

This body system works with the muscular system to provide movement.

A. Skeletal System            B. Nervous System

C. Digestive System.         C. Respiratory System

Skeletal System.

800

What is one thing that non-living things don't give us?

a. food      b. air          c. water        d. sunlight


a. Food

800

This body system is considered the "control" system for all of the body.

Nervous System.

800

This process helps repair the ecosystem and helps the living things thrive.

A. Molecule.                    B. Claim

C. Nutrient                      D. Restoration



D. Restoration

800

What is responsible for things falling?

Gravity

900

Long term weather patterns.

A. Sun                      B. Rain

C. Climate                 D. Seasons

Climate. 

900

This is what Earth spins on.

Its axis.

900

The spinning motion of Earth on its axis which produces the cycle of day and night



Rotation

900

This is a statement that answers a scientific question.

Claim

900

This is a system formed by organism in an interaction with their environment.

A. Muscular system.              B. Brain System

C. Ecosystem                        D. Walking System



C. Ecosystem

1000

How long does it take Earth to orbit around the sun?

1 Year or 365 days.

1000

A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.

Constellation

1000

A person who studies the relationship of living things and their environment

A. Restoration                B. Ecologist

C. Engineer                    D. Meterologist

B. Ecologist

1000

These three types - cardiac, smooth and skeletal - belong to what body system?

Muscular System.

1000

A substance used by an organism to survive, grow and reproduce. 

A. Nutrient.                 B. Chemical Reaction

C. Ecosystem               D. Rain

A. Nutrient