Ecology Review

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• sun
• temperature
• soil
• grass

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NGSS.3-ESS2-1

Ecology is the study of .

• life

• Interactions among organisms and their environments

• interactions among organisms

• how traits are passed from parents to offspring

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is made up of all the populations in an area?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Community

• Ecosystem

Some limiting factors that affect populations include lack of food, lack of water, lack of living space, and the spread of disease.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The living world is organized in levels. Biotic and abiotic factors also can be arranged into levels of biological organization. Put the words below in order from the least complex to the most complex

• Community, Organism, Biome, Population, Biosphere, Ecosystem

• Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

• Organism, Biome, Population, Community Biosphere, Ecosystem

In the country of Georgeville there is an average of 4.5 births for every 3.3 deaths. That means the population of Georgeville is most likely

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Staying the same

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CCSS.4.NF.A.2

If there are not enough predators and too many prey, the prey population may eventually starve.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What factor describes when populations increase because animals are moving into a population?

• Emigration
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Exponential Growth

What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

• Emigration
• Limiting Factors
• Immigration
• Exponential Growth

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6