Ecological

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Science
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7th Grade
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Hard
+7
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
___ are the first organisms to colonize an area and begin the process of ecological succession.
foundational organisms
introductory organisms
primary organisms
pioneer species
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What is the main difference between primary and secondary ecological succession?
Primary begins WITHOUT soil; Secondary begins WITH soil
Primary is the first state and secondary is the second stage
Primary builds plant community; secondary builds animal community.
Primary begins WITH soil; Secondary begins WITHOUT soil
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What is an example of an area that is likely to undergo primary succession?
Glaciers melt and leave exposed rock
Plants die from drought and decompose
Land is bulldozed and soil remains
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 5 pts
What is ecological succession?
A slow change in an environment
A change that takes days in an environment
No change
Abiotic change
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-2
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which sphere of the Earth includes all living organisms?
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
Geosphere
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
An autotroph is also called a ______.
Consumer
Producer
Decomposer
Heterotroph
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The following statement is a hypothesis formed about marsh grass:
If the amount of nitrogen marsh grass receives is increased, then the height of the grass will increase, because nitrogen is an essential nutrient needed for marsh grass to grow.
What is the independent variable of the statement above?
Height of grass
Amount of nitrogen
Essential nutrient
Amount of growth
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-5
NGSS.MS-LS2-1
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