Ecology Review-Biology

Ecology Review-Biology

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-2

+3

Standards-aligned

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15 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship exists between a remora fish and a shark?

Back

Commensalism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why do organisms at higher trophic levels have less biomass than those at lower trophic levels?

Back

Organisms at higher trophic levels have less energy available to them than organisms at lower trophic levels.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the process called when wild grasses and weeds begin to grow after a wheat field is cleared?

Back

Secondary succession because soil is already present.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In biological organization, what does the term 'organism' refer to?

Back

An individual living entity that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a community in ecological terms?

Back

A community is a group of different species that live together in one area.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define the term 'trophic level'.

Back

A trophic level is a position in a food chain or food web, defined by how organisms obtain energy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the primary source of energy for most ecosystems?

Back

The primary source of energy for most ecosystems is sunlight.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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