Environmental Science Unit 4 review

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What is the process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully?

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Natural Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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In an energy pyramid, which organisms have the most available energy?

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Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the term for individuals in a population that have a variation which gives them an advantage in their environment?

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Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What do non-native plants often compete with native plants for?

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Resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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If 25,000kg of vegetation is planted, how much energy will be available to the cornsnakes in an energy pyramid?

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250kg

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the primary reason non-native plants threaten native plants?

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They compete for resources.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

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What is the main role of producers in an ecosystem?

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To convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the term for the gradual process by which species evolve over time?

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Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is the difference between primary consumers and secondary consumers?

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Primary consumers eat producers; secondary consumers eat primary consumers.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3