NC Ecosystem

Which classification best describes herbivores?

• producers

• consumers

• predators

• decomposers

What will be most affected if the decomposers in an ecosystem are removed?

• the spread of disease

• the availability of water

• the quality of soil

• the distribution of organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This is a food chain that includes grass, a grasshopper, and a bird. grass ------> grasshopper -------> bird How is the grass in this food chain best described?

• It is a producer, because it makes its own food.

• It is a producer, because it is eaten by consumers.

• It is a consumer, because it gets energy from producers.

• It is a decomposer, because it breaks down sunlight.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which would most likely cause a decrease in a population of herbivores?

• an incrase in the number of producers

• a decrease in the types of decomposers

• an increase in the types of plants

• an increase in the number of carnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A mouse eats seeds and insects. Which best describes the role of the mouse?

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

The climate in a tropical rain forest can be described as

• cold and wet 

• warm and dry 

• cold and dry 

• warm and wet 

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Birds, beavers, fish, and insects live in this biome.

• Marine

• Freshwater

• Tundra

• Taiga

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which Biome has permafrost?

• Temperate Forest

• Rainforest

• Taiga

• Tundra

Which biome has coniferous trees (which don't lose their leaves)?

• Taiga

• Temperate Forest

• Tundra

• Grasslands

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which biome is home to jaguars, anacondas, leopards, gorillas, and poisonous tree frogs?

• Grasslands

• Temperate Forest

• Rainforest

• Tundra

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4