STAAR Review: Ecology

What INCREASES carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• Photosynthesis

• Combustion

• Decomposing

• Combustion and Respiration

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In what way is most of the nitrogen fixed by lightning made available for plants?

• Moved by the wind to dry areas

• Inside of bugs

• Breathed in by birds

• Carried by rain into the soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?

• communities are only living, ecosystems are living and nonliving

• ecosystems are only living, communities are living and nonliving

• communities are only 1 species, ecosystems are different species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What type of relationship is: Tapeworms live and feed inside the cows and make them ill.

• mutualism: both benefit

• commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

• parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed

• predation: predator and prey

What type of relationship is: Bees get nectar from flowers and help flowers reproduce.

• mutualism: both benefit

• commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

• parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed

• predation: predator and prey

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What type of relationship is: Frogs hide in plants

• mutualism: both benefit

• commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

• parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed

• predation: predator and prey

What type of relationship is: Frogs hunt flies

• mutualism: both benefit

• commensalism: one benefits, one is unaffected

• parasitism: one benefits, one is harmed

• predation: predator and prey

What type of land does Primary Succession occur?

• Rock

• Soil

• Water

What type of land does Secondary Succession occur?

• Rock

• Soil

• Water

What is the FIRST species to arrive into an ecosystem called?

• Pioneer species

• Organic matter

• Succession