Spiral 233

During a field trip, Chevy, Jareth, and Sharon observed a food chain involving grasshoppers, frogs, and snakes. What would most likely happen to the grasshopper population if the frogs were removed from this food chain?

• There will be an increase in the grasshopper population.

• There will be a decrease in the grasshopper population.

• The grasshopper population will stay the same.

• The grasshoppers will begin eating the snakes.

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Ryker and Alexa observed a pond ecosystem and noticed that a small fish was removed. What change would they expect to see in the pond ecosystem?

• More plants and less food for big fish

• Less plants and more big fish

• More plants and more food for big fish

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Small fish eat the plants in a pond. How are the fish affected if most of the plants die?

• small fish would start to die

• small fish would have more food

• it would not affect the small fish

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How could a flood in MaKayla's neighborhood affect organisms in the local ecosystem?

• More water will cause animals in MaKayla's neighborhood to grow faster

• Some organisms will move to a dry environment like Malorie's backyard

• All of the organisms in MaKayla's neighborhood will perish in the wet conditions

• The flood will not affect the organisms that live in MaKayla's neighborhood

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Ryker and Jessi noticed that their neighborhood pond was experiencing a drought. What would most likely occur in the pond ecosystem?

• All insects in the pond will die

• There will be more frogs in the pond

• The fish in the pond will die

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Dallas observed a bird in his backyard that eats seeds, spiders, and crickets. What would likely happen if the bird disappeared from its ecosystem?

• there would be no more seeds

• there would be a decrease in spiders

• there would be an increase in crickets

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