Biomes Review

What would happen if a forest fire destroyed a community?

• The land will remain unchanged by this event.

• Soil formation will cause a change in ecosystem.

• A new community of vegetation will establish, that is similar to the original.

• A change in species of vegetation will occur, that is different from the original species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is a biotic factor that might affect the life of an organism in an aquatic biome?

• pollutants in the water

• speed of water currents

• temperature of the water

• bacteria populations of the water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following are the abiotic factors that affect an aquatic biome?

• amount of sunlight and amount of dissolved substances in the water

• the temperature and elevation

• amount of sunlight and the amount of moisture

• temperature and the climate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are some factors that could affect an ecosystems stability?

• droughts, floods, and heat waves

• hurricanes, packs of wolves, and temperature

• blizzards, heat waves and swarms of grasshoppers

• species of fish, the number of decomposers and the algae supply

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does abiotic mean?

• non living

• living

• niether

What does biotic mean?

• non living

• living

• neither

Which of the following is the best example of the relationship between abiotic and biotic factors.

• Salmon (fish) eating an insect for food.

• Flowers as a food source for a bee.

• Water currents carrying leaves downstream.

• The amount of light available for growing plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Using the diagram shown, what would happen in this ecosystem after a secondary succession event like a fire?

• annual plants would be among the first to grow

• grasses and perennials would appear

• grasses, shrubs and small trees would be present

• a mature oak and hickory forest would be present.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Gases such as nitrogen and oxygen are examples of which of the following:

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• renewable energy

• endangered factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Using the chart, which information belongs in areas x and y?

• X- biotic factors; Y-abiotic factors

• X-abiotic factors; Y - biotic factors

• X-ecological relationships; Y-biotic relationships

• X- biotic relationships; Y-ecological relationships

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3