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Ecology Reassessment

Authored by Mandi Lueck

Science

6th - 8th Grade

NGSS covered

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Ecology Reassessment
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

All of the biotic and abiotic factors that live together and can interact with each other is called a(n):

ecosystem

biome

community

population

2.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the definition to the term:

heterotroph

an organism that makes its own food

autotroph

an organism that gets its energy from eating others

decomposer

an organism that gets its energy from the food it makes

consumers

an organism that gets its energy from breaking down organic matter

producers

an organism that gets nutrients from eating other organisms

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the example to the term:

autotroph

A ladybug gets nutrients from the aphids it eats

consumers

A coyote eats a rabbit for energy

heterotroph

A pine tree gets energy from the sugars it makes

decomposer

A mushroom breaks down decaying bark in a forest

producers

A rose bush makes sugars during photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

4.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the definition to the term:

predator

a consumer that eats plants for its energy

detritivore

A consumer that eats mostly meat for its energy

herbivore

a consumer that eats both meat and plants almost equally for energy

carnivore

a consumer that eats dead and decaying organic material for its energy

omnivore

a consumer that actively pursues other organisms for energy

5.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the example to the term:

omnivore

A bear eats berries, nuts, and rodents in a forest

herbivore

A rabbit eats all kinds of grasses and leaves

detritivore

A red fox eats mostly small rodents and insects

carnivore

A lion quietly hunts for an antelope

predator

An earthworm breaks down organic matter in the soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

6.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 4 pts

Match the definition to the term:

Parasitism

A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other one is harmed

Mutualism

A close relationship between two organisms where at least one of them gains something

Commensalism

A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

Symbiosis

A relationship between two organisms where both organisms get something they need

7.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the example to the term:

Parasitism

A mosquito feeds on the blood of a deer

Mutualism

Squirrels and raccoons fighting over acorns under an oak tree

Commensalism

Barnacles on whales are able to feed on krill when the whales do but the whales are not harmed

Competition

A wolf actively hunts elk in Yellowstone

Predation

Bees get nectar when pollinating flowers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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