Classification quiz

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

• the salt content of the water

• the temperature of the water

• the fish in the water

• the oxygen in the water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

• Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

• Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F.

• All living things use energy

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things contain cells

• All living things grow

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis.

• All living things use energy

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things contain cells

• All living things grow and develop

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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A baby song bird hatches from its egg with both parent songbirds watching.

• All living things use energy

• All living things maintain homeostasis

• All living things grow and develop

• All living things reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

How can animals and fungi best be classified?

• Autotroph
• Heterotroph

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called

• autotrophs
• heterotrophs
• thylakoids
• plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which type of organisms are typically plants?

• Autotrophs
• Heterotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell? 

• floating around in the cytoplasm 
• in the nucleus