Food Chains and Plant Life Cycles

Observe the food chain below.

      grass         -->           cricket          -->       scorpion         -->        roadrunner

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

• The sun gives energy to the grass.

• The road runner gives energy to the Sun.

• The cricket receives energy from the road runner.

• The scorpion receives energy from the road runner.

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Observe the food chain below.

      grass        -->     chipmunk      -->    snake      -->      coyote

 

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

• The Sun receives energy from the grass.

• The coyote receives energy from the snake.

• The chipmunk receives energy from the snake.

• The snake gives energy to the chipmunk.

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What is a food chain?

• A list of our favorite foods

• A way to show how energy moves through an ecosystem

• A chain made out of food

• A type of jewelry that animals wear

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Below is a grassland food chain.

   grass     -->      grasshopper     -->     mouse        -->           snake          -->       hawk

 

What would happen to this food chain if there was no grass?

• The grasshopper would eat the mice, and the snakes would eat leaves.

• The mice would have more grasshoppers to eat.

• The snake population would increase.

• The grasshopper population would decrease.

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Below is a grassland food chain.

   grass        -->              grasshopper      -->        mouse        -->           snake        -->           hawk

 

What might happen to the rest of the food chain if there was an increase in the mouse population?

• The grasshopper population will increase.

• The snake population will increase.

• The hawk population will decrease.

• The grass population will decrease.

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Below is a plant life cycle.

Stage 1 seed before and after germination --> Stage 2 sprout --> Stage 3 seedling --> Stage 4 adult plant with flowers --> Stage 5 adult plant with fruit

In which stages is the plant mature?

• Stage 3 and 4

• Stage 2 and 3

• Stage 4 and 5

• Stage 1 and 2

Which of the following statement is true about a plant life cycle?  

• Plants begin life with wings.

• The offspring resemble the adult.

• Plants are mature when they grow to be six feet tall.

• Plants begin life as seeds.

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What statements about the frog life cycle are true?

Select TWO correct answers.

• Frogs begin life from eggs.

• Frogs have a pupa stage.

• Young frogs do not resemble the adult.

• Tadpoles lay eggs in water.

What 2 stages does a ladybug have that a grasshopper DOES NOT have?

• Adult

• Pupa

• Nymph

• Larva

All organisms start out as an _________

• pupa

• offspring

• egg

• baby