Name: ______________________ Date: _____________________

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Quarter Science Life Science Test

Use the words in the word bank to answer questions 1 11.

1.) ___Population_______ describes all the individuals of the same kind
living in the same ecosystem.
2.)_____Fossils__________ are the remains of organisms that lived long ago.
3.) An insect trapped in amber would is an example of
__________preserved remains___________.
4.)Because the rainforest has many plants and animals, there is high
___diversity_________.
5.) A type of fossil that forms as the result of a mold is a __cast fossil____.
6.)All of the living and non-living things surrounding an organism is an
_______enviroment________.
7.)When minerals replace all or part of an organism a ___petrified fossil___
forms.
8.) A _mold fossil____ forms when the hard parts of an organism
completely dissolve over time, leaving behind a hollow area with the
organisms shape.
9.) An ___ecosystem_____ describes a community and its physical
environment together.
10.) A footprint would be an example of a ___trace fossil_________.
11.) The _____fossil record_______ is the main source of clues about Earths
past life and environment.

Fossils Mold Fossil Cast Fossil Trace Fossil
Petrified Fossil Fossil Record Ecosystem Environment
Population Diversity Preserved Remains
For questions 12 17, circle T if the statement is true and F is the statement is
false.
12.) One blueberry bush is an example of an individual. T or F
13.) The tundra has a lot of diversity. T or F
14.) Many fossils represent animals that no longer exist on Earth. T or F
15.) Fossils usually form in metamorphic rock. T or F
16.) The word petrified means made of wood. T or F
17.) Living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem interact with each other. T or F

Fill in the chart for questions for questions 18 21. Use the following words:
biotic abiotic palm tree climate raccoon rocks

__abiotic___ (non-living) factors

_____biotic_____ (living) factors

_________climate_________

_____________rocks____________

___________racoon____________

____________palm tree_____________

22-23.) Tell two ways a change in water supply might affect a rabbits habitat
and food supply:
Habitat: cant find enough water or be flooded forcing it to move

Food supply: plants might wilt/die or die in a flooded field


24-25.) How would it affect the information we know about the past if there
were no fossils?
We would know less about organisms that lived long ago and about
what Earth was like long ago. For example, we would know nothing
about dinosaurs.