Spheres, Ecology and Relationships

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-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

This sphere contains all the life on Earth.

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following includes all of the water on or near Earth's surface?

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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

Reorder the following from the smallest to the largest:

• Community

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Biome

• Population

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

• Producers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Tertiary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

A tiny filter-feeding barnacle sticks to a whale. The whale is unaffected by this new stowaway. What type of relationship is this?

• mutualism

• commensalism

• amensalism

• neutralism

• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2