Ecology Pre-Test

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What is the living part of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic

Front

What force causes a plant's roots to grow downward?

Back

Gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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How much energy from producers is passed to herbivores in an energy pyramid?

Back

10%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the study of how living things interact with one another and with their environment?

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Ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What does an energy pyramid show?

Back

Energy flow in a community

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Define 'abiotic' factors in an ecosystem.

Back

Non-living components such as water, sunlight, and minerals.

Front

What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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They convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is a consumer in ecological terms?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Define 'decomposer'.

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.