Environments FOSS

Based on the image, what type of environment did this organism live in?

• This organism lived in an ocean.

• This organism lived in a river.

• This organism lived on land.

• This organism lived in a lake.

This table gives information for different kinds of fossils. Finding which kind of fossil would lead to the conclusion that the area where it was found was, long ago, under hundreds of meters of salt water?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Finding fossils in an area can help us learn what about that location?

• Which places in the region receive the most sunlight

• The effect of the climate on the formation of soil

• How modern plants and animals interact there

• The kinds of organisms that lived there long ago

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following would have a negative impact on an ecosystem

• constructing highways

• planting trees

• recycling paper

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Natural disasters can also change ecosystems. What can organisms do if a disaster happens?

• Fight, Survive, Struggle

• Move, Adapt, Die

• Stay, Sleep, Survive

• Eat, Sleep, Repeat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

How would building a highway affect an ecosystem?

• saltwater pollutes fresh water

• marine life is threatened

• it would not change the ecosystem

• animals cannot travel through their ecosystem the same

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Most fossils are found in –

• frozen rock

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Fossils of fish have been discovered in the land of western Texas. Which conclusion do these discoveries support?

• Fish were once able to live on dry land.

• Residents of western Texas kept fish in ponds or aquariums.

• Texas settlers brought fish fossils or living fish with them.

• The land of western Texas was once underwater.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Which statement supports the hypothesis that ancient dinosaurs roamed forests filled with leafy plants?

• Texas now has forests of leafy plants

• The first people to live in Texas told stories about dinosaurs.

• Fossils of leafy plants and dinosaurs have been discovered in Texas.

• Many wild animals of Texas look like small dinosaurs.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the primary role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Breaking down dead organisms

• Producing oxygen

• Providing energy to plants

• Competing with predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3