
Living World
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Biology
10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995. In addition to tracking changes in the wolf population, scientists were interested in how the wolves would affect other parts of the Yellowstone ecosystem. In particular, they were interested in changes to the population of elk, the wolves’ primary prey. The graph below shows the population size of the wolf and elk populations over time.
Which of the following best describes the change in the elk population since the introduction of wolves into Yellowstone in 1995?
The elk population steadily increased in numbers.
The elk population steadily decreased in numbers.
The elk population remained stable, experiencing little changes.
The elk population reached carrying capacity and experienced overshoot.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
This biome has the highest net primary productivity, in part because of consistently warm temperatures and abundant sunlight.
Temperate grassland
Taiga
Tropical rainforest
Tundra
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NGSS.MS-LS1-6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The graph shows the relative solar energy received at local noon each day of the year at two different locations.
Location 1 is most likely located in which of the following terrestrial biomes?
Taiga
Tundra
Tropical rain forest
Temperate grassland
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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following best illustrates an abiotic component of the environment affecting a biotic component of the environment?
Composted manure is added to agricultural soil during spring tilling.
Coral reefs modify the direction of an ocean current.
Plants release O2 into the atmosphere during photosynthesis.
Low phosphorus content in soil limits the growth of vegetation.
A thick planting of ground cover reduces soil erosion on a hillside.
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NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The major biological source of dissolved oxygen in the ocean comes from
decomposition of organic sediments on the ocean floor
metabolic processes of coral in reefs
oxidation of sulfur by bacteria in ocean vent communities
photosynthesis by phytoplankton
respiration by zooplankton
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NGSS.MS-LS1-6
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Phytoplankton are most abundant in the upper few hundred feet of most bodies of water because
they can most readily hide from predators there
sunlight does not penetrate to great depths in water
as primary producers, they must be accessible to many other organisms
they are benthic organisms
they feed on zooplankton, which are found only in the top layers of water
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NGSS.MS-LS1-6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
In the nitrogen cycle illustrated above, nitrification occurs in which of the following steps?
step 1
step 2
step 3
step 4
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
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