Ecology test prep

The parts of an ecosystem that are alive.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Species

• Biome

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The factors in an ecosystem that are not living.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Biome

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All ecosystems combined...

• biosphere

• community

• habitat

• population

Consists of all the biotic and abiotic factors of the environment...

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A group of organisms of the same species in any given area...

• population

• community

• individuals

• community

The smallest unit of life that can sustain itself is called...

• an organism.
• the biosphere.
• a population.
• a community.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What are plants called in a food chain?

• Producers / Autotrophs

• Consumers / Heterotrophs

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming FROM them in a food web?

• More than one organism may eat them.

• They may eat more than one other organism.

• This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following

• This is an organism which feeds on, but usually does not kill, a larger organism

• Producer

• This is an organism that relies on other organisms for its food and energy supply; heterotroph

• Predator

• This is an animal that lives by preying on other animals.

• Parasite

• This is an organism that breaks down and gains nutrients from dead organisms.

• Consumer

• This is an organism that supplies matter and energy, also known as an autotroph.

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What happens to the amount of available energy in the pyramid as it moves up through the different levels?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3