Unit 6 Review - Marine Science

1. A/An _________________________________ is a network of multiple feeding interactions within an ecosystem.

• Ecological Pyramid

• Ecological Web

• Food Chain

• Food Web

_________________________________ are the first organisms to start a food chain or web.

• Primary consumers

• Primary producers

• Secondary consumers

• Secondary producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In which organizational level of ecology do organisms contain the most energy?

• Bacteria

• Top Predators

• Primary Producers

• Primary Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Identify the equation: Carbon dioxide + water + sunlight = oxygen + energy

• Chemosynthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Fermentation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What type of species in a community is vitally important, and would drastically change the community if it was removed?

• Significant Species

• Keystone Species

• Immigrant Species

• Invasive Species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A _________________________________ determines whether the population size increases, decreases, or stays the same.

• Carrying capacity

• Growth rate

• Population dispersion

• Population density

Heterotrophs can produce their energy using:

• Chemosynthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Both A and B

• Both A and C

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

A/An _________________________________ shows the amount of energy contained within each trophic level within a food chain or web.

• Ecological Pyramid

• Ecological Web

• Food Chain

• Food Web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

_____________________________________________ refers to the number of individuals per unit area.

• Carrying capacity

• Geographic range

• Population dispersion

• Population density

What type of relationships occurs when coral and sponges try to overgrow each other?

• Intraspecific Competition

• Interspecific Competition

• Predator-Prey

• Symbiosis