Ecology and Evolution

Ecology and Evolution

8th - 9th Grade

20 Qs

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Ecology and Evolution

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th - 9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-1

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Deer ticks are responsible for spreading Lyme disease. This organism, which feeds on the blood of warm-blooded organisms like mice, deer, and humans, is best described as a

predator

scavenger

parasite

host

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In this pyramid, the greatest amount of stored energy is found at level

A

B

C

D

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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When handling cat litter, humans can potentially be exposed to a harmful single-celled protozoan. Its primary host is the common domestic cat, but it can also live in humans. This protozoan is an example of a

Predator

Producer

Parasite

Scavenger

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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If the fish population decreases, what is the most direct effect this will have on the aquatic ecosystem?

The leopard seals will all die from lack of food.

The krill population will only be consumed by seagulls.

The zooplankton population will increase in size.

The phytoplankton population will increase in size.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which group of organisms in an ecosystem fills the niche of recycling organic matter back to the environment?

carnivores

decomposers

producers

predators

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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In a sewage treatment facility, an optimal environment is maintained for the survival of naturally occurring species of microorganisms. These organisms can then break the sewage down into relatively harmless wastewater. For these microorganisms, the wastewater facility serves as

its carrying capacity

food chain

ecosystem

energy pyramid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Energy in this ecosystem passes directly from the Sun to

herbivores

consumers

heterotrophs

autotrophs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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