Hawks and brown bears live together in the same habitat. There will be competition between the hawks and the brown bears only if which of the following is true?

Both brown bears and hawks feed on the same species of fish.

Brown bears hibernate during the winter while hawks remain active.

Pesticides in the fish population affect hawks’ eggs and decrease their population.

Both Shanna and Savanna feed on the same species of snakes.

A student wants to investigate competition between two organisms. For the investigation, it is most important that the student should choose organisms that –

are both active during the night.

have the different adaptations.

The milkweed plant serves an important role in the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Adult monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed, and then caterpillars eat that same plant during their development. Based on the relationship between monarchs and milkweed, which of the following trends would be predicted when looking at data on the populations of these two organisms?

A decrease in the milkweed population will cause a decrease in the monarch butterfly population.

When the milkweed population decreases, the monarch butterfly population stays the same.

A decrease in the milkweed population will cause the monarch population to increase.

When the monarch population increases, the milkweed population stays the same.

Two species of fish live in the same pond. Which of the following would increase competition between these two species of fish?

Number of food plants the fish eat increases.

Population of birds that eat the fish increases.

Water level in the pond decreases.

Competition in Ecosystems

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Hawks and owls eat the same type of food and struggle with one another to get their food. What is this an example of?

Competition

Biotic factor

Symbiosis

Population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Living, or produced by living things

Biotic factor

Abiotic factor

Organisms

Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Not living, or produced by living things

Abiotic factors

Biotic factors

Ecosystem

Population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The specific environment in which all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area interact.

Ecosystem

Organism

Struggle

Competitive Interaction

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A self-contained living thing.

Organism

Population

Abiotic factor

Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two or more interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area.

Population

Community

Ecosystem

The YMCA

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain

Primary Consumer

Secondary Consumer

Apex predator

A lion

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Competition in Ecosystems

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Hawks and owls eat the same type of food and struggle with one another to get their food. What is this an example of?

Living, or produced by living things

Not living, or produced by living things

The specific environment in which all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area interact.

A self-contained living thing.

Two or more interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area.

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain

A source or supply from which benefits are produced.

An animal that eats other animals that eat plants.

An animal that eats other animals that eat plants.

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