Life Boot Camp

1. Life Boot Camp 5.9B Part 1 Describe how the flow of energy derived from the sun, used by producers to create their own food, is transferred through a food chain and feed web to consumers and decomposers.

2. STAAR 2013 #8; RC 4; Readiness; J1. The food web below represent organisms in a field. What role do raccoons play in this food web?F. PreyG. ProducerH. DecomposerJ. Consumer

3. STAAR 2013 #8; RC 4; Readiness; J1. The food web below represent organisms in a field. What role do raccoons play in this food web?F. PreyG. ProducerH. DecomposerJ. Consumer

4. STAAR 2013 #27; RC 4; Readiness;D2. The diets of several types of prairie animals are described in the table below.Which of the following prairie food chains is in the correct order?A. Eagles  prairie dogs  coyotesB. Wildflowers  badgers  grasshoppersC. Sparrows  seeds  insectsD. Grasses  prairie dogs  badgers

5. STAAR 2013 #27; RC 4; Readiness2. The diets of several types of prairie animals are described in the table below.Which of the following prairie food chains is in the correct order?A. Eagles  prairie dogs  coyotesB. Wildflowers  badgers  grasshoppersC. Sparrows  seeds  insectsD. Grasses  prairie dogs  badgers

6. TAKS Study Guide, #10 3. When students drink milk, they become part of a food chain. What is the original energy source of the food chain that includes the students and the milk? A Soil B Cows C Grass D Sunlight

7. TAKS Study Guide, #10 3. When students drink milk, they become part of a food chain. What is the original energy source of the food chain that includes the students and the milk? A Soil B Cows C Grass D Sunlight

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10. TAKS Information Book, 2004 5. According to the food web shown, a decrease in the number of clams would probably result in — A a decrease in the amount of algae B an increased number of crabs C fish and snails eating crabs D crabs eating more snails

11. TAKS Information Book, 2004 5. According to the food web shown, a decrease in the number of clams would probably result in — A a decrease in the amount of algae B an increased number of crabs C fish and snails eating crabs D crabs eating more snails

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14. 2004—#35 (72%) 7. Which diagram shows how energy flows through a food chain? A Producerscarnivoresherbivores BSunproducersherbivorescarnivores C Sunherbivorescarnivoresproducers D Carnivoresproducersherbivores

15. 2004—#35 (72%) 7. Which diagram shows how energy flows through a food chain? A Producerscarnivoresherbivores BSunproducersherbivorescarnivores C Sunherbivorescarnivoresproducers D Carnivoresproducersherbivores

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22. 11. Which of the following is an NOT example of an interaction in the food web shown above? A Algae are eaten only by snails and clams. B Snails eat algae and are then eaten by clams. C Crabs eat snails that feed on algae. D Crabs eat fish that feed on snails.

23. 11. Which of the following is an NOT example of an interaction in the food web shown above? A Algae are eaten only by snails and clams. B Snails eat algae and are then eaten by clams. C Crabs eat snails that feed on algae. D Crabs eat fish that feed on snails.

24. 12. Which part of a food web recycles matter by breaking it down into simpler parts? A sunlight B producer C consumer D decomposer

25. 12. Which part of a food web recycles matter by breaking it down into simpler parts? A sunlight B producer C consumer D decomposer

26. 13. Which of the following is true of a food chain? A food chain— A shows the movement of energy through an ecosystem B is exactly the same as a food web in every ecosystem C never contains any green plants or other producers D consists only of predators, prey, and decomposers

27. 13. Which of the following is true of a food chain? A food chain— A shows the movement of energy through an ecosystem B is exactly the same as a food web in every ecosystem C never contains any green plants or other producers D consists only of predators, prey, and decomposers

28. 14. What is flowing through the system pictured above? A Food B Heat C Water D Energy

29. 14. What is flowing through the system pictured above? A Food B Heat C Water D Energy

30. 15. Consumers eat plants or other animals. Which living organism is necessary for the existence of consumers to continue? A Animals B Plants C Frogs D Grasshoppers

31. 15. Consumers eat plants or other animals. Which living organism is necessary for the existence of consumers to continue? A Animals B Plants C Frogs D Grasshoppers

32. 16. Plants use sunlight and take in carbon dioxide from the air and water from the environment to make food. In this process, they release oxygen back into the environment. How is this important to the survival of other living things? A Plants use this oxygen to make water. B People need this oxygen to make electricity. C Animals use oxygen for food. D Living things need oxygen for respiration.

33. 16. Plants use sunlight and take in carbon dioxide from the air and water from the environment to make food. In this process, they release oxygen back into the environment. How is this important to the survival of other living things? A Plants use this oxygen to make water. B People need this oxygen to make electricity. C Animals use oxygen for food. D Living things need oxygen for respiration (breathing).

34. seeds  mouse  red-tail hawk 17. In the diagram above, what do the arrows represent? A Photosynthesis B The life cycle of an organism C The transfer of energy D Nourishment

35. seeds  mouse  red-tail hawk 17. In the diagram above, what do the arrows represent? A Photosynthesis B The life cycle of an organism C The transfer of energy D Nourishment

36. 18. Decomposers are helpful to the food chain because they — A place nutrients in the soil B prey on carnivores C use photosynthesis to make food D are food for carnivores

37. 18. Decomposers are helpful to the food chain because they — A place nutrients in the soil B prey on carnivores C use photosynthesis to make food D are food for carnivores

38. 19. Many animals depend on plants for— A carbon dioxide B pollination C seed dispersal D nourishment

39. 19. Many animals depend on plants for— A carbon dioxide B pollination C seed dispersal D nourishment

40. 20. What is the role of a producer in a food chain? A Preys on animals B Eats decayed animals C Makes food D Eats plants

41. 20. What is the role of a producer in a food chain? A Preys on animals B Eats decayed animals C Makes food D Eats plants

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48. Look at this food chain. Dandelion → Ladybug → Robin 24. Which of these would NOT be a role of the ladybug? A Herbivore B Consumer C Producer D Prey

49. Look at this food chain. Dandelion → Ladybug → Robin 24. Which of these would NOT be a role of the ladybug? A Herbivore B Consumer C Producer D Prey

50. 25. If disease removed a species of plant from a food web, how would that ecosystem MOST LIKELY be affected? A All plants in the ecosystem would become extinct. B The organisms that eat the plant would grow stronger C Consumers of the plant would have a smaller food source D Producers in the ecosystem would have a smaller energy supply