Common Assessment 5 (Ecology-Earth Science Unit 1 & 8)

Order the terms according to scale from smallest to largest. Select one for the smallest and six for the largest the rest in between must match accordingly. [HS-LS2-1]

• Organism

• Ecosystem/Biosphere

• Population

• Biome

• Community

A niche refers to the way in which an organism fits into an ecological community or ecosystem, or its role. A habitat is the actual location in the environment where an organism lives and consists of all the physical and biological resources available to a species. Select the correct category for each of the following statements. [HS-LS2-1]

• Some birds nest on treetops.

• Habitat

• A mouse lives in a tree trunk.

• Niche

• Hyenas eat dead animals and small rodents.

• Niche

• Some birds fly south in the winter and eat insects when they get there.

• Habitat

• A mouse is eaten by snakes and eats grass.

• Niche

An open System is that in which both energy and matter can come and go.  In a Closed system energy comes and goes but matter does not. Select the correct category for each of the following terms. [HS-LS2-4]

• Water bottle

• Closed

• Planet Earth

• Closed

• An unopened soda can

• Opened

• The International Space Station

• Closed

• A burning candle

• Closed

Which of the following is NOT a Natural Disturbance [HS-LS2-7]:

• Tsunami
• Earthquake
• Flood
• Deforestation

After a fire in the forest, a section of it never recovered and remains without any vegetation. This is because... [HS-LS2-6]

• It has high resistance
• It has low resilience
• It has high resilience
• It has low resistance

After a forest fire, a group of mature trees are unaffected due to their thick bark. This is because ...[HS-LS2-6]

• they have low resistance
• they have high resistance
• they have low resilience
• they have high resilience

Which of the following images represents Primary Succession? [HS-LS2-6]

• A
• B

Which of the following is NOT a pioneer species for Primary Succession? [HS-LS2-6]

• Moss
• Trees
• Grasses
• Lichens

Which of the following is NOT a cause for Primary Succession? [HS-LS2-6]

• Snow Storm
• Volcanic eruptions
• Glacier retreat
• Landslide

Which of the following images represents a small scale ecosystem? [HS-LS2-1]

• A)
• B)
• C)
• D)