1. By Mrs. Goldberg

2. A lion eats other animals. A lion is a _______. decomposer producer herbivore carnivore

3. A giraffe eats only plants. A giraffe is _______ a decomposer an herbivore a producer an omnivore

4. A lizard eats a cricket. The cricket is the ____ prey predator decomposer producer

5. Which animal would live in a desert? elephant shark lizard lion

6. A place where a living thing lives is its ______. adaptation environment hibernation food chain

7. The path energy takes as one living thing eats another living thing is called ____________. an adaptation an environment a consumer a food chain

8. A bird eats seeds from plants. This makes it _________. an herbivore a carnivore an omnivore a decomposer

9. An example of a producer would be a _______. plant fish spider cricket

10. Three basic things people need to live are food, water, and __________. soil ocean air trees

11. Food chains begin with a living thing that makes its own food. This organism is called a _________. consumer herbivore producer carnivore

12. If all of the eagles on the planet died, eagles would be ___________. consumers decomposers extinct producers

13. Which of the following is a decomposer? a plant a horse a mushroom a snake

14. Which type of habitat is a deer best suited for? marshlands forest sandy beaches freshwater ponds

15. Which of the following is NOT an animal that hibernates? geese bear frog groundhogs

16. All of the different animals living in an environment are called __________. population community interdependency ocean

17. All of the following are examples of natural resources EXCEPT __________. water soil shoes oranges

18. Decomposers are important because _______. they eat small animals they break down matter and other materials they are at the top of the food chain they grow up to be adult animals

19. Which of the following is a decomposer? earthworm grasshopper frog ladybug

20. Which of the following is an herbivore? rabbit lion dog alligator

21. Most people are considered ________ because they eat both animals and plants. herbivores carnivores producers omnivores

22. Which of the following is an example of a behavior that is an instinct for a human? reading doing math blinking playing soccer

23. An animal’s ability to look like other animals is called __________. mimicry hibernation camouflage transformation

24. How can erosion hurt a habitat? fire drought washing away the soil raining too much

25. A _______is a stiff bar that moves about a fixed point. wheel axle pulley lever

26. What is a flagpole? a pulley a wheel and axle a fulcrum an inclined plane

27. When water droplets form a cloud, it is _____. evaporation precipitation condensation the water cycle

28. Which word means to put in groups with similar things? expand contract classify physical change

29. Which material WILL NOT dissolve in water? sugar salt baking soda sand