Ecology/Biodiversity Review

Snakes eat other animals for food. Snakes are considered __________.

• Autotrophs

• Prey

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

Process where organisms having certain inherited traits are better able to survive and reproduce in their environment is called ___________.

• genetics

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• principals of inheritance

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which of the following are producers?

• Muscrats

• June bugs

• Mice

• Crab grass

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• Climate

• Precipitation

• Wind patterns

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is a predator/prey relationship?

• Owls eating mice

• Bunnies eating shrubs

• Bears eating berries

• Worms eating decaying matter

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What is the ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem?

• The sun

• Producers

• Glucose

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following is a heterotroph?

• Mushroom

• Wheat grass

• Phytoplankton

• Spider

What belongs at the bottom of an energy pyramid?

• Producer

• Predator

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an example of secondary succession?

• An island emerging from the sea

• A farmland regrowing after a tornado

• A volcano spewing lava on land

• A glacier retreats to reveal new land

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

____________ is a characteristic that improves an organisms ability to survive in an environment.

• Habitat

• Biodiversity

• Adaptation

• Natural Selection

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4