Biomes and Ecosystems Quiz

Climate chart A is for which biome?

• Tropical rainforest

• Tropical savannah

• Arctic tundra

• Desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Climate chart B is for which biome?

• Tropical rainforest

• Tropical savannah

• Arctic tundra

• Desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What part of marine ecosystems makes up 0.2% of the surface area, but contains 2/3 of all ocean fish species?

• Coral Reefs

• Pelagic Zone

• Benthic Zone

• Tide Pools

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The base of the food web in marine ecosystems is...

• Zooplankton

• Phytoplankton

• Fish

• Bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where would you expect to find mangroves?

• Tropical coasts

• Tropical forest

• Arctic tundra

• Coral reefs

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A colonial, soft-bodied animal with tentacles that is related to jellyfish, secretes an exoskeleton and uses algae as a symbiotic partner is a(n)...

• coral

• eel

• zebra mussel

• starfish

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In determining whether an area is a wetland, what is most important?

• Types of animals in the area

• Type of plants in the area

• Depth of the water in the area

• Length of time area is submerged

Biodiversity refers to...

• Species diversity

• Genetic diversity

• Ecosystem diversity

• All of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the estimated total number of species on earth at present?

• 2 billion species

• 2 million species

• 3 to 50 billion species

• 3 to 50 million species

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NGSS.HS-LS4-5

Which group of organisms is most diverse?

• Insects

• Mammals

• Birds

• Fish

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1