Field mice are the primary food source for horned owls in an area. Due to a drought, many field mice left the area. Which result would this drought most likely have on the horned owls?

Horned owls will follow the field mice to a different area.

The horned owl population will consume more field mice.

The horned owl population will increase in the area.

Horned owls will change to a plant-based diet.

Which species are best able to occupy the same space?

those whose needs differ significantly from each other

those that compete for the same resources

those that have a predator/prey relationship

Deer are introduced into a grassland ecosystem and their population increases considerably. If the deer population continues to grow, which is the most likely outcome for the ecosystem?

Biodiversity would decrease, and sustainability would decrease.

Biodiversity would decrease, and sustainability would increase.

Biodiversity would increase, and sustainability would increase.

Biodiversity would increase, and sustainability would decrease.

A rainforest area is experiencing a severe drought. As a consequence, the insect population has decreased. What will the insect-eating birds most likely do as a result of the drought?

move to a new area to find food

stop searching for food until it begins to rain

begin reproducing to increase population

start the process of hibernation

Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the growth of a population within an ecosystem?

the number of carnivores present

Prairie dogs rely on underground tunnels for shelter. Which best explains how the prairie dog population is affected when their tunnels are disrupted and exposed?

The prairie dogs are exposed to predators

The prairie dogs are burned by the sun.

The prairie dogs can find more food to eat in the fields

The prairie dogs are forced to learn to live in trees and shrubs

When an ecosystem is affected by loss of shelter, what happens to the populations in that ecosystem?

They can readily adapt to the changes

Eats plants and other animals for energy

Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil

Eats plants or other animals for food

The bottom, or ground, layer in a forest.

The layer between the ground and the tree tops.

What does biodiversity mean?

The different amount of species in an area

Ecosystems

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

An individual living thing is a/an __________.

habitat

ecosystem

organism

population

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NGSS.3-LS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The place where an organism lives is its _________.

habitat

abiotic

ecosystem

community

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NGSS.3-LS4-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _______.

biography

biotic

abiotic

biology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

community

habitat

population

ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ________.

community

habitat

population

ecosystem

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...

Sun

Moon

Neither

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The part of Earth where organisms can live.

biotic factors

biosphere

ecology

biology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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An individual living thing is a/an __________.

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All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _______.

All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.

A group of different species that live together and interact in an environment are called a/an ________.

Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...

The part of Earth where organisms can live.

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Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.

The study of interactions in an ecosystem.

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