Niche-Partitioning

Niche-Partitioning

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS2-5, MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...

Habitat

Population

Biome

Niche

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

"Organisms that have moved to a location that does not naturally support them."

Invasive species

Destructive species

Unwelcomed species

Infected species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other

interspecific competition

Mutualism

Symbiosis

Commensalism

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

the differentiation of niches that enables similar species to coexist in a community

character displacement

climax community

resource partitioning

pioneer species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What effect does biodiversity have on a community?

It makes destruction by insects impossible. 
It makes primary succession more likely.   
 It enables species to survive in a desert.
It enables the community to withstand changes.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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The ecological niches of three bird species are shown in the diagram. What is the advantage of each bird species having a different niche?

As more birds feed higher in the tree, available energy increases.
More abiotic resources are available for each bird.
Predators are less likely to feed on birds in a variety of locations.
There is less competition for food.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

For plants, ______ can include sunlight, water, and soil nutrients.
For animals, ______can include nesting space, shelter, types of food, and places to feed.

niche
communities
resources
biomes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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When put together, one organism outcompetes the other for resources.  This is an example of:

competitive exclusion principle
speciation
biological niche
evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4