Biodiversity Pulse Check

Which is the simplest level of organization within the environment?

• Cell

• Organism

• Population

• Community

Which term refers to the job an orgnism plays within its environment?

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Niche

• Habitat

Which term refers to the place where an organism obtains the resources it needs to survive?

• Biosphere

• Habitat

• NIche

• Ecology

Which of the following is an example of a community?

• All the tiger sharks in the ocean

• A single sea turtle

• All the organisms in an area interacting with the nonliving part of the environment

• All organisms in an area

What is the correct order of ecological organization from the smallest to the largest?

• Organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere

• Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism

• Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• Population, organism, biosphere, community, ecosystem

Biodiversity refers to the which of the following?

• The same species in general area

• The number of different species in a given area

• The number animal species in a given area

• The number of plant species in a given area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of biodiversity

• Genetic

• Species

• Ecosystem

• Biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

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What is a limiting factor?

• Factors that always increase a population

• Factors that always decrease a population

• Resources that are unlimited

• Factors that limit how many organisms can live in a area at the same time

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does the carrying capacity of a population represent?

• How many organisms live in an ecosystem

• The maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can support for a long period of time

• The minimum number of organisms that can live in a area

• The different types of organisms that live within an ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the overall trend of the bald eagles produced in New Jersey?

• Increasing

• Decreasing

• Constant

• No trend

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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