Spring Benchmark Ecology

Which phrase best describes biodiversity?

• The number of individuals in an ecosystem

• The amount of biomass in an ecosystem

• The amount of available energy in an ecosystem

• The number of species in an ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What do all the biotic and abiotic factors in a given area make up?

• A habitat

• A community

• An ecosystem

• A population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following provides most of the energy in ecosystems?

• Keystone species

• Carnivores

• Generalists

• Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A major regional or global community of organisms is called

• An ecosystem

• A biome

• A species

• A population

What type of population growth is shown in the graph?

• Logistic growth

• Exponential growth

• Density-dependent growth

• Carrying capacity growth

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

Based on these two graphs, what is the biggest difference between the grassland and forest biomes?

• Annual precipitation

• Annual temperature

• Length of winger

• Hot grassland summers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which plant cell structures capture sunlight to produce sugars?

• Vacuoles

• Ribosomes

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which material’s recycling would reduce the largest portion of America’s trash?

• Metals

• Yard trimmings

• Paper

• Plastics

Which statement accurately describes an interaction between plants and animals?

• Plants provide humans with carbon-dioxide for respiration

• Animals release carbon-dioxide, required for photosynthesis

• Plants provide humans with atmospheric nitrogen

• Animals release oxygen, required for plant survival

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What products are produced during photosynthesis?

• Chloride and sugar

• Oxygen and sugar

• Nitrogen and sugar

• Carbon dioxide and sugar

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6