Grade Five Science Assessment

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Grade Five Science Assessment

Living Things and Their Environment

1st Quarter

1. (4,5)Plants need water to live and grow, but too much water could be harmful. Explain what might happen to a plant in a flooded area? (2 pts.)

2. (3,5,6) In July, Karna notices a fallen branch in the park near her home. When she sees it again in December, it looks very different. What probably happened to the branch?

a.An animal ate it.

b.Someone cut it with a saw.

c.It was decomposed and broken down by

fungi growing on it.

d.It started growing in the soil.

3. (2, 3)Plants take nutrients from the soil. They also put nutrients back when

a.roots carry nutrients from the plant to the soil.

b.leaves give off nutrients during photosynthesis.

c.dead leaves drop to the ground and mix with the soil.

4. (4)Identify and explain 2 characteristics that help the tree frog survive. (2 pts.)

5. (5, 6)How can planting native plants help restore an ecosystem?

a.The plants provide food for people.

b.The plants attract wildlife to the area.

c.The plants add water to the habitat.

d.The plants attract builders to the area.

6.The diagram below shows some of the roles of organisms in a community.

(1, 2, 3) Which of the following correctly describes a role shared by a rabbit and a wolf?

a. They are both consumers.

b.Neither of them is a herbivore.

c.They are both omnivorous scavengers.

d.There is no role shared by both a rabbit and a wolf.

7. (3, 4, 5, 6) Explain two ways a forest fire changes an ecosystem. (2 pts.)

8. (4, 6)In the space provided, name an animal that could live in a place like the one shown in the picture. Explain why the animal could survive there. (2 pts.)

9. (1, 2)An energy pyramid shows how energy goes from one

species to another in a food chain. Which kind of

species is there the most of in a habitat?

a.plants

b.carnivores

c.herbivores

d.omnivores

10. (1, 2, 3) An increase in the mice population would most directly affect which of these organisms’ population?

a.cows

b.hawks

c.rabbits

d.snakes

11. (3)Dr. Rasmussen and Dr. Lindvall are both studying how quickly pine trees grow. During one study, they measured the same tree but got different answers. What should they do?

a.They should report both observations.

b.They should leave that tree out of their report.

c.They should leave out the shorter measurement.

A primary consumer feeds on plants. A secondary consumer feeds on plant-eating animals. Look at the picture below of a food web to answer questions 12 and 13.

12. (3)Which of the following pairs are primary consumers?

a.owl, mouse

b.rabbit, deer

c.acorn, rabbit

d.oak tree, fungus

13. (1)What are organisms called that carry out photosyntheses?

a.prey

b.producers

c.consumers

d.parasites

14. (I)Pond water contains living things that are too small to see without using a special piece of equipment. Which piece of equipment would be best to use to see the small living things in pond water?

a.telescope

b.thermometer

c.microscope

d.barometer

15. (I)Mr. Chang’s class planted 300 seeds. They kept 100 of the planted seeds at room temperature, 100 in a refrigerator, and 100 under a heat lamp. Use the chart above to decide what question can be answered by the experiment Mr. Chang’s class conducted.

a.Which temperature causes seeds to sprout faster?

b.Which temperature causes seeds to sprout first?

c.What kind of seeds sprout best?

d.At which temperature do the most seeds sprout?

16. (I)The students’ research team wants to show how fertilizer can be helpful to plants and make them grow. Their experiment is discussed below:

•Students plant grass seed in three cups.

•Cup 1 gets no fertilizer.

•Cup 2 gets a little fertilizer.

•Cup 3 gets a lot of fertilizer.

If the students only want to test the effects of the fertilizer, what should they make sure they do?

a.Use only clear plastic cups when planting.

b.Keep the light, temperature and water amounts the same.

1. Use the same watering can to water them with.

17. (4,5) After you leave Kings Island and head toward eastern Ohio, you stop in the Bush Creek State Forest. While watching the birds in the area you notice that they have different sorts of beaks. Some of the types of beaks are shown below:

Why did the birds develop different beak shapes?

a.to be able to make different bird songs

b.so they could recognize their own kind

c.so they could eat certain kinds of foods

d.to frighten animals that might eat them

18. (I) Scientists try to solve problems and answer questions. Which of the following is not a scientific question that a scientist might try to answer?

1. How many frogs are in a pond?
2. How do birds learn their “songs”?
3. Are skateboards more fun than bicycles?
4. Are earthquakes and volcanoes caused by the same thing?

19. (I/SWOK) Joe wants to test three different kinds of plant food to see which one will cause his tomato plants to produce the most fruit. What variable is Joe testing?

a.fruit

b.tomatoes

c.soil

d.plant food

20. (1, 2, 3) The diagram below shows a food web for a simple lake community. A food web is a combination of many food chains.

Which of the following shows a food chain in the diagram?

a.plantsdecomposersraccoons ospreys

b.insectsfishdecomposersospreys

c.plants insectsfishraccoons

d.fishospreysraccoons decomposers

21. (I)About how tall is this seedling?

a.2.0 cm

b.2.5 cm

c.3.0 cm

d.3.5 cm

22. (5,6) Imagine that pollution caused all the plants in this food chain to die. Would this affect the population of the largest fish?

1. Yes, because the largest fish also eat plants.
2. Yes, because all food energy in the chain comes through the plants.
3. No, because the largest fish are big enough to survive a change in the ecosystem.
4. No, because only the smallest fish depend on the plants for their survival.

23. (4,5,6) Think about your favorite park and consider the huge space covered by both the park and its parking area. What is a detrimental effect of the park’s construction on the animals that previously lived where the park is now located and why? (2 pts.)

24. (SWOK) Sarah loves animals. She wants to become a scientist and work with animals. Which of the following would be the best career for her?

1. geologist
2. zoologist
3. astronomer

25. (1)How does available energy change as it is passed from the bottom level to the next in a food chain?

a.Each level receives more energy than the level before.

b.The same amount of energy is passed from one level to the next.

c.About 10 percent of the energy is passed from one level to the next.

d.No energy is passed from one level to the next.

Examine the picture below. Then follow all directions for questions 26-28.

26. (1-6) Create a pond ecosystem by drawing two nonliving things that would be found there. Label each with the word “non-living.” (2 pts.)

27. (1-6) Create a pond ecosystem by drawing two kinds of plants and two kinds of animals that might live there. Label each with the word “living.” (2 pts.)

28. (1-6) Referring to the diagram explain two ways the living and nonliving things interact with each other. (2 pts.)

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