TEST: ECOLOGY, NATURAL SELECTION, EVOLUTION

What is ecology?

• the study of interactions between organisms and their environments

• the study of animals

• the study of how genes are passed down from generation to generation

• the study of rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Match the following levels of classification to their definitions:

• Ecosystem

• All the biotic and abiotic things

• Organism

• 1 individual

• Population

• All the same species

• Community

• All the different living things

Select all that apply: Which of the following are biotic factors? (SELECT MORE THAN ONE)

• Rocks

• Water

• Moss

• Bacteria

Answer explanation

Moss and bacteria are both living things.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select all that apply: Which of the following are abiotic factors? (SELECT MORE THAN ONE)

• Sand

• Water

• Animals

• Plants

Answer explanation

Sand and water are both nonlivg (abiotic)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Pictured is a food web.

Which organism is an omnivore?

• Deer

• Berries

• Black bear

• Red Fox

Pictured is a food web.

Which organism is a producer?

• Deer

• Berries

• Black bear

• Red fox

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Pictured is a food web.

Which organism is a herbivore?

• Deer

• Berries

• Black bear

• Red fox

Pictured is a food web.

Which organism is a carnivore?

• Deer

• Berries

• Black bear

• Red fox

Pictured is a food web.

What needs to be added to complete the cycling of matter through the ecosystem?

• Herbivores

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Pictured is a food web.

What needs to be added to complete the cycling of matter through the ecosystem?

• Herbivores

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Consumers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3