Science STAAR Review! 23-24

A student makes a sundial. The student takes a picture of the sundial at 3:30 P.M. Based on the student's sundial, which letter is closest to the position of the sun when the picture was taken?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which sentence describe a white-tailed deer with both living and non-living parts of its ecosystem?

• The white-tailed deer hides behind a rock and uses the heat from the sun to stay warm.

• The white-tailed deer protects its fawn from predators, and shows the fawn how to find food.

• The white-tailed deer rubs its antlers on a tree and eats leaves from the tree

• The white-tailed deer eats grass from a field and drinks water from a pond

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A teacher uses an aquarium to make a habitat for a frog. A list of student observations of the frog is shown. Which student observation shows the frog interacting with non-living elements in its environment?

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 5

• 3 and 6

• 6 and 1

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Students create a drawing of organisms in a garden. In their drawing, a bird eats a caterpillar. Another Caterpillar is eating the leaves on a parsley plant. Mushrooms grow in the shadow of the parsley. What is the role of the BIRD in this food web?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Students create a drawing of organisms in a garden. In their drawing, a bird eats a caterpillar. Another Caterpillar is eating the leaves on a parsley plant. Mushrooms grow in the shadow of the parsley. What is the role of the MUSHROOM in this food web?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Students create a drawing of organisms in a garden. In their drawing, a bird eats a caterpillar. Another Caterpillar is eating the leaves on a parsley plant. Mushrooms grow in the shadow of the parsley. What is the role of the CATERPILLAR in this food web?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Students create a drawing of organisms in a garden. In their drawing, a bird eats a caterpillar. Another Caterpillar is eating the leaves on a parsley plant. Mushrooms grow in the shadow of the parsley. What is the role of the PARSLEY in this food web?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A desert food web is shown. How many carnivores are represented in the desert food web?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Axis deer are an invasive species of deer found in Texas. There are about 125,000 axis deer in Texas. Axis deer eat grasses, flowering plants, and shrubs. The diet and habitat of axis deer are often the same as other animals native to Texas. Based on this information, how do axis deer most likely affect Texas ecosystems?

• They cause populations of native plants to increase

• They overgraze the land, which causes soil erosion to increase

• They cause the predators of native animals to move to new locations.

• They increase the availability of food, which causes an increase in herbivore populations.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Researchers found seashell fossils, including those from mollusks, and coral in a rock formation, high in the Rocky Mountains. Which statement best explains why seashell fossils can be found on some mountains?

• The rocks formed under water

• Rivers carried the rocks up the mountains

• The area was a sand dune that hardened as it was covered by water.

• The mountains split to form canyons that contained organisms with shells.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1