Ecosystem Levels Quiz

Explain the flow of energy in this food chain (who passes energy to who).

• The hawk gives energy to the snake. The snake gives energy to the mouse. The mouse gives energy to the grasshopper who gives energy to the grass.

• The mouse gives energy to the hawk. The snake gives energy to the grasshopper. The grass gives energy to the snake.

• The grass gives energy to the grasshopper. The grasshopper gives energy to the mouse. The mouse gives energy to the snake who gives energy to the hawk.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these is a possible food chain for this environment?

• Sun → grass → fly → frog

• frog → fly → grass → Sun

• Sun ← grass ← fly ← frog

• Sun → fly → frog → snake

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Air is a mixture of colorless gases. Air is an example of which type of factor?

• BIOTIC

• ABIOTIC

The picture below shows a ____.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• biome

A pod of dolphins is an example of what?

• An ecosystem

• A community

• A population

• An organism

• An organ system

Which level of organization in an ecosystem is defined as a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biosphere

What is a biome?

• A single living organism

• A community of all living organisms in an area

• A large region characterized by specific climate conditions and specific types of plants and animals

• A collection of ecosystems

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Plants

• Animals

• Water

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What defines a community in an ecosystem?

• A group of different species interacting in a specific area

• A single species in a specific area

• Non-living things in an area

• The global sum of all ecosystems

What is the correct order of ecological organization from smallest to largest?

• Individual, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere

• Ecosystem, Community, Population, Individual, Biome, Biosphere

• Biome, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Individual, Biosphere

• Individual, Community, Population, Ecosystem, Biosphere, Biome