Category 4 STAAR Review

What sentence best describes how energy flows through this pyramid?

• Energy is transferred down each level of the energy pyramid.

• The energy lost at each level is consumed by organisms in the top level.

• Energy is transferred from organisms in one level to those in the level above.

• The organisms at the bottom level provide energy directly to organisms in all the other levels.

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How many predators in this food web are omnivores?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many organisms in this food web eat only producers?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

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Both primary and secondary succession begin with pioneer species that -

• change the area and make it safer from predatory organisms

• invade the area so that new organisms cannot be established

• modify the area and allow larger and more complex organisms to appear

• use up all the existing resources and prevent establishment of non-native organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which is the correct placement on the Venn Diagram?

• Plant cells-(cell, wall, square shape, chloroplast)

  Both-(cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, DNA)

  Animal cells-(round shape)

• Plant cells-(cell, wall, round shape, chloroplast)

  Both-(cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, DNA)

  Animal cells-(square shape)

• Plant cells-(cell, wall, square shape)

  Both-(cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, DNA)

  Animal cells-(round shape, chloroplast)

• Plant cells-(cell, wall, square shape, chloroplast)

  Both-(cell membrane, nucleus, DNA)

  Animal cells-(round shape, cytoplasm)

Which one is the correct placement on the Venn Diagram

• Primary - 3, 7, 10, 11, 13

  Both - 1, 4, 8, 14

  Secondary - 2, 5, 6, 9, 12

• Primary - 1, 3, 7, 10, 11, 13

  Both - 4, 8, 14

  Secondary - 2, 5, 6, 9, 12

• Primary - 3, 6, 7, 10, 11

  Both - 1, 4, 8, 14

  Secondary - 2, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13

• Primary - 3, 6, 7, 10, 11

  Both - 1, 2, 4, 8, 14

  Secondary - 5, 6, 9, 12, 13

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Which are the correct labels for each leaf?

• A. Ginkgo

  B. Sweet gum

  C. Balsam poplar

  D. Eastern white pine

• A. Balsam poplar

  B. Eastern white pine

  C. Ginkgo

  D. Sweet gum

• A. Eastern white pine

  B. Sweet gum

  C. Ginkgo

  D. Balsam poplar

• A. Balsam poplar

  B. Sweet gum

  C. Ginkgo

  D. Eastern white pine

Which of the following is part of the theory of natural selection?

• Individuals that acquire characteristics will pass those characteristics on to their offspring.

• Most offspring of a species will survive to reproduce.

• Individuals within the same population have identical traits.

• Individuals that have favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.

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Which adaptation would most likely be evident in an animal living in the tundra biome?

• Large, wide ears with thin tissue

• Long legs to escape predators

• Long neck to reach food in high branches

• Thick fat layer that develops quickly

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When did the average beak size increase?

• Every 2 years

• Every 4 years

• During a dry year

• During a wet year

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