Ecology Test Review

Which of the following are considered biotic factors of an environment?

• temperature

• rock

• animal carcass

• cloud

Which of the following are considered abiotic factors of an environment?

• animal carcass

• egg

• plant

• cloud

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Associate the following statements with the level of Biological organization they fall under: The light, sun, soil, air and living organisms within the Rainforest.

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Associate the following statements with the level of Biological organization they fall under: The number of residents in Fort Worth

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

Associate the following statements with the level of Biological organization they fall under: All the living organisms in the Trinity River

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Associate the following statements with the level of Biological organization they fall under: A leopard gecko

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following statements is false?

• Tissues exist within organs which exist within organ systems.

• Communities exist within populations which exist within ecosystems.

• Organelles exist within cells which exist within tissues.

• Communities exist within ecosystems which exist in the biosphere.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which region would likely have the greatest amount of biodiversity?

• A cave region with one ecosystem, which supports small populations of many different species.

• A grassland region with one ecosystem, which supports very large populations of a few different species.

• A mountainous region with two ecosystems, each of which supports a few different species.

• A coastal region with three ecosystems, each of which supports many different species.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Corals, and the zooxanthellae algae they contain, form the base of a coral reef ecosystem. Organisms like sea urchins feed on microorganisms that grow on the corals. Organisms including seahorses feed on plankton and fish that also inhabit the reef. Larger animals like sea turtles frequently enter the reef to forage. Seaweeds, which are competitors of corals, may grow along the reef bottom.

The biodiversity in a coral reef ecosystem can be changed by both natural and human activities. What is a natural factor that would have the greatest negative impact on the ecosystem's biodiversity?

• A sudden increase in the harvesting of corals, which decreases the coral population in the reef.

• A decrease in the level of inbreeding in several seahorse populations in the reef.

• The immigration of several new populations of sea urchins into the reef.

• The overgrowth of a population of seaweed, which prevents light from reaching the reef.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Wheat crops are grown in a field. The seeds are genetically identical. Which of the following is the most likely effect of planting an entire field with these seeds?

• The population will have high biodiversity.

• The population will have high genetic variation.

• The population will be resilient to environmental changes.

• The population will be limited in how it adapts to changes.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2