Ecology Test Review

An organism that does NOT eat other organisms to obtain energy because it can make its own energy!

• plant
• producer
• autotroph
• these are all correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

These 2 levels of ecological organization contain both biotic and abiotic factors

• population, community
• community, ecosystem
• organism, population
• ecosystem, biosphere

Which trophic level contains organisms that eat plants (herbivores)?

• producers
• primary consumers/ 1st order heterotrophs
• secondary consumers/ 2nd order heterotrophs
• tertiary consumers/3rd order heterotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where would you find organisms that are apex predators and only occur in small populations in an ecosystem?

• producer/autotrophs
• first order heterotrophs
• second order heterotrophs
• third order heterotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of these is the correct order of ecological levels of organization from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

• organism- population- community- ecosystem- biosphere
• biosphere- community- ecosystem- population- organism
• organism- community- population- ecosystem- biosphere
• biosphere- ecosystem- community- population- organism

Which type of interaction would describe the relationship between a barnacle attached to a whale that doesn't harm or hurt the whale, but the barnacle benefits by getting a free ride around the ocean?

• parasitism (+, -)
• mutualism (+, +)
• commensalism (+, 0)
• predation (+, -)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

All the different populations interacting with each other in a particular area. 

• ecosystem
• community
• population
• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which trophic level has the least energy?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which is an abiotic factor?

• pH of water

• Plants

• Fish

• Frogs

Which is a biotic factor?

• Nitrogen

• Rocks

• Soil

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2