Organism Interactions in Ecosystems Assessment

Organism Interactions in Ecosystems Assessment

7th Grade

8 Qs

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Organism Interactions in Ecosystems Assessment

Organism Interactions in Ecosystems Assessment

Assessment

Quiz

Science

7th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-1, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Caroline G Scharenberg

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two species of fish live in the same pond. They eat the same kinds of plants. They are eaten by the same water birds. Which of the following would increase competition between these two species of fish?


Average habitat temperature increases.


Population of water birds increases.

Number of food plants increases.


Water level in the pond decreases.

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The graph below shows the populations, over several years, for two animals that share a habitat. Foxes are mammals that hunt for food, and grouse are birds, a common prey animal of foxes. According to the data, in which year did the population of foxes show a decrease that is most likely the result of a decrease in the availability of a source of food?

2003

2005

2008

2012

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An increase in the population of an organism would most likely be associated with which of the following?


A series of severe weather events in the habitat

A decrease in necessary resources available

An expansion of suitable living space


An increase in animals that prey on the organism

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What data would be most helpful to support the claim that the population of a certain plant is dependent on the rainfall in its habitat?

The average amount of water absorbed by the roots and given off by the leaves of these plants

The amount of water retained in the soil in the area where the plants live

Rainfall amounts and number of these plants in a certain habitat over several years

The heights and number of leaves produced by these plants under different moisture conditions

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The milkweed plant serves an important role in the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. Adult monarchs lay their eggs in milkweed, and then caterpillars eat that same plant during their development. Based on the relationship between monarchs and milkweed, which of the following trends would be predicted when looking at data on the populations of these two organisms?

  • Population decrease in monarch butterflies should follow population decrease in milkweed.


Population of monarch butterflies should remain constant when milkweed population decreases.

Population increase in monarch butterflies should follow population decrease in milkweed.


Population of milkweed should remain constant when monarch butterfly population increases.

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6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Prairie dogs are small mammals that live in underground burrows in grassland prairie ecosystems. How do prairie dogs depend on these burrows?

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7.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Fish in a small pond depend on what biotic factors to meet their needs?

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8.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

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A graph showing the populations of lemmings and weasels in a given environment over a nine-year period is shown below. How many more lemmings are there than weasels during the peak of the lemmings population?

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