T4 & T5 VOCAB Quiz

Match the following

• population

• All the different populations that live together in an area

• biome

• All the members of one species in a particular area

• ecosystem

• The community of organisms that live in a particular area - includes biotic + abiotic factors

• organism

• Includes many ecosystem in a specific climate - Largest grouping

• community

• a living thing

Match the following relationships to the correct description

• One organism lives with, on, or in a host and harms it

• competition

• Both species benefit from the relationship

• symbiosis

• Any relationship in which 2 species live closely together and at least one is benefited

• commensalism

• Struggle between organisms to survive with resources

• parasitism

• One organism benefits and the other is not impacted at all

• mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A consumer that eats both plants and animals is called a(n) ​ (a)  

• omnivore
• herbivore
• carnivore

A consumer that eats only plants is called a(n) ​​ (a)  

• herbivore
• carnivore
• omnivore

A consumer that eats only animals is called a(n) ​​ ​ (a)  

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore

​ (a)   is the process by which organisms that are best ​ (b)   to their environment are most likely to ​ (c)   and ​ (d)   with a mate.

• Natural Selection
• adapted
• survive
• reproduce

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

This bacteria is a(n) ​ (a)   factor.

• biotic
• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

Soil is a(n) ​ (a)   factor.

• abiotic
• biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A ​ (a)   is a linear series of events in an ecosystem showing the transfer of energy by eating and being eaten, whereas a ​ (b)   shows the pattern of overlapping food chains among various organisms, and the ​ (c)   is a diagram showing how the amount of energy is decreased as it moves from one level to the next.

• food chain
• food web
• energy pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following

• Prey

• A carnivore that feeds on dead organisms

• Decomposer

• Animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food

• Scavenger

• Organisms that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms and returns raw materials to the soil & water

• Predator

• Animal that hunts and kills other animals for food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2