Ecology

The energy in most ecosystems comes from...

• green plants

• the sun

• wind

• the soil

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The community of a pond is made up of all the...

• biotic and abiotic factors

• resources organisms need

• habitats in and around the water

• populations of fish, insects, and other living organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Abiotic factors are...

• nonliving

• living

• dead

• living and nonliving

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term interactions with each other is...

• artificial selection

• coevolution

• selective breeding

• resistance

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

For evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is naturally selected for must...

• live a long time

• leave the area

• reproduce

• coevolve

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An organism is resistant to a chemical if it...

• has a gene that breaks down the chemical

• has been exposed to the chemical before

• has not been exposed to the chemical before

• was not present when the chemical was used

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Humans breeding organisms to obtain a certain traits is called...

• natural selection

• artificial selection

• resistance

• coevolution

Which of the following can convert nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use?

• bacteria

• fungi

• protists

• animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Most scientists classify organisms into...

• one domain

• two domains

• three domains

• four domains

In Domain Eukarya, there are...

• two kingdoms

• three kingdoms

• four kingdoms

• five kingdoms

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2