5.1 Mastery Check

Which is an abiotic factor?

• competition
• predators
• water
• food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is the best description of an ecosystem?

• all of the living and nonliving things in an environment
• all of the individuals of one species in an area
• all of the populations of living things in an area
• all of the abiotic factors in an area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an organism?

• a herd of sheep

• a wolf

• a drop of water

• a heart

What are the ecological levels of organization from smallest to the largest?

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• organism, community, population, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
• organism, population, community, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere.
• organism, community, population, biome, ecosystem, ecosphere

The study of organisms and how they interact with one another and their environment is best described as

• Biology
• Ecology
• Zoology
• Botany

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which term means all the members of every species that live in an area and the abiotic factors which they interact with?

• population
• community
• ecosystem
• biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Parts of an ecosystem that are not living. Examples: water, soil, sunlight, temperature, altitude.

b

Biotic Factors

Abiotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The nonliving part of the ecosystem such as oxygen, water,soil are ​ (a)   factors, while the living parts of the organisms such as plants, animals, and animal feces are ​ (b)   factors.

• abiotic
• biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The Sun is the source of all energy within an ecosystem. Plants depend on light from the sun in order to perform the process of photosynthesis. Sunlight is an example of what type of factor?

• BIOTIC

• ABIOTIC

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Identify the abiotic factors in the list ​ ​ (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• Table
• chair
• Desk
• Trees
• Cats
• Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3