Ecology Test Biology

The study of interactions among organisms in their environments is ______.

• botany

• biology

• ecology

• conservationism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An example of a(n) ______ factor is the temperature or the soil.

• abiotic

• important

• biotic

• unimportant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Several populations in an area at the same time make up a(n) ______.

• ecosystem

• community

• biosphere

• group

The portion of Earth that supports life is called the ______.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• life-scape

• none of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A close and permanent relationship between 2 different species is called ______.

• living apart

• niche

• symbiosis

• habitat

A(n) _____ can make its own food, while a(n) ______ cannot.

• scavenger, autotroph

• autotroph, heterotroph

• heterotroph, autotroph

• none of these

A ______ is an organism’s role or job in its environment.

• habitat

• part

• personal space

• niche

A(n) ______ differs from other heterotrophs because it eats both plants and other animals.

• omnivore

• scavenger

• carnivore

• herbivore

A food _____ is more realistic because it includes all possible food ______.

• web, paths

• chain, paths

• web, chains

• chain, webs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where do plants get their carbon from in the carbon cycle?

• from photosynthesis

• from the atmosphere

• from the ground

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6