Ecosystems & Human Interactions

what are abiotic factors?

• nonliving things in an ecosystem such as water, sunlight, air, and soil

• living things in an ecosystem such as animals, plants, and bacteria

• factors that help an animal to survive such as sharp teeth and claws

• tiny organisms that make up the genetics of plants

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what are biotic factors?

• living things in an ecosystem such as animals, plants, and bacteria

• weather and climate conditions in a biome

• nonliving things in an ecosystem such as water, sunlight, air, and soil

• the mechanical parts that make up a robot

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which definition describes a mutualism relationship?

• helps both species involved

• helps one species while neither helping nor harming the other

• benefits one species but harms the other

• a predator catching it's prey

which definition describes a parasitism relationship?

• helps both species involved

• helps one species while neither helping nor harming the other

• benefits the parasite that lives in or on another species but harms the host

• a predator catching it's prey

which definition describes a commensalism relationship?

• helps both species involved

• helps one species while neither helping nor harming the other

• benefits the parasite that lives in or on another species but harms the host

• a predator catching it's prey

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

what is a ecosystem?

• A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms work together to form a bubble of life

• The role or function of an organism or species in an ecosystem

• A large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate such as a tundra, desert or forest

what is a biome?

• A geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms work together to form a bubble of life

• The role or function of an organism or species in an ecosystem

• A large community of vegetation and wildlife adapted to a specific climate such as a tundra, desert or forest

select one way humans negatively impact their environment

• using solar energy

• reduce, reuse, and recycle

• deforestation

• water conservation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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select one way humans negatively impact their environment

• using solar energy

• reduce, reuse, and recycle

• over-fishing

• water conservation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

select one way humans positively impact their environment

• using solar energy

• mining for oil

• pollution

• taking really long showers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4