Unit 2 Test - The Biosphere

This determines what plants and animals can live in a particular biome

• abiotic factors

• biotic factors

• other plants

• other animals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This is a combination of all the biotic and abiotic factors in a particular location

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following are examples of abiotic factors?

• Sunlight, plants and soil

• Soil quality, plants and bacteria

• Water, Air and Temperature

• Plants, Animals and Water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The biome that gets the least direct angle of sunlight overall is the

• tundra

• taiga

• grasslands

• temperate deciduous forest

A biome is based on ___

• Climate and precipitation

• Climate and temperature

• Vegetation and climate

• Longitude and latitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Genetic variation ___ the chance that some species will survive.

• decrease

• does not affect

• increases

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

If a species died out of an ecosystem, ___

• there would be no effect.

• all of the other species in that ecosystem would be affected some how.

• there would be less competition for resources

• the ecosystem would be more stable.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does the arrow in a food chain represent?

• the direction water flows

• the direction things are dying

• the direction energy is traveling

• the direction matter is traveling

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the ultimate source of energy for the biosphere?

• the food we eat

• nutrients from the soil

• the sun

• the top levels of the food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The ___ is the region where you will find ALL life on Earth

• Community

• Population

• Biome

• Biosphere