Favorite Decomposer - LEAD Prep Southeast

Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Cohort: _________
Favorite Decomposer: _________________
CHECKOUT 18
POINTS
QUESTIONS EARNED/POINTS PERCENTAGE
POSSIBLE
LIFE SCIENCES- ECOLOGY
1.
CODE/STANDARD
REFLECTION
80% Mastery
Yes or No
2.
SPI 0607.2.1 Classify
organisms as producers,
consumers, scavengers, or
decomposers according to
their role in a food chain
or food web.
3.
/5
4.
5.
6.
80% Mastery
Yes or No
7.
SPI 0607.2.2 Interpret
how materials and energy
are transferred through an
ecosystem.
8.
/5
9.
10.
TOTAL
10
/10
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Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Cohort: _________
Favorite Decomposer: _________________
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Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Cohort: _________
Favorite Decomposer: _________________
SPI 0607.2.1 Classify organisms as producers, consumers, scavengers, or decomposers
according to their role in a food chain or food web.
1. A grassland food web is shown below.
Which organism in this food web is a primary consumer?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Snake
Insect
Toad
Grass
2. A lioness hunts a zebra. After the lioness is done feeding, the hyenas consume the remaining
meat. Which describes the role of the hyenas in this situation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
scavenger
predator
decomposer
producer
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Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Cohort: _________
Favorite Decomposer: _________________
3. Which organisms are most important for adding nutrients to the soil?
A.
B.
C.
D.
decomposers
consumers
scavengers
producers
4. A feeding diagram is shown below.
Which of these best describes the role of the phytoplankton in this feeding diagram?
A.
B.
C.
D.
consumer
decomposer
prey
producer
5. Who is only a predator in the feeding diagram above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Fish
Shark
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Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Cohort: _________
Favorite Decomposer: _________________
SPI 0607.2.2 Interpret how materials and energy are transferred through an ecosystem.
6. An energy pyramid shows how energy flows through a community. The shape shows how the
amount of energy available to the next level decreases.
Which level of the pyramid must contain producers?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1
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Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________
Cohort: _________
Favorite Decomposer: _________________
7. The diagram below shows a food chain.
Which statement correctly describes energy flow through this food chain?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The snake receives energy from the owl.
The thistle receives energy from the caterpillar.
The caterpillar receives energy from the frog.
The frog receives energy from the caterpillar.
8. Which process begins the transfer of materials and energy throughout any ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
metamorphosis
growth
photosynthesis
reproduction
9. Orca whale, penguins, fish, zooplankton, and phytoplankton are some organisms found in an
Antarctic ecosystem. Which is the correct order for energy transfer in this ecosystem?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Zooplankton, phytoplankton, fish, penguin, and orca whale
Fish, penguins, orca whale, phytoplankton, and zooplankton
Orca whale, fish, penguins, zooplankton, and phytoplankton
Phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, penguins, and orca whale
10. The soil in a deciduous forest typically contains many nutrients and supports the growth of
various plants. Which statement explains why the soil is so nutrient rich?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The soil is high in organic matter from decomposers.
The daily rainfall adds minerals to the soil.
The temperature of the soil is perfect for plants to grow.
The amount of sunlight the soil gets is perfect for plants.
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