Worksheets4.8C Patterns on Earth & 4.9AB Food Webs
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
Energy that moves through the organisms in a food web originally comes from the
Moon
Sun
water
soil
Which TWO of the following are examples of producers?
rabbit
insect
grass
bird
cactus
If a fire on the grasslands were to happen, what change would likely occur in the food web there?
Producers would have to find a new energy source.
There would be an increase in consumers.
Plants would be able to produce more food.
Animals that eat plants would move away or starve.
Which of the following processes best describes how plants get their energy? Plants get their energy by –
using sunlight to make food.
absorbing it from the soil.
removing the energy from water.
putting gases into the air.
The diagram shows how energy flows through a prairie food web.
If all the grasshoppers were removed, how many organisms would lose a source of energy?
four
five
six
seven
Four organisms are illustrated here.
Which organism can make its own food?
rabbit
daisy
mushroom
earthworm
An elephant gets the energy it needs to survive when it –
drinks water from streams.
warms itself in the sun.
eats grass and leaves.
sleeps on the ground.
A pond food chain is illustrated here.
In this food chain, the large fish gets its energy by -
absorbing sunlight
eating plants
preying on small fish
being food for hawks
A prairie food web is illustrated here.
If all of the squirrels were removed from this food web, which animal population will most likely decrease first?
Antelopes
Coyotes
Hawks
Grass
A pond food web is illustrated here.
If a pesticide killed all the insect larvae in this food web, all of the following would immediately result EXCEPT –
bass would have more minnows to eat.
snails would have more algae available.
sunfish would be forced to eat more snails.
minnows would lose a source of energy.
The table shows the portion of the visible moon illuminated on several different dates for 2012.
Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the portion of the visible moon that will be illuminated on July 16?
23%
16%
13%
9%
The San Jacinto Monument is 173 meters tall, but the shadow it casts at noon changes throughout the year.
Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the length of the shadow of the monument for the month of November?
226 meters
85 meters
66 meters
54 meters
Shown here is a series of images that show the appearance of the moon over a two week period.
Which of the following shows the missing data for the appearance of the moon for May 28?
This illustration shows Sun’s locations in the sky at noon on December 21 and on June 21. Based on this information, predict which labeled dot in the illustration shows the location of the Sun at noon on September 21.
A
B
C
D
A student collected data on how the Moon appeared in the night sky.
What will it look like on May 17?
Why do shadows change in appearance during the day?
The change in how the air moves during the day
The place we stand when we look at the shadows
The way the Sun seems to move through the sky
The way things grow when they are warmed by the Sun
This table displays the sunrise and sunset data for Houston, Texas.
Which of the following are the most reasonable predictions for sunrise and sunset on Day 20?
Sunrise: 6:48 a.m., Sunset: 8:00 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:50 a.m., Sunset: 8:03 p.m.
Sunrise: 6:52 a.m., Sunset: 7:59 p.m
Sunrise: 6:55 a.m., Sunset: 8:10 p.m.
Students recorded the appearance of the Moon one day and then again a week later.
What is the most reasonable prediction for the appearance of the Moon one week after that, on July 4?
What is caused by Earth revolving around the Sun at a tilt?
pattern
shadow
seasons
moon phases
Mrs. Vega wanted to draw a food web of a pond ecosystem. The table shows some of the organisms and what they eat.
In order to draw the food web correctly, which TWO organisms should have two arrows pointing toward them?
the algae
the sunfish
the minnows
the snapping turtles
