Population Ecology Test

The LIVING factors in an ecosystem are called

• Biotic Factors

• Bionic Factors

• Robotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

The NON-LIVING factors in an ecosystem are called

• Biotic Factors

• Bionic Factors

• Robotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these would be an example of commensalism:

• Monkeys eat bugs off of each other

• Tigers eat antelope for breakfast. MMMmmmmm

• A plants seeds attach themselves to the fur of animals to spread more easily without harming the animal

• A human slips on a banana peel

Which of these is an example of predation

• Remora fish get a free ride on a shark

• Sea anemone protect clownfish and clowfish help keep sea anemone safe from butterfly fish

• A mountain lion eats a deer for a midnight snack

• Bees make delicious honey for the CEO of Honey Nut Cheerios

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these is an example of mutualism:

• A bear eats salmon in preparation for hibernation

• A gardener picks weeds to help a tomato plant and gets some delicious tomatoes as a result

• A cuckoo bird kicks warbler eggs out of the nest

• Mr. Decker’s parents pay for his brand new slide phone

Which of these is an example of parasitism?

• A penguin trips and falls down a hill

• Algae and fungi work together to form a lichen on a rock

• Birds pick the bugs off of an elephant

• A tick latches onto a golden retriever

Organism

• A group of ecosystems

• One living thing

• A group of organisms from the same species in the same location

• Interacting populations of living things

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Population

• A group of ecosystems

• One living thing

• A group of organisms from the same species in the same location

• Interacting populations of living things

Ecosystem

• A group of ecosystems

• Biological community plus the abiotic factors

• A group of organisms from the same species in the same location

• Interacting populations of living things

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Of which of the following is this an example?

A heard of white tail deer interacts with the grass, antelopes, and trees.

• Organism

• Population

• Biological community

• Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2