Living Things in the Environment

Which food chain is in the correct order?

• cat, grass, bird, snail

• bird, snail, grass, cat

• grass, snail, bird, cat

• grass, cat, bird, snail

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

• More than one organism may eat them.

• They may eat more than one other organism.

• This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which animal is a tertiary consumer?

• Jackal

• Wild Cat

• Lion

• Owl

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the animals in this food web is a secondary consumer?

• Hawk

• Lizard

• Mouse

• Snake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An environmental change that removed which of these organisms from the ecosystem would cause the most instability in the ecosystem?

• Auklets

• Foxes

• Salmon

• Zooplankton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What can you conclude about polar bears from the fact that they live in the Arctic?

• They would not be able to thrive in the desert

• They are not biologically related to other bear species

• They eat mostly scorpions and kangaroo rats

• They must be able to survive with very little water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are possible negative outcomes of forest being cleared to make room for farmland?

• Fewer trees for animal habitats

• Fertilizers create run-off into a nearby stream, polluting it.

• Less room for animals to hunt and find shelter

• Birds find seeds and insects on plowed fields

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What happens to any forest ecosystem when the land is cleared for farming?

• The forest ecosystem will be destroyed.

• The forest ecosystem will be healthy.

• The forest ecosystem will be relocated.

• The forest ecosystem will be unaffected.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the source of a food chain?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Sun

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a group of organisms of the same species living together in an ecosystem

• ecosystem

• population

• community

• habitat