WorksheetsSSA Membership Challenge
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins
Data for four animal populations in a wooded area were collected before and after a shopping mall was constructed near the area. The graph shows changes in the populations.
Which animal's food sources most likely increased after the mall opened?
Snakes, squirrels, and raccoons
Squirrels only
Snakes, squirrels, and deer
Raccoons only
A partial wetland food web is shown.
Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?
Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.
Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.
Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.
Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.
A zookeeper sets up a habitat for a certain species of rabbit. Which answer choice describes the rabbit as it interacts with two nonliving parts of the rabbit's habitat?
The rabbit breathing air while running down a rocky path
The rabbit licking its fur while feeding its young
The rabbit hiding under plants from loud noises
The rabbit nibbling on vegetation inside the habitat
The picture shows two animals that live in Texas.
Both animals have structures that help them survive. Which sentence best describes the function of the structures that these animals have in common?
Both animals have small eyes that help them see clearly at night
Both animals have tough skin to keep them warm in cold weather
Both animals have sharp claws that help them to dig in sand
Both animals have pointed tails to attract predators
Unlike humans, otters have special flaps that close off their nostrils and ears. These flaps help otters survive in an environment that is
terrestrial
snowy
windy
aquatic
A pet dog often learns many new behaviors during its lifetime. All of these behaviors it may learn EXCEPT--
scratching an itch
begging at the table
rolling over on command
barking when the doorbell rings
The diagram shows the water cycle.
Which labeled part shows precipitation?
A
B
C
D
Students created a model of the water cycle by heating a beaker of water on a hot plate and allowing water vapor to condense on the bottom of a metal pan filled with ice cubes.
What part of their model is doing the same job as the Sun?
Beaker of water
Ice cubes
Metal pan
Hot plate
The picture show a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean.
Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud?
Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor into the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.
Look at the railroad map.
Which city cannot be reached by a railroad line shown?
San Antonio
Lampasas
Kerrville
Del Rio
This map shows the regions of the United States.
Which region lies directly east of Texas?
Northeast
Southeast
West
Southwest
This map shows the United States.
What direction would you need to travel to get from Texas to Oregon?
East
Northwest
Southeast
North
Which of the following is NOT one of the five regions of the United States?
Northeast
Southeast
Midsouth
West
In what region of the United States is Texas located?
West
Southwest
Southeast
Midwest
