Vocabulary Fluency Ecosystems and Populations

which of the following describes carrying capacity?

• the maximum number of individuals a population can support

• the minimum number of individuals a population can support

• how much water a population has to use

• the amount of food available for a population

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

which of the following describes water, food, competition and mates?

• limiting factors

• carrying capacity

• resources

• water works

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NGSS.HS-LS4-2

which of the following describes a carnivore?

• an organism that eats meat

• an organism that eats meat and plants

• an organisms that only eats plants

which of the following describes a enzyme?

• a protein that speeds up chemical reactions

• a type of molecule that codes for our genetic information

which of the following describes a codon

• 3 RNA bases

• a type of tRNA molecules

• a group of three amino acids

• a type of gene

which of the following describes an antibody?

• a medicine used to treat bacterial infections

• a molecule that specifically marks pathogens for death

• a molecule that kills any pathogen it comes into contact with

• a pathogen that is created by viruses

which of the following describes biodiversity

• the way that different animals migrate

• the number of different species supported by an ecosystem

• how animals interact with each other

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NGSS.HS-LS2-2

which of the following describes a consumer?

• organisms that breathe

• organisms that use photosynthesis

• organisms that have to eat to survive

• organisms that have no known predators

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

which of the following describes the 10% rule

• only 10% of predators catch a prey when they hunt

• there is only 10% of the sun's energy available to us to use

• only 10% of the energy from each trophic level is passed on to the next

which of the following describes an antibody?

• specifically labels pathogens for destruction

• changes the composition of the pathogen

• acts like a virus