Ecosystems

Which of the following is an example of an interaction between a living and nonliving organism?

• a snake using a mouse for food

• a worm using the soil as shelter

• a bird using an insect for food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Is fire a natural event that causes a change in the environment?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Is a hurricane a natural event that causes a change in the environment?

• yes 

• no

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A deer eats from Farmer McClard's cornfield. A flood destroyed the field of crops. What will happen to the deer now that the corn is destroyed?

• The deer will plant more crops.

• The deer will leave the area to find food.

• None of the Above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A system made up of organisms interacting with one another

• biology

• abiotic

• biotic

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem.

• abiotic

• biotic factors

• ecology

• ecosystems

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.

• factories

• factor trees

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time.

• threatened species

• populations

• community

• limiting factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Biotic factors include...

• living things like animals, fungi, and plants

• landfills

• nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water

• both living and nonliving things

Abiotic factors include...

• living things like animals, fungi, and plants

• landfills

• nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water

• both living and nonliving things

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3