Ecology Vocab Practice

The level of organization that describes a group of a single species living within a defined area

• Community

• Population

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Level of organization that describes all the different interacting species living within an area

• Community

• Population

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

Level of organization that describes all the living organisms in an area (including all the different species) in addition to abiotic factors such as climate and landscape

• Community

• Population

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This terms refers to the levels on the food chain or energy pyramid, such as producer, primary consumer, decomposer, etc

• Levels of Organization

• Levels of Expertise

• Energy Levels

• Trophic Levels

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This trophic level is the only trophic level capable of using energy directly from the Sun

• Primary Consumer

• Producer

• Populations

• Apex Predator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which organism is a secondary consumer?

• Frog

• Grass

• Mushroom

• Falcon

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What trophic level breaks down and obtains energy from dead organisms, and returns nutrients to the soil?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Decomposer

• Apex Predator

Which trophic level has the most energy available to it?

• Primary consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Apex Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The bottom level of the energy pyramid is made up of producers, which make food using energy from the Sun. Since they make their own food, they can also be called:

• Herbivores

• Heterotrophs

• Detritivores

• Autotrophs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following would be considered a density-independent limiting factor?

• Immigration

• Resource availability

• Regular wildfires

• Disease