Africa Unit Assessment

A female lion weighs 130 kg. To maintain her weight, she must consume 104 kcal/kg of body weight each day to survive. How many kilocalories must she consume each day to maintain her body weight?

• 13,520 kcal

• 13,500 kcal

• 234 kcal

• 26 kcal

After observing the same female lion for a day, you collected the following feeding data: 2 meerkats.

Using the “observed lion diet” above, calculate the energy consumed to determine if it satisfies this female’s daily needs.

• 10,000 kcal

• 7,700 kcal

• 7,70 kcal

• 1000 kcal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The lion obtained enough energy for the day.

• true

• false

What trophic level is the lion?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What trophic level is the plant?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What directions would the arrows point?

• left

• down

• towards what an organism eats

• right

• in the direction of energy flow

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How much energy would the bird get?

• 400 kg

• 4,000 kg

• 10%

• 0.01%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where does algae get it's energy?

• sun

• water

• fish

• bird

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Who would be the most fit animal biologically?

• The one who is the largest and strongest member of the group.

• The one who is the fastest member of the group

• The one who has many offspring that survived.

• The one who mated with the most females.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Scientists have mapped the location of the genes on their chromosomes for hundreds of different species. The particular place on a chromosome where a gene is found is the __________________

• genotype

• phenotype

• allele

• locus

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1