Food Webs STAAR

A partial forest food web is shown. Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this ecosystem?

• Energy is transferred from berries to bears to elk

• Energy is transferred from grasses to marmots to bobcats

• Energy is transferred from bobcats to grouses to grasses

• Energy is transferred from grasses to elk to grouses

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A partial forest food web is shown. Which organism in this food web eat only consumers?

• Squirrels, turkeys, and caterpillars only

• Squirrels, turkeys, caterpillars, and skunks only

• Hawks, bobcats, and owls only

• Bobcats only

A partial food web of organisms who live in and around the Amazon River is shown. Which change would most likely occur if all the producers in this ecosystem were removed?

• The populations of consumers would increase

• The producers would move to a new location

• The populations of consumers would decrease

• Pacus would become producers

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A partial food web of organisms who live in and around the Amazon River is shown. Which statement describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this ecosystem?

• Anacondas > pacus > water plants

• Water plants > capybaras > caimans

• Water plants > pacus > capybaras

• Caimans > anacondas > capybaras > water plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A wetland food chain is shown below.

Which table shows the correct role of each organism?

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Which type of organism is missing from this food web?

• Decomposer

• Predator

• Consumer

• Producer

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A partial hedgerow food web is shown. Which table shows the correct role of organisms in the food web?

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The table lists some of the types of animals that live in an ecosystem and what they eat. Based on the information in the table, which of the following food chains shows one way energy flows in this ecosystem?

• Leaves > caterpillars > raccoons > vultures

• Leaves > slugs > caterpillars

• Owls > raccoons > Berries

• Leaves > slugs > owls

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A partial food web is shown. Which organisms in this food web eat only producers?

• Fruit bats and bandicoots only

• Insects and fruit bats only

• Rufous owls, bandicoots, and pythons only

• Insects only

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A partial rainforest food web is shown. Which organisms in this food web eat only consumers?

• Spider monkey and butterfly only

• Spider, poison dart frog, and butterfly only

• Jaguar, carcara, spider and poison dart frog only

• Poison dart frog and jaguar only

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