Environmental Science Midterm

What is the part of earth that contains all life?

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• biome

• salinity

Label the hydrologic cycle

a

b

c

d

e

Evaporation

Condensation

Infiltration

Run-off

Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Organize these factors as biotic or abiotic

Groups:

(a) Biotic

,

(b) Abiotic

• Air

• Humans

• Sunlight

• Rock

• Soil

• Bacteria

• Animals

• Water

• Plants

• Fungi

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Match the following terms to the correct definition

• All the populations in a specific area

• Community

• Interactions among living and non-living things in an environment

• Population

• All the organisms of the same species in a specific area

• Ecosystem

Match the following types of organisms to the correct definition.

• Organism that eats both plants and animals

• Omnivore

• Organism that breaks down dead organic matter

• Carnivore

• Organism that produces its own food

• Herbivore

• Organism that eats only meat

• Decomposer

• Organism that eats only plants

• Producer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organize these events as causing either primary or secondary succession.

Groups:

(a) Primary Succession

,

(b) Secondary Succession

• Human Activity

• Volcanic Eruption

• Glacier Retreat

• Forest Fire

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?

• A food web is only found in aquatic ecosystems, while a food chain is found in terrestrial ecosystems
• A food web is a linear sequence of organisms, while a food chain is a complex network
• A food web only includes plants, while a food chain includes animals
• A food web shows many feeding relationships by combining food chains.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following relationships to their definitions

• One species kills and consumes the other

• Commensalism

• Relationship where both species benefit

• Parasitism

• One species benefits, the other is neither helped nor harmed

• Mutualism

• One species benefits at the expense of the other

• Competition

• Interaction where both species are harmed

• Predation

How much energy would move from A to B in this energy pyramid?

• 10%
• 5%

• 20%

• 25%

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What kind of species is the first to colonize an area during primary succession?

• Pioneer Species

• Colonizer Species

• Settler Species

• Climax Species