8TH Grade EOG Diagram Test

Where is the largest amount of energy found in this food web?

• A.     hawk

• grass

• A.     mouse

• A.     grasshopper

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How would an increasing shark population most likely affect this ecosystem?

• The algae population would decrease.

• The limpet population would decrease.

• The seagull population would decrease.

• The octopus population would decrease.

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Which best explains the relationship between the human and fox populations in the ecosystem?

• Humans compete for the same prey as foxes, causing the fox population to drop.

• Humans compete for the same space as foxes, causing the fox population to drop.

• Humans are affected by the same diseases as foxes, causing both populations to change in the same way.

• Humans are affected by the same predators as foxes, causing both populations to change in the same way.

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Which bird’s beak is best adapted to get nourishment from the nectar of flowers?

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Which best explains why the birds evolved with differently shaped beaks?

• They interbred with each other.

• Some birds had defective gene pools.

• All of the birds ate the same type of food.

• They adapted to eating different types of food.

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Which best accounts for the changes in the horse?

• Through artificial selection, larger horses survived and were chosen to reproduce offspring.

• Through artificial selection, small horses were bred out of the gene pool, leaving only larger horses.

• Through natural selection, favorable adaptations were passed to offspring, allowing for the evolution of the horse.

• Through natural selection, horses acquired traits that produced changes and then were passed on to their offspring.

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Which species of finch would most likely survive if the seeds in the Galapagos became larger and had heavier coverings?

• Geospiza magnirostris

• Geospiza fortis

• Geospiza parvula

• Certhidea olivacea

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Which best describes the changes in the populations of brown grasshoppers and green grasshoppers over time in this grassland ecosystem?

• The populations of brown grasshoppers and green grasshoppers will both increase over time.

• The population of brown grasshoppers will increase over time, while the population of green grasshoppers will decrease over time

• A.     The population of brown grasshoppers will decrease rapidly over time, while the population of green grasshoppers will decrease gradually over time.

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A pelican is a type of bird that uses a pouched bill to catch fish and other sea life as a food source. Which most likely shows the type of foot a pelican has?

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Which element would Element X most likely be grouped with on the periodic table?

• calcium

• chlorine

• copper

• potassium

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