Population Dynamics

Population Dynamics

9th - 12th Grade

9 Qs

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Population Dynamics

Population Dynamics

Assessment

Quiz

Science, Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-5

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Standards-aligned

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Ryikema Cochran

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an invasive species?

An organism that is new to an environment that has positive effects on the environment.

An organism that is native to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

An organism that is new to an environment that has negative effects on the environment.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?
Continues to grow
The population starts to die off to return to carrying capcity
The population will go extinct due to lack of resources
The population grows then finds a new carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Is a fungal infection in frogs considered biotic or abiotic?
biotic
abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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What is the carrying capacity of the graph?
around 500
more than 500
less than 500
around 600

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If wolves were re-introduced what would happen to the moose population
The moose would go extinct from over hunting
The wolf population would take over the island
The moose population would decline to normal levels
The moose would adapt to other environments

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Review the graph provided. What statements can be made about the significant decline in wolves around 1979?

The wolf decline was a direct result of moose decline.

The is no way to know why the wolf population dropped.

The drop is most likely due to the declining moose population, but more information would be needed to determine that.

The drop is most likely due to the increasing moose population, but more information would be needed to determine that.

The wolf decline was a direct result of the moose increase.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which statement correctly explains why one of the species is more likely to survive an environmental change?

Species 1 because it has fewer genes

Species 2 because it has more genes

Species 1 because it has less genetic diversity

Species 2 because it has greater genetic diversity

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A desert lake has evaporated to half its original size over the past 50 years. This caused a large increase in the lake's salt concentration. Over these 50 years, scientists have observed a decrease in the population of one fish species and an increase in the population of a shrimp species. Which hypothesis about the organisms ability to live with the salt concentration does the evidence suport
The fish are better able to live in areas of high salt concentration
Neither the shrimp nor the fish are able to live in areas of high salt concentration
Both the shrimp and the fish are equally able to live in areas of high salt concentration
The shrimp are better able to live in areas of high salt concentration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Highways allow people to travel between towns and cities. These highways also divide ecosystems into smaller pieces. Animals can become separated from lakes they use for breeding. For example, tiger salamanders travel long distances to breed at lakes. How could highway systems affect animals such as tiger salamanders?
Tiger salamanders may be cut off from important resources
Tiger salamander could improve their ability to remember roads
Tiger salamander's habitat within ecosystems could become larger
Tiger salamanders habitat may be exposed to less pollution

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