2. Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader?

3. Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader? Ecosystems! 1,000,000 5th Grade Topic 1 5th Grade Topic 2 4th Grade Topic 3 4th Grade Topic 4 3rd Grade Topic 5 3rd Grade Topic 6 2nd Grade Topic 7 2nd Grade Topic 8 1st Grade Topic 9 1st Grade Topic 10 500,000 300,000 175,000 100,000 50,000 25,000 10,000 5,000 2,000 1,000

4. 5th Grade Topic 1 Question A hillside covered with grasses, shrubs and trees is ignited by lightning. The fire destroys most of the vegetation on the hillside and the soil begins to erode away. The animal species that lived in the area migrate downhill into an area populated with homes. Local residents begin to complain about their yards being destroyed by the displaced animals. Local scientists are asked to come in and make recommendations to resolve the problem and to come up with a restoration plan for the hillside area. What could scientists tell the local people? / A. Major changes in abiotic factors of an ecosystem affect many other parts of the ecosystem. / B. Fire destroys all of the abiotic factors in an ecosystem. / C. Better safeguards should be made to stop lightning-caused fires from affecting surrounding ecosystems. / D. A change in an ecosystem usually affects the factors of that ecosystem and not of other ecosystems. A hillside covered with grasses, shrubs and trees is ignited by lightning. The fire destroys most of the vegetation on the hillside and the soil begins to erode away. The animal species that lived in the area migrate downhill into an area populated with homes. Local residents begin to complain about their yards being destroyed by the displaced animals. Local scientists are asked to come in and make recommendations to resolve the problem and to come up with a restoration plan for the hillside area. What could scientists tell the local people? / A. Major changes in abiotic factors of an ecosystem affect many other parts of the ecosystem. / B. Fire destroys all of the abiotic factors in an ecosystem. / C. Better safeguards should be made to stop lightning-caused fires from affecting surrounding ecosystems. / D. A change in an ecosystem usually affects the factors of that ecosystem and not of other ecosystems.

5. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer / A / Major changes in abiotic factors of an ecosystem affect many other parts of the ecosystem. / A / Major changes in abiotic factors of an ecosystem affect many other parts of the ecosystem. Return

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question / Detail the path of energy for a trout living in a stream from beginning to end.

7. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer Sun, (moss), insect, trout, (heat) Return

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question / What is a limiting factor?

9. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer Something that limits how many organisms can live in an area, like quantity of drinking water or food. Return

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question / What is carrying capacity?

11. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer The amount of organisms (plant, animal, microorganisms) allowed in an area based on a limiting factor. Return

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question / Which of the following models best describes the energy flow in an ocean ecosystem? / / Which of the following models best describes the energy flow in an ocean ecosystem? /

13. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer Return

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question / You want to design an experiment that tests the influence of abiotic factors on plant growth. Which abiotic factor would you test? / A. acidity of the soil / B. insects infecting the plant / C. species of plants grown / D. plant height / You want to design an experiment that tests the influence of abiotic factors on plant growth. Which abiotic factor would you test? / A. acidity of the soil / B. insects infecting the plant / C. species of plants grown / D. plant height

15. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer Acidity of the soil--A

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question / Name a secondary consumer.

17. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer Varies Return

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question / What is the primary means by which energy enters the Earth’s ecosystems?

19. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer Sunlight Return

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question / Which of the following is an abiotic factor? / Soil, leaves, human, mineral / Which of the following is an abiotic factor? / Soil, leaves, human, mineral

21. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer Mineral Return

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question / Which of the following is a biotic factor? / Rock, wind, cloud, tree / Which of the following is a biotic factor? / Rock, wind, cloud, tree

23. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer Tree Return

24. Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11

25. 1,000,000 Question / What is the term to describe organisms moving out of a population?

26. 1,000,000 Answer / Emigration Return

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