Chapter 3 Vocabulary Quiz

What is the ecological relationship called when two organisms try to obtain the same resource?

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Competition

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which term describes an ecological relationship where one species captures, kills, and eats another?

• Symbiosis

• Predation

• Competition

• Resilience

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the term for a close ecological relationship where one species lives in, on, or around another species?

• Biodiversity

• Ecological Disturbance

• Symbiosis

• Resistance

Which of the following are types of biodiversity? (Select all that apply)

• Keystone Species

• Species Diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• Genetic Diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which species has a disproportionately large effect on community structure relative to its abundance?

• Ecological Disturbance

• Keystone Species

• Symbiosis

• Resilience

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is an event of intense environmental stress that causes a large change in the affected ecosystem?

• Ecological Succession

• Resistance

• Ecological Disturbance

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What describes the sequence of changes in a plant community over time?

• Ecological Succession

• Competition

• Predation

• Symbiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the ability of an ecological community to regain its original structure and function after a disturbance?

• Resistance

• Resilience

• Biodiversity

• Keystone Species

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

What is the ability of an ecological community to remain unchanged when affected by a disturbance?

• Resilience

• Ecological Succession

• Resistance

• Competition

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Which term refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth?

• Symbiosis

• Biodiversity

• Predation

• Ecological Disturbance

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5