STAAR 8th Grade Science: RC4 2025

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What is the effect of a sudden increase in the cricket population?

Back

There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.

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What do we call a group of organisms that are similar and can reproduce?

Back

species

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Where do all life forms get their energy?

Back

The Sun

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What type of ecosystem contains salt water?

Back

Ocean

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How many carnivores are typically found in a food web?

Back

It can vary, but in this example, there are 5.

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What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms and their environment.

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What is a food chain?

Back

A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a consumer?

Back

An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a herbivore?

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An animal that primarily eats plants.