Ecology Road Map

Which of the following is most important when determining the type of biome that is found in a certain area?

• soil type

• topography

• biogeography

• climate

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What type of aquatic ecosystem is a mixture of salt and fresh water and affected by tides?

• cypress swamps

• rocky coasts

• oak hammocks

• estuaries

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Why do more plant crops grow in grassland ecosystems than in desert ecosystems?

• There is more sunlight.

• There is more chlorophyll.

• There is more oxygen.

• There is more rain.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A food web is shown below

• lugworm

• phytoplankton

• crab

• heron

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

There are many organisms all over the world that are close to becoming extinct. Which of the following would NOT cause an organism to become extinct?

• loss of habitat

• extra food resources

• poaching by humans

• overhunting by humans

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The size of a population is always changing based on:

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

• All interactions affecting that population

• All of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In which level do we begin to include abiotic features?

• community

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which level of organization is pictured here?

• organism

• community

• population

• ecosystem

The table shows four things that live in the same environment and what they eat.

• ladybug → grass → owl → finch → Sun

• Sun → owl → finch → ladybug → grass

• grass → finch → ladybug → Sun → owl

• Sun → grass → ladybug → finch → owl

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is missing from the following food chain?

Sun → green plants → [?] → carnivore

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

• parasite

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3