Ecosystem Dynamics SOL LS.1, LS.8a-c, LS.9a-c

To survive, plants require light and water for _______.

• Photosynthesis

• Tropisms

• Phototropism

• Geotropism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Plants have developed responses, called ______, to help ensure they grow toward adequate sources of light and water (i.e., phototropism and geotropism).

• Photosynthesis

• Tropisms

• Dormancy

• Geotropism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

________ inactive state that allows organisms to survive periods of cold or drought, or other stresses.

• Photosynthesis

• Tropisms

• Dormancy

• Geotropism

________ dormant state that is sleep-like for extended period of time, where body systems slow and temperature drops.

• Photosynthesis

• Hibernation

• Dormancy

• Migration

________ changing location in response to seasonal change.

• Photosynthesis

• Hibernation

• Dormancy

• Migration

A ________ is a roughly 24-hour cycle in the physiological processes of living things, including plants, animals, fungi, and cyanobacteria.

• life processes

• dormancy

• circadian rhythm

• photosynthesis

Systems are _______ and change in response to inputs and outflows of energy and matter.

• life processes

• dormancy

• circadian rhythm

• dynamic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Factors can ______ and ______ affect the cycles of matter and the life processes of living things within an ecosystem (select all).

• positively

• negatively

• interdependent

• dependent

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

__________ to any component of an ecosystem can lead to shifts in the size and/or distribution of its populations .

• Disruptions

• Dormancy

• Circadian rhythm

• Dynamic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Changes in the living and nonliving components of an ecosystem can accelerate or decelerate natural processes.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3