U7 6th Ecosystems Study Guide

Additional snakes are introduced into this ecosystem. Which population will immediately decrease?

• the raptor population

• plant population

• mouse population

• the decomposer population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Additional snakes are introduced into this ecosystem. Which population will immediately increase?

• the hawk population

• plant population

• mouse population

• the decomposer population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Additional tuna are introduced to this marine ecosystem. Which population will immediately decrease?

• large shark

• mackerel

• single-celled organisms

• shrimplike creatures

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Additional tuna are introduced to this marine ecosystem. Which population will immediately increase?

• large shark

• mackerel

• small fish

• shrimplike creatures

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What do herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores all have in common?

• They are all consumers.

• They are all producers.

• They are all decomposers.

• They are all scavengers.

A consumer that eats only plants.

• omnivore

• herbivore

• carnivore

• predator

An organism that eats other organisms.

• host

• parasite

• consumer

• decomposer

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.

• consumer

• decomposer

• prey

• host

The non-living parts of an ecosystem.

• ecology

• abiotic

• predator

• biotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

• predator

• carnivore

• scavenger

• omnivore