Green anole lizards are bright green reptiles native to the southeastern United States and the Caribbean islands. They can be kept in terrariums to study their behavior and how they interact with their environment. Which observation describes this anole lizard interacting with the living elements in its environment?

A student observing birds in the 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 farmer is reading a nature guide to learn how to make changes to a pond so that it will attract and support wildlife. The guide gives the suggestions listed below. Which suggestions involves interactions between two groups of living things?

The table lists ways that four organisms obtain energy. Which organisms obtains energy without depending on another organism?

The table lists the preferred diet of several types of birds. Based on this information, which two types of birds do NOT compete for food resources?

A student observes the following activities while walking in a park. Which of these living organisms was interacting with another living organism in the environment?

A prickly pear cactus is shown below. The roots of the prickly pear cactus spread out in a wide underground network. How does this type of root system benefit a prickly pear cactus?

Some facts about birds called cattle egrets are listed below. Which of these facts best describes how these birds depend on other animals to survive?

Some beetles break down the remains of dead animals. Some mushrooms break down the remains of dead trees. How do these actions most benefit plants?

In fall and winter many trees lose their leaves in response to cooler temperatures and -

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

A partial food web from the Texas Piney Woods is shown. How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

Many desert animals depend on the prickly pear cactus. What role does the prickly pear cactus play in a desert food web.

A partial forest food web is show. In this food web, energy is transferred directly between -

A freshwater ecosystem has various food webs. One of these food webs is shown below. Which organisms transfer the most energy within the food web?

A food web for some organisms in an African rain forest is shown below. Which organisms in this food web eat only consumers?

In a food chain, energy does NOT flow directly from -

The food web shown is made up of organisms that live in a forest. Which change would most likely occur if all the producers in this ecosystem were removed?

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 source most likely increased after the mall opened?

The nesting habits of four types of birds are described in the table. If all the dead branches and dying trees in a wooded area are removed, which bird's nesting habit would be most affected?

Prairie dogs eat plants and dig underground tunnels. Prairie dog tunnels help break up hard prairie soils, and the animals' waste adds nutrients to the soil. In the past, large groups of prairie dogs lived in many parts of the U.S. Great Plains, but people have destroyed most of these colonies. Which of these will most likely happen when prairie dogs are removed from an area?

Wild Texas hogs, similar to the one shown below, are descended from hogs brought here from other countries. These wild hogs eat many different kinds of foods, including plants, fungi, and insects. Besides being very destructive to the habitats of other animals, how do wild hogs most likely harm other animals?

The table lists the characteristics of four types of animals. What features do the ecosystems in which these animals live most likely have in common?

In parts of the East Texas Piney Woods ecosystem, there are forests with many tall pine trees. These thick forests have few other types of tall trees besides pine trees. The other plants growing in the ecosystem are usually small shrubs, grasses, and other short trees. A student wants to know what type of birds live in the Piney Woods region. The student reads the table about four different birds. Based on the table, which bird is most likely to live in Texas's Piney Woods region?

A teacher is setting up the terrarium shown in a science classroom. Which of these organisms is best suited for the terrarium?