Semester 1 review Quiz

What term is used to describe the sum of all ecosystems on Earth, including the upper crust of the Earth through the lower atmosphere where life exists?

• Biological community

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which term best describes the birds, insects, plants, fungi, and other organisms that reside in a nearby wetland?

• Molecules

• Organism

• Population

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What term refers to all of the spur-throated grasshoppers living in the field directly behind the school?

• Molecules

• Organism

• Population

• Community

Which picture represents a population in an African savanna environment?

• W, a group of giraffes

• X, various animals interacting

• Y, a single lion

• Z, zebras and wildebeests

Which picture represents an ecosystem?

• W, a group of giraffes

• X, various animals interacting

• Y, a single lion

• Z, zebras and wildebeests

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which choice best describes a community in this picture

• a group of toucans

• The chameleons hiding from the Marmaset monkeys

• a single leopard

• The Brazil nut trees that make the canopy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following sequences correctly orders ecological levels from smallest to largest?

• population → ecosystem → organism → biosphere → community → biome

• community → ecosystem → organism → biome → population → biosphere

• organism → population → community → ecosystem → biome → biosphere

• ecosystem → biome → community → organism → population → biosphere

Based on the field journal excerpts, what can you infer about the behavior of gray wolves and coyotes?

• They eat large mammals.

• They growl when threatened.

• They build dens near lakes.

• They only hunt prey larger than themselves.

Where are the majority of marine organisms found?

• deep ocean waters.

• shallow, coastal waters.

• fisheries.

• lakes.

Which of the following represents the lowest level of organization in this forest environment?

• the single deer standing near the flowing river

• the river supplying the organisms with water

• the squirrels eating the nuts and acorns from the trees

• the group of bushes providing shade for small insects