Fifth Grade Life Science Review THIS IS Jeopardy Fifth Grade Life Science Review

Ecosystems Interactions and Changes Jeopardy Carbon Dioxide - Oygen Ecosystems Interactions and Changes Inherited and Learned Food Webs Adaptations Metamorphosis 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment. Which substance is needed by plants to survive and is released into the environment by animals? A 100

Carbon dioxide A 100

Many types of plants grow in a forest ecosystem Many types of plants grow in a forest ecosystem. How do plants affect the air that forest animals breathe? A 200

Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the air.

What gas do plants use to make food during photosynthesis?

Carbon dioxide A 300

In relationship to the carbon dioxide – oxygen cycle, name two ways that cows and humans are alike.

They both release oxygen and take in carbon dioxide.

What is the relationship between plants and animals in the carbon dioxide – oxygen cycle?

Plants release oxygen during photosynthesis which animals use Plants release oxygen during photosynthesis which animals use. Animals breathe in oxygen and release carbon dioxide which plant use. A 500

What do food chains and food webs show?

The transfer of energy in an ecosystem B 100

What role do raccoons play in this food web? (prey, producer, consumer, or decomposer) B 200

Consumers B 200

Name a possible prairie food chain.

Grasses or wildflowers  Grasshopper  Sparrow Possible Food Chains Grasses or wildflowers  Grasshopper  Sparrow or Grasses or wildflowers  Prairie Dog  Badger or Grasses or wildflowers  Rabbit  Coyote B 300

What change would most likely occur if all of the herbivores were removed?

The fox and owl populations would have to move or die off. The grasses in the area would overgrow. B 400

Name a type of decomposer and explain its job in an ecosystem.

Worms, bacteria and fungi are decomposers Worms, bacteria and fungi are decomposers. Their job is to decompose dead plants and animals and return their nutrients to the soil so the nutrients can be used to grow new plants. B 500

A. By competing with other animals for food These wild hogs eat many different kinds of foods, including plants, fungi, and insects. Besides being very destructive to the habitats of other animals, how do wild hogs most likely harm other animals? A. By competing with other animals for food B. By moving slower than most other animals C. By causing other animals to reproduce more D. By eating foods that no other animals eat C 100

A. By competing with other animals for food

How do these actions most benefit plants? Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants? C 200

By returning nutrients to the soil C 200

Kudzu is a fast-growing Asian vine that was introduced into the United States. Kudzu quickly uses available resources and can completely cover the plants in an area. What effect does the rapid growth of kudzu most likely have on an ecosystem? C 300

The variety of native plants decreases.

DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400

In fall and winter many trees lose their leaves in response to cooler temperatures and ______________. C 400

fewer hours of daylight C 400

Name 3 ways humans have a negative impact on ecosystems. Name a way humans have a positive impact on ecosystems. C 500

Possible Answers: Negative: building shopping malls, cutting down forests to use the wood to build things, overhunting, pollution, etc. Positive: protecting areas where sea turtles lay their eggs, making laws to protect habitats and/or animals, etc. C 500

F. Large flowers and sweet fruit G. Sweet fruit and sharp spines Which two traits best help a cactus conserve water in the dry conditions of a West Texas desert ecosystem? F. Large flowers and sweet fruit G. Sweet fruit and sharp spines H. Sharp spines and waxy stems J. Waxy stems and large flowers D 100

H. Sharp spines and waxy stems

Eagles catch fish in rivers with their talons Eagles catch fish in rivers with their talons. They fly with the fish to a tree branch and tear the fish into small pieces. Which bird most likely catches and eats its food the way an eagle does? D 200

Bird G D 200

Both of these animals use their tails primarily for — Most kangaroos have large, heavy tails, while spider monkeys have long, thin tails. Kangaroo tails are useful when the kangaroos are hopping and also when they are crawling around on the ground to feed. Spider monkey tails are useful when the spider monkeys are moving through trees. Both of these animals use their tails primarily for — F. grabbing and holding their food G. supporting and balancing their body H. attracting the attention of other animals J. carrying their young D 300

G. supporting and balancing their body

D 400

A. To attract bees for pollination D 400

D 500

B. birds D 500

What are the stages of complete metamorphosis?

EGG --> LARVA --> PUPA --> ADULT

They usually have a worm-like shape They usually have a worm-like shape. Another name for caterpillars, maggots, and grubs. E 200

Larva E 200

Looks like small adults, but usually don't have wings

Nymph E 300

Name two ways that complete and incomplete metamorphosis are alike.

Possible Answers: they both occur in insects, they both start with an egg, they both end with an adult, they both describe life cycles of insects E 400

Name two ways the complete and incomplete metamorphosis are different.

Possible Answers: In complete metamorphosis the young organism looks very different than the adult, but in incomplete metamorphosis the young organism looks similar to the adult. In complete metamorphosis there is a larva and pupa stage, incomplete metamorphosis does not have these stages. E 500

A. The size of the milkweed leaves that the caterpillars eat Which of these is an inherited trait of monarch butterfly caterpillars? A. The size of the milkweed leaves that the caterpillars eat B. The ability of the caterpillars to eat toxic leaves without being harmed C. The number of milkweed leaves the caterpillars eat each day D. The number of leaves on the milkweed plants that the caterpillars visit each summer F 100

B. The ability of the caterpillars to eat toxic leaves without being harmed F 100

Which of these is a learned behavior of a dog? F. Begging for food G. Drinking water H. Panting on a hot day J. Chewing on a bone F 200

F. Begging for food F 200

A. The average distance it travels each day Which of these is a trait that a crayfish most likely inherits from its parents? A. The average distance it travels each day B. The number of legs it has C. The amount of food it eats each day D. The type of plants in its habitat F 300

B. The number of legs it has

Which are examples of inherited traits? A. specific beliefs B. fingerprints C. memories D. nose shape F 400

D. nose shape F 400

Why do dogs have most of the characteristics of their parents? A. They inherit them from their parents. B. They live in the same habitats as their parents. C. They learn them by observing their D. They eat the same foods as their F 500

A. They inherit them from their parents.

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