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7th Grade Environmental Science Quiz

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7th Grade Environmental Science Quiz

Use the short reading and your science knowledge to answer each question. For multiple-choice questions, choose one answer. For written responses, use complete sentences.

Read: A Change at Willow Pond

Willow Pond is home to algae, aquatic plants, insects, small fish, frogs, and herons. Algae and plants use sunlight to make food. Insects eat algae and plants; small fish eat insects; frogs eat insects and small fish; and herons eat fish and frogs. After a week of unusually warm weather, algae grew quickly and covered much of the pond’s surface. Less sunlight reached the underwater plants. When large amounts of algae later died, decomposers such as bacteria broke them down and used oxygen in the water. A nearby community is studying the pond and planning ways to protect it.

1.In the Willow Pond food web, which organism is a producer?
  • Heron
  • Algae
  • Small fish
  • Frog
2.What is the most likely result if the number of insects in the pond drops sharply?
  • Small fish may have less food.
  • Herons will have more algae to eat.
  • Plants will stop needing sunlight.
  • Decomposers will disappear immediately.
3.True or false: Decomposers help recycle nutrients by breaking down dead organisms and waste.
TrueFalse
4.The algae grew rapidly and blocked sunlight from reaching underwater plants. What is one likely effect on those plants?
5.When bacteria break down large amounts of dead algae, they use oxygen. Explain how this could affect fish in the pond.
6.Match each ecology term to its best description.
  • Producer
  • Consumer
  • Decomposer
  • Habitat
  • Gets energy by eating other organisms
  • The place where an organism lives
  • Makes its own food, often using sunlight
  • Breaks down dead organisms and waste
7.A family puts vegetable scraps and dry leaves into a compost bin instead of sending them to a landfill. Give one environmental benefit of composting.
8.Which example shows a population rather than a whole community?
  • All the living things in a pond
  • All the frogs of one species living in a pond
  • The pond water, rocks, plants, and animals
  • One frog and the insect it eats
9.A town wants to protect Willow Pond. Suggest one action people could take and explain how it might help the ecosystem.
10.Which statement best describes biodiversity?
  • The variety of living organisms in an area
  • The number of nonliving objects in an area
  • The amount of sunlight an ecosystem receives
  • The path energy takes through one food chain

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