Intro. to Ecology Review

Place a check mark on all the abiotic factors in the ecosystem shown.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Place a check mark on all the biotic factors in the ecosystem shown.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Decide whether each component of the ecosystem is biotic or abiotic.

Groups:

(a) Biotic

,

(b) Abiotic

• dead fox

• birds

• trees

• deer

• sunlight
• water
• minerals
• bacteria

• fungi

• rocks
• insects

• wind
• soil
• temperature
• grass

• air

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Place the levels of ecological organization in order from smallest to largest.

• Individual Organism

• Population

• Biosphere

• Community

• Ecosystem

Match each term with its definition.

• All the different species that live together in one area

• Population

• A large geographic biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals with similar life forms and environmental conditions

• Community

• Species in an area and the environment

• Biome

• A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area

• Organism

• A single individual of a species

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which organism(s) are top predators in this food web?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which organisms are herbivores in this food web?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which organisms exist in multiple trophic levels in this food web?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Mullet eat seagrass and algae. Mullet are ​ (a)   in an estuary.

• primary consumers
• primary producers
• secondary consumers
• tertiary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organisms will you find the most of in an ecosystem?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3