Ecosystems & Populations

The word BIODIVERSITY means...

• life and death

• food and water

• variety of life

• extinct species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Non-living things would be classified as...

• biotic

• abiotic

• detritus

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Bacteria, Fungi and Insects are types of....

• abiotic organisms

• producers

• ecosystems

• decomposers

Algae, grass and pine trees are all examples of....

• producers

• predators

• abiotic organisms

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The body gets energy from...

• water

• food

• exercise

• oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

An invasive species is....

• a positive change in an ecosystem

• a species that can take over in an ecosystem

• abiotic and biotic

• a predator in an ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is an introduced species?

• a native species

• a predator at the top of the food chain

• a species brought into an ecosystem

• an organism that eats detritus

If an ecosystem is in danger, it is good to have...

• a variety of species to help it bounce back

• more predators than producers

• more insects to reproduce

• a river or a body of water nearby

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What types of things are in an ecosystem?

• abiotic things only

• living things only

• invasive species only

• biotic and abiotic things

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a population?

• a group of only one kind of species

• biotic and abiotic things in an ecosystem

• a single organism

• only biotic organisms in an ecosystem