Ecology Exam Review

What portion of the graph shows exponential growth?

• Generation 3-5

• Generation 10-12

• Generation 13-15

• Generation 6-7

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The largest number of individuals that an environment can support long term is...

• carrying capacity

• emigration

• immigration

• population density

What is the carrying capacity of the graph?

• around 500

• more than 800

• less than 300

• around 700

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NGSS.HS-LS2-1

Match the following

• Mosquito sucking blood from a human

• Competition

• Frog hiding behind a leaf

• Predator

• Two different wolf packs hunting in the same area

• Commensalism

• Lion hunting a gazelle

• Parasitism

• Oxpecker eating ticks off of a giraffe

• Mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following are BIOTIC factors?

(three correct answers)

• Plants

• Animals

• Water

• pH

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Select the ABIOTIC factors.

• Soil

• Lichen

• Water

• Sunlight

• Fungi

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a

b

c

producers

consumers

decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Given the equation for photosynthesis and cellular respiration, which cycle are these reactions part of?

Photosynthesis H₂O + CO₂ -(light)-> O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆

Cellular Respiration O₂ + C₆H₁₂O₆ --> H₂O + CO₂

• Nitrogen Cycle

• Carbon Cycle

• Water Cycle

• Bicycle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following

• abiotic factor

• 
• climax community

• 
• Primary succession

• 
• secondary sucession

• 
• pioneer species

• 

Answer explanation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is the order of succession shown in this figure?

• A, B, C, D
• B, A, D, C
• C, D, A, B
• D, A, B, C

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2