STAAR REVIEW - Ecology

Which ecosystem is probably healthier?

• An ecosystem with only a few species of animals

• An ecosystem with MANY different animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

An organism that hunts for its food ...

• Predator

• Prey

• Hunter

• Gather

An organism that is hunted for food ...

• Predator

• Gather

• Prey

• Hunter

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A condition that occurs when two or more organisms compete for the same resources or food within an ecological community ...

• Population

• Competition

• Ecosystem

• Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The place where an organisms lives ...

• Home

• Habitat

• Community

• Population

Eats plants (example: deer)

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

Eats other animals (example: tiger)

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Eats plants and animals (example: humans)

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

AUTOTROPHS

- Use sun's energy to make their own food

- Plants (grass)

• Herbivore

• Consumers

• Producers

• Scavangers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If a habitat experiences a drought, the available resources will ...

• Increase

• Decrease

• increase, then decrease

• Not Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4