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2023 Environmental STAAR

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A partial Food web is shown.

What role to bobcats play in a forest food web?

a)

Bobcats break down dead plants and animals and return nutrients to the soil

b)

Bobcats are consumers of marmots and grouses

c)

Bobcats produce their own energy

d)

Bobcats are predators of grasses and berries

2.

A wetland food chain is shown below.

Which table shows the correct role of each organism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.

A partial food web is shown.

Which type of organism is missing from this food web?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Predator

c)

Consumer

d)

Producer

4.

A partial rain forest food web is shown. How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

5.

A partial forest food web is shown. What role do turkeys play in this food web?

a)

Decomposer

b)

Predator

c)

Consumer

d)

Producer

6.

A partial hedgerow food web is shown. Which table shows the correct role of organisms in the food web?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

A partial swamp food web is shown. In this food web, energy is transferred directly between-

a)

mosquitos and mudskippers

b)

kingfishers and mangrove crabs

c)

prawn and mosquito larvae

d)

kingfishers and mangrove trees

8.

A partial tundra food web is shown. Based on the information in the food web, which of the following food chains shows one way energy flows in this ecosystem?

a)

Lichen > Arctic hare > muskox

b)

Arctic wolf > muskox > lichen

c)

Lichen > Lemming > Arctic hare Arctic fox

d)

Lichen > Lemming > Ermine > Arctic fox

9.

A partial forest food web is shown. Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this ecosystem?

a)

Energy is transferred from berries to bears to elk

b)

Energy is transferred from grasses to marmots to bobcats

c)

Energy is transferred from bobcats to grouses to grasses

d)

Energy is transferred from grasses to elk to grouses

10.

The table lists some of the types of animals that live in an ecosystem and what they eat. Based on the information in the table, which of the following food chains shows one way energy flows in this ecosystem?

a)

Leaves > caterpillars > raccoons > vultures

b)

Leaves > slugs > caterpillars

c)

Owls > raccoons > Berries

d)

Leaves > slugs > owls

11.

A partial food web is shown. Which organisms in this food web eat only producers?

a)

Fruit bats and bandicoots only

b)

Insects and fruit bats only

c)

Rufous owls, bandicoots, and pythons only

d)

Insects only

12.

A partial rainforest food web is shown. Which organisms in this food web eat only consumers?

a)

Spider monkey and butterfly only

b)

Spider, poison dart frog, and butterfly only

c)

Jaguar, carcara, spider and poison dart frog only

d)

Poison dart frog and jaguar only

13.

The diets of some forest animals are described in the table. Which of the following food chains is in the correct order?

a)

Leaves > deer > owl

b)

Raccoons > slug > berries

c)

Owl > opossum > Raccoon

d)

Leaves > caterpillar > opossum > owl

14.

The table describes the energy sources for four unidentified organisms. Which statement correctly identifies the roles of the organisms?

a)

Organisms 1 & 3 are consumers

b)

Organisms 3 & 4 are producers

c)

Organisms 1 & 2 are decomposers

d)

Organisms 2 & 3 are producers

15.

The table describes the energy sources for four unknown organisms. Which table correctly identifies the roles of the organisms?

a)
b)
c)
16.

A partial forest food web is shown. Which organism in this food web eat only consumers?

a)

Squirrels, turkeys, and caterpillars only

b)

Squirrels, turkeys, caterpillars, and skunks only

c)

Hawks, bobcats, and owls only

d)

Bobcats only

17.

The diets of some forest animals are described in the table. How many types of animals in this food web obtain energy directly from at least one producer?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

18.

A partial food web of organisms who live in and around the Amazon River is shown. Which change would most likely occur if all the producers in this ecosystem were removed?

a)

The populations of consumers would increase

b)

The producers would move to a new location

c)

The populations of consumers would decrease

d)

Pacus would become producers

19.

A partial food web of organisms who live in and around the Amazon River is shown. Which statement describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this ecosystem?

a)

Anacondas > pacus > water plants

b)

Water plants > capybaras > caimans

c)

Water plants > pacus > capybaras

d)

Caimans > anacondas > capybaras > water plants

20.

Which organisms do not directly consume another organism for energy?

a)

Ravens and quails

b)

Cacti and seeds

c)

Kangaroo rats and crickets

d)

Gila monsters and desert tortoises