Unit Test- Ecology & Organisms

Rain carries soil into a nearby pond. This is an interaction between which two “spheres” of the earth?

• Hydrosphere & Atmosphere
• Atmosphere & Biosphere
• Geosphere & Hydrosphere
• Atmosphere & Geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

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The unique role a species plays in its environment is its __________________.

• abiotic factor
• niche
• trophic level
• community

Many species together in one place are called ______________________.

• a niche
• a community
• a population
• mutualism

Which level of an energy pyramid is most likely to have the highest number of organisms?

• Producers
• Primary consumers
• Secondary consumers
• Tertiary consumers

Two types of organisms consume dead and decaying matter. The difference between these two types of organisms is that ______________ are consumers that feed on dead animals, while ______________ break down plants and animals into simpler molecules.

• decomposers; producers
• scavengers; decomposers
• producers; decomposers
• decomposers; scavengers

We know that energy from the sun is transferred into an organism because of __________________.

• the first law of thermodynamics
• the second law of thermodynamics
• the third law of thermodynamics

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A coral snake is venomous while its mimic, the scarlet king snake, is not. This is an example of _________________.

• Mullerian mimicry
• chemical mimicry
• Malthusian mimicry
• Batesian mimicry

The viceroy butterfly and the monarch butterfly look very similar. Both are distasteful to predators. This is an example of ________________.

• Mullerian mimicry
• chemical mimicry
• Malthusian mimicry
• Batesian mimicry

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What do food chains illustrate?

• The overlapping interactions of organisms in an ecosystem

• The energy flow between different trophic levels

• The symbiotic relationships between species

• The geographic distribution of organisms

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How do energy pyramids illustrate relationships?

• By showing the physical structure of ecosystems

• By displaying the geographic distribution of organisms

• By representing the trophic levels and energy transfer in an ecosystem

• By depicting the interactions between abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3