Ecosystems & Levels of Organization

_____: the variety of life in the world, or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• Biodiversity

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factor

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

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______: The largest number of individuals that an environment can support.

• Carrying Capacity

• Biodiversity

• Limiting Factors

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

______: Resources that restrict the size of a population.

• Limiting Factors

• Biodiversity

• Carrying Capacity

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

______: Nonliving things in an ecosystem (air, soil, water, sunlight)

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

______: Living factors in an ecosystem (plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, etc.)

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

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NGSS.HS-LS2-4

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Which of the following is a likely result of low biodiversity?

• species extinction

• rapid population growth

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

What would happen if a species reached its carrying capacity?

• the species could become endangered or possibly extinct

• the birth rate and death rate of the species would be equal

• the species' population would double in a short period of time

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which of the following is *NOT* a limiting factor in an ecosystem?

• plenty of available food and water

• predators in the ecosystem

• harsh weather conditions

• competition with other members of the species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is a BIOTIC factor in an ecosystem?

• Trees

• Air

• Water

• Soil

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NGSS.HS-LS2-4

Which of the following is an ABIOTIC factor in an ecosystem?

• Worms

• Fruit

• Soil

• Fish