Plant Interactions

Plants interact with living and nonliving components in their environment. Which of the following is an interaction between the plant and a nonliving element?

• Small insects eating the stems of the plants

• Humans breathing oxygen released by plants

• Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants

• Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The Texas Kangaroo Rat, native to north-central Texas, makes its home in mesquite bushes.  If the mesquite bushes are cleared for human homes , which of the following is the most probable result?

• The rat population will rise (increase).

• The rat population will decline (decrease).

• The rat population will stay the same.

• The rat population will double.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is an example of an organism interacting with a non living component of its environment?

• Small insects eating the stems of plants.

• Humans breathing oxygen released by animals.

• Bees gathering pollen from flowers.

• The roots of a plant using soil for support.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An anole eating a cricket off the leaf of a plant.

• Living and living interaction

• Living and nonliving interaction

This is known as a relationship in which both organisms involved benefit. 

• Predator-Prey

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

• Decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Plants interact with living and nonliving components in their environment. Which of the following is an interaction between the plant and a nonliving element?

• Small insects eating the stems of the plants

• Humans breathing oxygen released by plants

• Bees gathering pollen from flowers of plants

• Sandy soil holding the roots of the plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The Texas Kangaroo Rat, native to north-central Texas, makes its home in mesquite bushes. If the mesquite bushes are cleared for human homes, which of the following is the most probable result?

• The rat population will rise (increase).

• The rat population will decline (decrease).

• The rat population will stay the same.

• The rat population will double.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is an example of an organism interacting with a non living component of its environment?

• Small insects eating the stems of plants.

• Humans breathing oxygen released by animals.

• Bees gathering pollen from flowers.

• The roots of a plant using soil for support.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An anole eating a cricket off the leaf of a plant.

• Living and living interaction

• Living and nonliving interaction