Ecology Biomes

Which shows a correct transfer of energy?

• grass - sun - rabbit - snake - soil

• water - rabbit - flower - hawk - ants

• worm - rabbit - snake - hawk - clouds

• sun - grass - rabbit - snake - hawk

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which includes all biotic factors?

• rock, soil, air

• plants, animals, fungi

• water, air, soil

• bacteria, viruses, water

A place where an organism lives.

• Terrain

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

Green plants are

• producers

• consumers

• herbivores

• omnivores

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead organisms 

• consumer

• trophic level

• decomposer

• species

A non-living organism such as sunlight is a(n) ____________ factor while a living organism such as a spider is a(n) ___________ factor.

• chemical; non-chemical

• biotic; abiotic

• abiotic; biotic

• contributing; non-contributing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In primary ecological succession LICHENS are the first to colonize an area with no soil. What is this type of species called?

• dominant species

• pioneer species

• the only species

• invasive species

Which of the following is the correct order in which organisms colonize in primary ecological succession?

• lions, tigers, bear, OH MY

• lichens, mosses, grasses, shrubs, trees

• trees, grasses, mosses, shrubs, lichens

• mosses, trees, flowers, animals, grasses, lichens

These are pioneer species that break down rock and form soil

• pollinators

• lichens

• mosses

• trees

Biodiversity ______________ through the process of succession.

• stays the same

• increases

• decreases