Ecology Review

Populations of plants and animals that interact with each other in a given area with the abiotic components of that area.

• habitat

• ecosystem

• community

• ecology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Nonliving components of the environment.

• abiotic

• biotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism’s way of life (role in its environment)

• producer

• consumer

• habitat

• niche

organisms that make their own food. (bottom of the food chain).

• decomposer

• producer

• consumer

• scavenger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What do you call ALL the living things in the same environment?

• population
• community
• ecosystem
• biome

Which animal is the apex predator?

• hawk
• lizard
• snake
• grass

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Check all abiotic conditions that might be found in a pond ecosystem

• temperature of the water

• dissolved oxygen in the water

• insect populations

• bacteria in the water

• dissolved nutrients in the water

What is the primary source of energy in all ecosystems?

• plants

• bacteria

• the sun

• producers

What is the term for the living parts of the planet, including all organisms and their environments?

• biosphere

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

• hemisphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What type of climate is most likely represented in this temperature and rainfall graph?

• coniferous forest

• tundra

• temperate forest

• desert

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6