Ecology Test Review

Many species together in one place are called ________________________.

• a population

• an individual

• a community

• an ecosystem

How much chemical energy is transferred from the producer level to the next level in a food chain?

• 1%

• 10%

• 100%

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The study of how organisms interact with their environment is known as ______.

• botany

• geology

• zoology

• ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organisms that eat only meat are called ________________.

• scavengers

• carnivores

• omnivores

• herbivores

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

• habitat

• niche

• biome

• ecosystem

Another word for autotroph is ________________.

• decomposer

• consumer

• scavenger

• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Another word for heterotroph is ________________.

• consumer

• producer

• autotroph

• decomposer

Two types of organisms consume dead and decaying matter. The difference between these two types of organisms is that ________________ are consumers that eat animals that have already died, while ________________ break down plants and animals into simpler molecules.

• herbivores; carnivores

• scavengers; decomposers

• decomposers; scavengers

• predators; prey

Organisms that eat both plants and meat are called ________________.

• scavengers

• carnivores

• herbivores

• omnivores

Which of these is an example of a biotic factor?

• rock

• soil

• giraffe

• rainfall

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4