5.9A- Interdependency
5.9B- Food Webs
6.12AB- Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
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STAAR Questions
100

This means all of the living and non-living things and all of their interactions in an area.

Ecosystem

100

This vocabulary word means a path of energy transfer from one organism to another.

Food Chain

100

This is the smallest unit of an organism

Cell

100

Where does all energy in an ecosystem originate from?

The sun

100

Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?

 A By returning nutrients to the soil B By releasing oxygen into the air C By making space for new animals D By decreasing the population of herbivores

A By returning nutrients to the soil

200

An organism that seeks shelter, food, and has the ability to maintain life processes.

Living Organism

200

This vocabulary word means an interconnected set of food chains.

Food Web

200

This is a membrane bound structure inside a cell that performs a specialized function

Organelle


200

This is produced by plants during photosynthesis that animals use for respiration (to breath).

Oxygen

200

In a food chain, energy does NOT flow directly from- 

F producer to decomposer G producer to consumer H consumer to decomposer J consumer to producer

J consumer to producer

300

This vocabulary word means a part of the ecosystem that is not living, such as sunlight, air (includes oxygen and carbon dioxide), water, rocks, and soil.

Non Living

300

This vocabulary word means an organism that hunts and feeds on another organism.

Predator

300

This organelle exists only in a eukaryotic cell and houses DNA

Nucleus

300

Tigers, Falcons and rabbits are examples of what types of organisms in an ecosytem

Consumers

300

These wild hogs eat many different kinds of foods, including plants, fungi, and insects. Besides being very destructive to the habitats of other animals, how do wild hogs most likely harm other animals. 

A By competing with other animals for food B By moving slower than most other animals C By causing other animals to reproduce more D By eating foods that no other animals eat

A By competing with other animals for food

400

Anything that is alive is considered an _________.

Organism

400

This vocabulary word means an animal that is hunted as food.

Prey

400

This vocabulary word means all the members of the same species in an area.

Population

400

Oceans, Forests, Mountains, Deserts. These are types of... (not ecosystem)

Habitats

400

Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment. Which substance is needed by plants to survive and is released into the environment by animals? 

A Oxygen B Sugar C Salt D Carbon Dioxide

D Carbon Dioxide

500

This word means the body parts or habits that help an organism survive in it's environment.

An adaptation

500

A type of organism is missing from the food chain shown below.

 _____ --> Grasshopper -->Frog --> Great Blue Herons

 Which statement about the type of organism that correctly completes this food chain is NOT true? 

A It produces its own food. B It is unable to move from one place to another C It gets its energy from the sun D It breaks down nutrients from decaying organisms

D It breaks down nutrients from decaying organisms

500

Only plants have this organelle (refer to your booklet)

Cell Wall

500

Environments and Ecosystems are very delicate. What may happen if you introduce or remove a species from an ecosystem/environment? (looking for 2 possible answers)

The environment may collapse or

The environment may grow

500

What would most likely happen to the carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle if Earth's large forests were all cut down? 

F There would be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food. G The remaining plants would stop producing carbon dioxide, and animals would use less oxygen. H. The remaining plants would produce more oxygen, and animals would produce less carbon dioxide. J There would be more oxygen in the atmosphere because few plants would be using it to produce their own food.

F There would be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.

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