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Chapter 4 Science Test Review Game

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  • Why are trees scarce in a grassland?
    They do not survive for long periods of time without water (dry season).
  • Fill in the blank: A/An ____________________ is made up of all the living and non-living things that interact in one place.
    ecosystem
  • Fill in the blank: A ___________________ is the group of living things found in an ecosystem.
    community
  • A/An ______________________ is a large group of ecosystems that have similar characteristics.
    biome
  • Desert? Cold? Dry? Hot?
    driest biome
  • What mostly covers the land in a grassland?
    grass
  • Identify TWO things a living thing might directly depend on another living thing for.
    possible answers - food/shelter
  • Identify one thing a living thing might directly depend on a non-living thing for.
    possible answers - shelter/water to drink/air to breath
  • According to the text, how many major biomes are on our planet?
    7 - trop. rain forest, temperate forest, taiga, tundra, desert, grassland, marine
  • What makes its own food from raw materials and energy?
    producers
  • According to the text, almost all food chains begin with _______________.
    the Sun
  • Tundra? Cold? Dry? Hot?
    coldest biome
  • Fill in the blank: A ___________________ consists of all the members of the same type of organism that live in an ecosystem.
    population
  • According to the text, in the open ocean zone, sunlight can only reach to a depth of about _____________ feet.
    660 feet
  • Tropical rain forest? Cold? Dry? Hot?
    hottest biome
  • Define omnivore/herbivore/carnivore
    om. - eats plants and animals herb. - eats plants carn. - eats meat
  • According to your textbook, what are arguably the most important organisms in an ecosystem?
    the smallest organisms/producers
  • Name the three producers mentioned in the book.
    plants, algae, certain bacteria
  • What types of organisms usually have the largest populations (because they have the most energy available to them)?
    producers
  • Give an example of an adaptation that would be useful in one place but not in another.
    Various answers accepted - gills/fur/coloring/beak shape etc.
  • According to your textbook, what are arguably the most important organisms in an ecosystem?
    the smallest organisms/producers
  • How will the birth or death of a single plant or animal in an ecosystem affect the entire ecosystem?
    It won't. The effects of the birth or death of a single plant or animal will not be felt.
  • Where does a consumer get its energy?
    By eating food.
  • Identify the big 4 non-living things.
    sunlight, air, water, and soil
  • According to the text, oceans cover about what percentage of Earth’s surface?
    70%
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