Ecosystems TCAP Review

Which nonliving thing does a shark depend on to survive in the ecosystem?

• fish

• algae

• water

• plankton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An oak tree species in a forest ecosystem has become extinct due to a fungus that has weakened and killed the last generation of trees.

What will happen to the beetle population that use the oak tree as a habitat?

• It will become extinct.

• It will decrease.

• It will double.

• It will triple.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is an organism's role in an ecosystem called?

• habitat

• niche

• population

• community

In which ecosystem can you find an arctic fox and plants with a short growing season?

• rain forest

• tundra

• marine

• grassland

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why is a whale's ecosystem the ocean?

• The ocean has enough salinity to keep the whale alive.

• A whale is an omnivore and needs to eat several different types of foods to survive.

• A whale does not have lungs to breathe air on land.

• The ocean is where the whale interacts with all of the living and nonliving things in its environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An ecosystem ____________________.

• gives the specific place where an organism lives

• is the total number of species in the environment

• includes the living and nonliving things in an environment and their interactions

• is a collection of organisms of different species that interact with each other

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What includes specific habitats that are suited to the needs of its organisms?

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• niche

Krill are eaten by a humpback whale. What would happen to the humpback whale population if the krill population became extinct?

• It would decrease.

• It would double.

• It would triple.

• It would become extinct.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Which one is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

• an organism

• the climate

• plankton

• algae

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which one is a nonliving part of an ecosystem?

• water

• barnacle

• seaweed

• plankton

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3