Transcript Ecosystems Unit 9 Test Review

Ecosystems Unit 9 Test
Review Answers
Study for your test, and make sure to review your vocabulary that will be
used.
What is a correct energy flow used in a
food web?
 A.
mouse to spider to toad
 B.
grass to rabbit to hawk
 C.
Hognose snake to toad to grasshopper
 D.
spider to grasshopper to grass
More plants in an ecosystem can cause
_____________________.
 A.
increase in carbon dioxide production
 B.
a decrease in carbon dioxide productions
 C.
an increase in oxygen production
 D.
a decrease in oxygen production
Anytime students are working with
glass, what a safety procedure that
should be followed?
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Answer _Goggles and
gloves_______________________________
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___________________________________.
What are some survival skills a raccoon
exhibits?
 Examples
of structure adaptations: hand
like features, nocturnal, good eyesight and
hearing, strong sense of smell
Examples of behavior adaptations: look for
food in trash cans, catch fish for food, use
rocks for shelter, live in families
What is the main function of roots on a
plant?
 A.
collect sunlight
 B.
make food
 C.
provide soil to branches
 D.
absorb nutrients and water from soil
Describe the meaning of these terms.
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Native species – animal or plant that has always lived
there
Not native – animal or plant introduced to a new area
Increase – going up or rising
Species – an organism
Coincided – goes together
Ground dwelling – lives mostly on the ground
Mammal – type of animal that has hair, live birth,
provides milk to baby; consumer
Invasive species- an organism that takes over an
ecosystem
What do each of these adaptations mean
and what is a species example that uses
each adaptation?
Hibernation is when an animal goes into a deep sleep to
conserve energy during winter months and an organism
that hibernates is hedgehog.
 Migrations is when an animal will travel long distances in
order to escape cold winter temperatures or for mating
purposes and an organism that migrates is monarch
butterfly and gray whale.
 Dormancy is when a plant looses its leaves for the winter
in order to conserve energy during the winter months and
plants that go dormant are maple, apple, and pecan
trees.
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Draw or explain the Carbon dioxideOxygen cycle.
What is the role of decomposers in a
food web?
 Recycling
nutrients back into the
ecosystem.
When a company advertises and claims
that their product is “green”, what are
they claiming?
Friendly to the
environment. Not
harmful to ecosystems.
Recyclable products.
Plastic should be
recycled in order to be
‘Earth Friendly’