POPULATIONS

POPULATIONS

Assessment

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Science

9th Grade

Hard

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

+2

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do limiting factors do?

Back

Regulate how many organisms live in an ecosystem.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In ecology, what is carrying capacity?

Back

The maximum population size an ecosystem can support.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is predation?

Back

An interaction where one organism (the predator) eats another organism (the prey). Example: An owl snatching a mouse.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is parasitism?

Back

A relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits at the expense of another (the host). Example: Lampreys attached to a fish.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is competition in ecology?

Back

An interaction where organisms vie for the same resources, such as food or space. Example: Many woodpeckers eating at a bird feeder.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define biotic factors.

Back

Living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Define abiotic factors.

Back

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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