Grasshopper

Dragonflies and grasshoppers go through ________ ___________.

• complete metamorphosis

• incomplete metamorphosis

• life cycle

• 4 stages

In incomplete metamorphosis the insect after hatching _______________.

• turns into a butterfly

• turns into a larva

• looks very much like an adult insect

• looks very much like a spider

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

• The grasshoppers would eat the mice, and the snakes would move away.

• The mice would have more grasshoppers to eat.

• The snake population would increase.

• The grasshopper population would decrease.

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

• The mouse population will decrease.

• The snake population will decrease.

• The hawk population will decrease.

• The grass population will decrease.

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All of the following might happen to the rest of the food chain if there was a decrease in the shrew population EXCEPT -

• The grasshopper population will increase.

• The owl population will decrease.

• The grass population will increase.

• The grass population will decrease.

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In this food chain, where does the lizard get its energy from?

• plant

• grasshopper

• mushrooms

• sun

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Which food chain most accurately demonstrates the flow of energy in a shortgrass prairie ecosystem?

• grasshopper → bird → rodent → buffalo

• hawk → snake → mouse → grasshopper

• grasshopper → mouse → snake → hawk

• snake → hawk → skunk → mouse

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Observe the food chain above. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?

• Grass

• Grasshopper

• Snake

• Hawk

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What is one example of the way that energy flows in the food chain above?

• Energy flows from grass to the Sun

• Energy flows from hawks to snakes

• Energy flows from grasshoppers to finches

• Energy flows from snakes to finches

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What is the order of the stages of a grasshopper's life cycle?

• nymph, egg, adult

• adult, nymph, egg

• egg, nymph, adult