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1.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
carbon dioxide and water
glucose and oxygen
light and dark
2.
What colour is chlorophyll?
red
blue
green
3.
Where does photosynthesis take place?
in the chloroplast
in the cell wall
in the nucleus
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4.
A green plant is usually a:
producer
consumer
director
5.
What does a food chain always start with?
a top predator
a herbivore
a producer
6.
Which is the secondary consumer in this food chain:
grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> hawk
grass
grasshopper
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frogs
7.
What does an omnivore eat?
animals only
plants only
animals and plants
8.
What is wrong with this pyramid of numbers?
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hawks don't eat thrushes
the clover should be at the bottom
snails don't eat clover
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9.
What can we conclude from this pyramid of numbers?
the producer must be very large
the producer must be very small
the primary consumer must be a carnivore
10.
How many predators are there in this food web?
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11.
What is likely to happen to the population of slugs if the population of thrushes decreases?
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it will increase
it will decrease
it will stay the same
12.
What is likely to happen to the population of thrushes if the population of voles increases?
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it will increase
it will decrease
it will stay the same
13.
What is likely to happen to the population of foxes if the population of rabbits decreases?
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it will increase
it will decrease
it will stay the same
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What is meant by the word "population"?
All the members of a single species that live in a habitat
The increase in the number of offspring produced by a species
The idea that animals spread out when they are released into the wild
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Which of the following do plants not compete for?
Water
Space
Food
16
Why are polar bears white?
To camouflage them so their predators cannot see them
To camouflage them so their prey cannot see them
So that they absorb heat from the sun easily
17
What is the most likely reason why animals in hot climates have larger ears than similar animals in cold
climates?
It is more difficult to hear in hot air, so bigger ears are needed
Big ears lose heat quickly, while small ears lose heat slowly
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Big ears are useful for creating a breeze when they are flapped quickly
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What is the most likely reason why wasps and bees have black and yellow stripes?
The stripes warn other animals that wasps and bees are dangerous
The stripes are attractive to birds and other predators
The stripes make them look like harmless hoverflies, so they can sneak up on their prey
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Plants compete with each other for:
Light, mates and food
Light, water and food
Light, water and nutrients
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