MS-LS2-1 Vocabulary Quiz 1 NYSSLS NGSS

A group of individuals of the same type living in the same area is a:

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Organism

The relationship where one event causes another is called:

• Cause and effect

• Supply and demand

• Interaction

• Competition

Something that is not alive is:

• Inorganic

• Nonliving

• Abiotic

• Inert

The variety of life in a habitat or ecosystem is its:

• Biodiversity

• Population density

• Species richness

• Ecosystem size

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The state of being whole or unimpaired, especially in an ecosystem, is its:

• Stability

• Integrity

• Function

• Structure

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The state of being free from illness or injury, also applicable to the stability of an ecosystem, is:

• Health

• Balance

• Equilibrium

• Vigor

To say what will likely happen in the future based on evidence is to:

• Hypothesize

• Conclude

• Predict

• Infer

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Systems that exist in nature without human control are called:

• Natural systems

• Artificial systems

• Engineered systems

• Controlled environments

Scientific claims should be supported by:

• Opinions

• Beliefs

• Evidence

• Assumptions

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A forest, including all the trees, animals, and soil, is an example of an:

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Biosphere