organisms & environment STAAR review 2023

Choose all the biotic resources.

• tree

• mushroom

• grass

• water

Choose an abiotic resource(s) that a plant depends on.

• air

• water

• sun

• all of these work

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How many secondary consumers are in this food web?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• all of them

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which two organisms compete with rabbits for biotic resources?

• wolves

• coyotes

• goats

• mice

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The graph shows the optimal growth temperatures for four types of bacteria. Which two bacteria would likely compete for space?

• pyschrophiles

• mesophiles

• thermophiles

• hyerthermophiles

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Choose two organisms with a predator-prey relationship in the food web.

• green plants

• rabbits

• jackals

• kites

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which organism is an autotroph?

• grass

• sun

• mushroom

• snake

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Choose all the heterotrophs.

• plant

• mushroom

• frog

• sun

Why is a mushroom a decomposer?

• it makes its own food

• it eats off of dead, decaying organisms

• it must hunt and find its own food

• it's not, it's a consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Choose all that apply for a plant.

• eukaryote

• autotroph

• heterotroph

• prokaryote

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3