When there is higher biodiversity

there is more diversity and higher sustainability of life.

more organisms are likely to die because they can't adapt to environmental changes.

there is more diversity and lower sustainability of life

When a population grows past the ecosystem's carrying capacity, what happens to the population?

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

If a disease destroying barley plants in a field swept through an ecosystem, what would happen to the barley eating bird population in the the field ?

The bird population would decrease

The bird population would stay the same

The bird population would infinitely increase

What is an invasive species?

an organism that is NOT native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

an organism that IS native to an area and causes harm to the environment/humans

an organism that is NOT native to an area and helps the environment/humans

an organism that IS native to an area and helps the environment/humans

A keystone species has...

big impact on ecosystem, small population

big impact on ecosystem, big population

small impact on ecosystem, small population

What is a keystone species?

A species that helps to hold an ecosystem together

A species that lives in or around rocks

Keys and stones have nothing to do with ecology

A keystone isn't a living thing, it's just a stone

The term biodiversity means:

a wide variety of plants and animals in an ecosystem

only a few types of plants and animals in an ecosystem

an ecosystem composed mostly of plants

an ecosystem composed mostly of animals

Ecology

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a producer?

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a herbivore?

an animal that gets energy from eating other animals

an organism that gets energy from eating only plants

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals

an animal that eats only herbs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a carnivore?

an animal that gets energy by eating other animals

An animal that gets energy by eating only plants

an animal that gets energy by eating both plants and animals

an animal that makes its own energy through photosynthesis

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

cricket

grasshopper

frog

snake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a herbivore?

cricket

frog

hawk

shrew

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where do all life forms get their energy?

Earth's Core

Water

Plants

The Sun

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is this called?

Food Web

Food Chain

Abiotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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29 questions

What is a producer?

What is a herbivore?

What is a carnivore?

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

Which of the following is a herbivore?

Where do all life forms get their energy?

What is this called?

What is this called?

A producer is a (n) ______________.

All food chains begin with a ____________.

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