WorksheetsSTAAR Review 3
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
If you wanted to test the effect of gravity on an object, which set of materials should you choose?
a)
battery, wires, lightbulbs
b)
hot plate, water, thermometer
c)
two different types of balls, metric ruler
d)
two cups, two different types of soil, water and seeds
2.
Tropical climates have warm temperatures and abundant sunlight all year. What must be available for plants in these climates to make their own food throughout the year?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Birds
c)
Shade
d)
Water
3.
What would most likely happen to the carbon dioxide–oxygen cycle if Earth’s large forests were all cut down?
a)
There would be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.
b)
The remaining plants would stop producing carbon dioxide, and animals would use less oxygen.
c)
The remaining plants would produce more oxygen, and animals would produce less carbon dioxide.
d)
There would be more oxygen in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.
4.
Plants are known as producers because they produce their own food. How do producers receive the energy for this process?
a)
By consuming soil nutrients
b)
By absorbing sunlight
c)
By releasing water
d)
By producing oxygen
5.
Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. This spark can start a fire. Wires carrying electricity are usually covered with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep the electricity from starting a fire?
a)
Plastic is a good insulator.
b)
Plastic can melt when heated.
c)
Plastic is softer than wire.
d)
Plastic conducts electricity.
6.
A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are ways that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except —
a)
reacting to morning sunlight by singing
b)
drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water
c)
responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers
d)
feeding insects to its chicks
7.
Who is the producer in this food chain?
a)
The rabbit
b)
The grass
c)
The fox
d)
There is no such thing as a producer
8.
Shows how energy flows from one organism to another.
a)
food cycle
b)
prey chain
c)
food chain
d)
predator cycle
9.
An ________ eats both plants and animals.
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
producer
10.
The nymph in an incomplete metamorphosis looks similar to a smaller version of the -
a)
egg
b)
pupa
c)
larva
d)
adult
11.
Which of the following adds carbon to the atmosphere?
a)
building new highways
b)
burning wood
c)
building more factories
d)
all of the above
12.
What would cause the level of oxygen to rise?
a)
plants releasing oxygen
b)
oxygen released by animals
c)
oxygen inhaled by animals
d)
oxygen taken in by plants
13.
The kangaroo rat has large back legs that allow it to jump large distances. They most likely use those back legs to -
a)
listen for danger
b)
attract a mate
c)
leap away from predators
d)
dig burrows
14.
If a chrysalis is formed during complete metamorphosis, the adult will be a -
a)
mosquito
b)
moth
c)
butterfly
d)
dragonfly
15.
Which tool is helpful to measure the difference between nymph and adult stages of a grasshopper?
a)
metric ruler
b)
hand lens
c)
test tube
d)
calculator
16.
Which animal would live in an environment with high temperatures and rainfall all year long?
a)
polar bear
b)
moose
c)
poison dart frog
d)
gray wolf
17.
How many stages are there usually in an incomplete metamorphosis?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
18.
What are the life cycle stages of complete metamorphosis?
a)
egg, larva, pupa, adult
b)
birth, growth, maturity, death
c)
seed, seedling, baby plant, adult
d)
seed, pupa, larva, adult
19.
Which cycle recycles air needed by plants and animals?
a)
water cycle
b)
life cycle
c)
carbon dioxide-oxygen cycle
d)
plant and animal cycle
20.
When a soil is rich in nutrients, it is usually -
a)
gray in color
b)
dark in color
c)
colorless
d)
red in color
21.
When people consume mushrooms, they are eating a
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
scavenger
22.
If you want to examine insects, which tool would be the most helpful?
a)
beaker
b)
hand lens
c)
stopwatch
d)
spring scale
23.
An organism that feeds on other organisms
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
organism
24.
A simple organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste, returning important nutrients to the environment
a)
inorganic
b)
decomposer
c)
organism
d)
consumer
25.
A living thing
a)
organism
b)
organic
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
26.
Organism that makes its own food
a)
organism
b)
product
c)
decomposer
d)
producer
27.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
28.
Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis?
a)
decomposer
b)
consumer
c)
herbivore
d)
producer
29.
Which describes a decomposer?
a)
an organism that eats only plants
b)
an organism that makes its own food
c)
an organism that breaks down dead matter
d)
an organism that recieves energy from the sun
30.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
31.
A consumer that hunts is called:
a)
a producer.
b)
an omnivore.
c)
a predator.
d)
a herbivore.
32.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
33.
An animal that is hunted for food.
a)
predator
b)
prey
c)
consumer
d)
decomposer
34.
Where do plants get their energy from?
a)
Earth
b)
Moon
c)
Sun
d)
clouds
35.
The process in which plants use energy from the sun to make their own food is?
a)
respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
carbon dioxide- oxygen cycle
d)
organisms
36.
What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?
a)
sulfur
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
oxygen
d)
hydrogen
37.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
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