Level 1 Ecology

What is something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive.

• resource

• limited resource

• competition

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is a nonliving thing that affects the ecosystem?

• resource

• biotic factor

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An _____________ is a system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them.

• ecosystem

• population

• primary consumer

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

_____________ is when more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resources.

• ecosystem

• population

• competition

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is a living thing that affects the ecosystem?

• abiotic factor

• resource

• dependent interaction

• biotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Many species of organisms in an area

• ecosystem

• species

• resources

• biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is a group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area?

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• population

A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment

• Parasitism

• Niche

• Adaptation

• Habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

When an animal has no more living members it is considered...

• Extinct

• Endangered

• Dead

• Excessive

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

For populations to continue to survive, some organisms in the population must _________.

• grow
• reproduce
• eat
• die

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS3-2