Ecology Quiz

The home of an organism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Habitat

• Producer

A specific classification of a plant or animal that is not native to an ecosystem

• Invasive Species

• Symbiosis

• Niche

• Habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Anything that controls the growth or survival of a population

• Competition

• Symbiosis

• Niche

• Limiting Factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A place, position, or situation especially suitable for someone or something

• Mutualism

• Niche

• Invasive Species

• Habitat

The struggle among living things for water, food, or other resources

• Competition

• Niche

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits one without harming the other

• Niche

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Commensalism

A relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits both

• Niche

• Parasitism

• Competition

• Mutualism

A relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the host organism is harmed by it.

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Symbiosis

• Limiting Factors

A relationship between two kinds of organisms over time.

• Niche

• Commensalism

• Symbiosis

• Invasive Species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which explanation best describes the changes seen in the graph?

• The number of white-colored moths increases in the polluted environment because they are able to blend in with the environment.

• The number of gray-colored moths increases in the polluted environment because they are able to blend in with the environment.

• The number of gray-colored moths stays the same in both types of environments because the food they need is still in the area.

• The number of white-colored moths stays the same in both types of environments because the food they need is still in the area.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4