Ecology Replacement Grade

What is the term for the place where an organism lives?

• Niche

• Habitat

• Community

• Biosphere

What describes the role or job an organism has in its environment?

• Habitat

• Niche

• Trophic level

• Population

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• Temperature

• Sunlight

• Bacteria

• Water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Grass

• Rocks

• Deer

• Mushrooms

What is the correct order of the ecological levels of organization from smallest to largest?

• Population → Individual → Community → Ecosystem → Biosphere

• Individual → Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biosphere

• Individual → Community → Population → Biosphere → Ecosystem

• Community → Individual → Population → Ecosystem → Biosphere

In a symbiotic relationship where both species benefit, it is called:

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism that makes its own food is a(n):

• Heterotroph

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Autotroph

Which of the following shows a single path of energy flow?

• Food chain

• Food web

• Ecosystem

• Trophic level

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A food web is made of:

• Only producers

• Only carnivores

• Many interconnected food chains

• One simple food chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a trophic pyramid, the most energy is available at the:

• Top level predators

• Secondary consumers

• Primary consumers

• Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3