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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 gets its energy from eating others

decomposer

an organism that gets nutrients from eating other organisms

consumers

an organism that gets its energy from the food it makes

producers

an organism that gets its energy from breaking down organic matter

autotroph

an organism that makes its own food

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the example to the term:

decomposer

A pine tree gets energy from the sugars it makes

consumers

A rose bush makes sugars during photosynthesis

producers

A ladybug gets nutrients from the aphids it eats

heterotroph

A mushroom breaks down decaying bark in a forest

autotroph

A coyote eats a rabbit for energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

4.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the definition to the term:

carnivore

a consumer that eats plants for its energy

predator

A consumer that eats mostly meat for its energy

herbivore

a consumer that actively pursues other organisms for energy

detritivore

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

omnivore

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

5.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the example to the term:

carnivore

A lion quietly hunts for an antelope

predator

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

omnivore

An earthworm breaks down organic matter in the soil

detritivore

A red fox eats mostly small rodents and insects

herbivore

A rabbit eats all kinds of grasses and leaves

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

6.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 4 pts

Match the definition to the term:

Mutualism

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

Symbiosis

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

Commensalism

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

Parasitism

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

7.

MATCH QUESTION

45 sec • 5 pts

Match the example to the term:

Predation

A wolf actively hunts elk in Yellowstone

Parasitism

A mosquito feeds on the blood of a deer

Mutualism

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

Commensalism

Bees get nectar when pollinating flowers

Competition

Squirrels and raccoons fighting over acorns under an oak tree

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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