Comp Check #13

Student ID#

First Name:

Last Name:

Class Period:

• 2nd
• 3rd
• 4th
• 5th
• 6th

Teacher Name:

• Arceneaux
• Eko

Based on the energy pyramid shown below, which of the following statements is correct?

• If the hawk population increased, the frog population would also increase.
• All of the animals shown on the energy pyramid consume grasses and grains.
• Grasshoppers and locusts can obtain energy from producers or consumers.
• Available energy decreases as it transferred from one level to another.

A student is creating a food chain based on her observations of the living relationships in her back yard. What is the first thing she should draw in her food chain?

• The sun
• Consumers
• Autotrophs
• A plant

In an energy pyramid for these aquifer cave dwellers, which of the following would be placed at the bottom?

• Snails
• Blind Shrimp
• Protozoa
• Texas Blind Salamanders

A marine food web is pictured below but it is incomplete. What is it missing?

• Producers
• Decomposers
• Omnivores
• Predators

A student sets up a compost bin outdoors. Inside the bin the microorganisms convert the student's vegetable and paper scraps into rich fertilizer. Which of the following best describes the role that microorganisms play in a natural habitat?

• The microorganisms help balance the number of producers and consumers.
• The microorganisms help nutrients cycle through the ecosystem.
• The microorganisms turn solar energy into sugars.
• The microorganisms function as autotrophs.