Biology Quiz Chp 3-4

If an organism can turn sunlight into chemicals to produce food, we call it a(n) ____________________.

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

Answer explanation

Also called a producer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The scientific study called ____________________ focuses on the interactions between organisms and their environment.

• Ecology

• Economy

• Biology

• Science

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

____________________ is the process by which the organisms described in number 1 create their chemical food.

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Fermentation

• Digestion

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

You are a(n) ____________________ because you must consume other organisms for nutrition and energy.

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Producer

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A group of ecosystems can be called a(n) ____________________ if they all have the same climate and dominant communities.

• Biome

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

Some groups of organisms are so similar to one another that they can reproduce together. This type of special group is called a(n) ____________________.

• Species

• Genus

• Family

• Order

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-2

The ____________________ contains the combined portions of Earth where all life exists.

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biome

• Sun

Groups of individuals are called a(n) ____________________ when they both belong to the same species and live together.

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

The action called ____________________ occurs when one organism captures and feeds on another organism.

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

A ____________________ is the assemblage of different populations that live together in a specifically defined area.

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Biome