Day 9 STAAR® Blitz Assignment: Ecosystems

Match the type of beak a bird may have based on its diet.

Une el tipo de pico con el ave correcta en base a su dieta.

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Small birds/Aves pequeñas

Seeds/Semillas

Fish/Peces

Nectar/Néctar

The pictures show two grazing animals. Based on observations from the pictures, what are similarities between these animals?
Select TWO correct answers.

LAs imágenes miestran dos animales que pastan. Basado en las observaciones de las imágenes, cuáles son las similitudes entre estos animales?

• Both have hooves.

  Ambos tienen pezuñas.

• Both are predators.
  Ambos son depredadores.

• Both eat producers.

  Ambos comen productores.

• Both are producers.

  Ambos son productores.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A

The Bearberry plant is a low-growing evergreen with leathery leaves and silky hairs that provide protection from the cold and wind. Which is the best reason that the Bearberry plant grows low to the ground?

Esta pregunta tiene dos partes. Primero, responde la parte A.

La planta de moras es una planta que tiene adaptaciones para sobrevivir el frio y el viento. ¿Cual es la razon para que la planta de moras crezca cerca del suelo?​
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• protection from predators/Proteccion de depredador
• To collect more snow/Recolectar más nieve
• To absorb more sunlight/Absorber mas luz del sol
• To collect

Then, answer Part B Which statement best supports the answer to Part A?

• The Bearberry plant would most likely be found in a wetland.
• The Bearberry plant would most likely be found in the tundra.
• The Bearberry plant would most likely be found in a rainforest.
• The Bearberry plant would most likely be found in a prairie.

Some physical structures on animals serve a function, such as motion, obtaining energy, or for protection. What is the function of physical structures like webbed feet on a duck and a tail on a fish?

Algunas estructuras fisicas en los animales cumplen una funcion, como obtener energia, para movimiento, o para proteccion. ¿Cual es la funcion de las estructuras fisicas como pies palmeados en un pato y una cola en un pez?

Why do different types of birds have different shaped beaks?

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At which stage in a plant’s life cycle can it produce seeds?

En que etapa del ciclo de vida de una planta, esta puede producir semillas?

What is the structure represented by 1?

¿Que estructura esta representada por el numero 1?

What is the function of the structure represented by 1?

¿Cual es la funcion de la estructura representada por el numero 1?

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What is the structure represented by 2?

¿Cual es la estructura representada por el numero 2?