SCI-4 Kaechele_Dix_4.5_Animals Test Exam not valid for Paper Pencil Test Sessions

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1 SCI-4 Kaechele_Dix_4.5_Animals Test Exam not valid for Paper Pencil Test Sessions [Exam ID:1JY5XG 1 A blue crab runs away from enemies with its pinching claws raised. This is an example of a A ocean adaptation B desert adaptation C structural adaptation D behavioral adaptation 2 Which of the following is NOT a survival instinct for birds? A Finding insects to eat B Migrating south C Building nests D Learning how to talk 3 What kind of adaptations are teeth, beaks, claws, and body coverings? A Population B Structural adaptations C Behavioral adaptations D Communities 4 Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all correct answers. Identify all of the structural adaptations listed for the cardinal. Singing a song to attract a mate Short, sharp beak for eating seeds and insects Bright, red feathers that get noticed by females Long tail feathers to help keep balance Thin claws to grip branches Doing a special dance to get a female's attention

2 5 The plants are most likely responding to which factor in the environment? A Light B Water C Oxygen D Carbon dioxide 6 Which of these animals is least likely a member of an ocean community? A Shrimp B Octopus C Crab D Beaver 7 A group of living organisms that are the same kind and live in the same place is called A environment B community C population D family

3 8 Which has the greatest variety of living things? A Population B Ecosystem C Community D Organism 9 What is the role of producers in a community? A Hunt prey B Decompose organisms C Eat other organisms D Make food 10 Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all correct answers. Identify each community that would be found in Virginia.

4 11 Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all of the correct answers. Which organisms are most likely members of the same community? 12 Without these, dead things would never decay or rot. What are they? A Consumers B Producers C Predators D Decomposers 13 All life in an ecosystem depends on producers to capture energy from the A soil B sun C rocks D trees 14 A consumer that only eats plants is A a decomposer B an herbivore C a carnivore D an omnivore

5 15 Which of these represents a correct flow of energy based on the food web shown? A Loggerhead Turtle Horseshoe Crab Razor Clam Horseshoe Crab Loggerhead B Turtle Sanderling Diamondback Terrapin Razor C Clam Plankton D Razor Clam Horseshoe Crab Sanderling 16 Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all the correct answers. Which of the following statements are true about this food web? The owl eats only mice. Grasshoppers eat snakes. Hawks eat mice and snakes. Frogs eat grasshoppers. Deer get their energy only from eating grass.

6 17 Animals that eat herbivores and other carnivores are called A decomposers B herbivores C carnivores D omnivores 18 In a healthy ecosystem, many different species of animals may share the same habitat because they each have a different niche. An animal s niche is best described as A its ability to reproduce B its appearance C where it is located D the role it plays in its habitat 19 In an ecosystem all related food chains combine to form a A adaptation B food web C habitat D a niche 20 Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all the correct answers. Which of the following must be provided by an organism's habitat? Space Food Water Shelter Trees 21 The special place where an organism lives and finds food, space, water, and shelter is a A adaptation B life cycle C niche D habitat

7 22 Which picture shows an animal that is most likely found in Virginia forests? A B C D 23 Directions: Click on each answer you want to select. You must select all the correct answers. Which of the following have a positive effect on an ecosystem? Driving cars on a paved road Recycling old newspapers and magazines Throwing trash down a storm drain Planting trees in a field Riding bicycles to a friend's house

8 24 Which animal lives in both water and land environments during its life cycle? A Fish B Frog C Butterfly D Earthworm 25 When the last animal in a population dies and is gone forever, the animal becomes A composers B endangered C extinct D threatened 26 Directions: Click on the answers you would like to select. You must choose all correct answers. A group of 4th grade friends watched a movie where an oil spill in the ocean caused many animals to die. The friends decided they wanted to help. Which ideas would have a positive impact on the environment? Research the effects of oil spills and write a letter to a local congressman with ideas Contact an animal organization and ask what they need Have a lemonade stand to raise money for clean-up efforts Make posters about oil spills and share them with friends and neighbors Do extra chores to make money for more videos to watch about environmental problems Plan a trip to the beach where the whole family can have fun 27 Which of these is a way the people of Virginia can help restore a natural ecosystem? A Plant native plants B Burn their trash C Drain automobile oil into the grass D Feed leftover meals to deer 28 All examples would be part of an earthworm's niche EXCEPT A being dug up by children B being food for birds C enriching the soil D breaking down decomposing leaves

9 29 Which of these is most likely harmful to an ecosystem? A Adding floors to an office building B Taking away airplanes from an airport C Building new homes in a wetland D Planting trees in an orchard 30 Humans harm the environment in all the following ways EXCEPT A cutting down forests B keeping certain areas free of buildings, streets and businesses C making products that don't decompose D using pesticides to kill insects that destroy crops