Day 7. Lesson. STAAR® Blitz. Science. 8th Grade

Multiple Select

Which of the following can be regarded as secondary consumers? Mark all that apply

• Wildflowers

• Rabbit

• Mouse

• Snake

• Hawk

Multiple Choice

What do the arrows in the food web represent? Mark all that apply

• The trophic level

• Transfer of energy

• Transfer of matter

• The feeding level

• The amount of energy available

Multiple Select

Plants are…Mark all that apply

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Decomposers

• Consumers

• Producers

Multiple Choice

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• F

• G

• H

• J

Multiple Choice

How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next? For example, how much energy is transferred from plants to herbivores.

• 0%

• 1%

• 50%

• 10%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

What does high species diversity indicate?

• A healthy ecosystem with a wide variety of species coexisting.

• A lack of competition among species.

• An ecosystem that is prone to diseases.

• A decrease in the number of species present.

Multiple Choice

How does biodiversity contribute to ecosystem resilience?

• Biodiversity enhances ecosystem resilience by providing a wider range of responses to environmental changes.

• Biodiversity decreases ecosystem resilience by limiting species interactions.

• Biodiversity has no impact on ecosystem resilience.

• Biodiversity only benefits certain species in an ecosystem.

Multiple Choice

A new island is formed after a volcano erupts.

What is the order that things would grow?

• Tree, grass, moss

• Lichen, Grass, Shrub, Tree

• Lichen, Shrub, Moss, Tree

• Shrub, grass, moss, tree

Multiple Choice

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• A

• B

• C

• D