Quarter 3 Test 2 Vocab

A series of events in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by being eaten

• Food Chain 

• Decomposer 

• Abiotic Factor 

• Food Web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is a decomposer?

• Organism that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returns raw materials to the soil and water

• An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

• An organism that can make its own food

• an organism that feeds mostly on plants.

• an organism that eats plants and animals

Nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called ​ ​

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among the various organisms in an ecosystem

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Plate Pyramid

• Ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A group of organisms that are similar and can mate with each other

• species

• abiotic

• population

• community

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

An environment that provides the specific things an organism needs to live, grow and reproduce

• Habitat

• Niche

• Organism

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The number of births per 1000 individuals in certain period of time

• Birth Rate

• Death rate

• Species

• Limiting Factor

An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease in size

• Wildfires

• None of the answers are correct

• carrying capacity

• Limiting factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All members of one species living in the same area -

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

Uncontrolled fire occurring in vegetation more than 1.8 meters (6 feet) in height

• Landslide

• Wildfire

• Hurricane

• Tornado

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2