A B C

What does every food chain start with? (Even if it's not drawn or written there!)

• producers
• sun
• consumer
• decomposers

The living part of an ecosystem (8.11A)

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Mother Earth

• Flowers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The non-living part of an ecosystem (8.11A)

• Ocean

• Lava Flow

• Birds

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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What human activity affects the environment in such a way that algae blooms increase? (8.11C)

• agriculture

• fertilizer run off increases nutrients in ground water

• people contaminating fresh water sources

• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Who causes the most damage to coral reefs? (8.11C)

• Whales

• Fish

• Boats

• Humans

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A man made, underwater structure that promotes the growth of reef dwelling aquatic organisms. (8.11C)

• Corral reefs

• Artificial reefs

• organisms

• food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor? (8.11A)

• Plant

• Animal

• Bacteria

• Sun

A biotic factor is ... (8.11A)

• something that is living or once lived

• something that was never alive

• something that is living and then died

• something that is dead

Natural disasters are examples of ________ ecological change (8.11B).

• long-term

• short-terrm

• no-term

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Climate change and plate tectonics are examples of _____ environmental change (8.11B).

• long-term

• short-term

• no-term

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4