STAAR Ecology

Organisms that live in or on another organism and benefit at the host's expense.

• Parasite

• Producer

• Scavenger

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Process by which an animal or plant species becomes fitted to its environment to help them survive.

• Interdependence

• Natural Selection

• Adaptation

• Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Photosynthetic plant that is the beginning of the food chain for many aquatic animals.

• Phytoplankton

• Parasite

• Producer

• Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Process by which organisms that are suited to a particular environment are better able to survive and reproduce than other organisms that are not.

• Ecological Succession

• Biodiversity

• Natural Selection

• Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

In this food web, which two organisms are in competition for food?

• Coyote and rabbit

• Berries and green plants

• Raccoon and coyote

• Raccoon and rabbit

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Different species of carnivorous animals that share the same habitat in an ecosystem may –

• become decomposers

• compete for biotic food

• produce their own food

• mate with each other

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is one way humans are trying to positively impact the ocean?

• Fishing

• Creating artificial reefs

• Harvesting oil and natural gas

• Transporting goods in ocean vessels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Based on the key, which type of tree is the sample from?

• Ginko

• Sweet gum

• Horse chestnut

• Honey locust

What would happen if the arctic hare was introduced into a new environment without snow and ice?

• The species would become overpopulated.

• The chance of young hares surviving to adulthood and reproducing would be greatly diminished.

• The hare would be a popular target for game hunters.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?

• There would be more food for secondary consumers.

• The number of primary consumers would increase.

• The number of plants would increase.

• The number of secondary consumers would increase.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4