Texas Science Ecosystems

Which Texas ecoregion would most likely have the most evidence of erosion by water?

• Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

• Plains

• Prairies

• Plateau & Desert/Montane

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Most Texas ecoregions are experiencing accelerated rates of _________ that are changing the natural communities within the ecosystems.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Land formation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

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Texas ecoregions are constantly changing due to natural and human impacts. What characteristic, we have studied, can increase an ecosystem's ability to withstand change?

• Survival of the Fittest

• Photosynthesis

• Natural Selection

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This Texas ecoregion experiences little erosion due to its rich soil with much vegetation where trees are the main plant life.

• Woodlands

• Plateau and Desert/Montane

• Plains

• Prairies

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Weathering can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Sediment reaching the coast

• Building of mountains in west Texas

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Deposition can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Rounding or sharpening of rocks

• Forming of sand dunes at the coast

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion can have which of the following effects in Texas?

• Shoreline of the coast to move landward

• Building of mountains in west Texas

• Breaking down of rocks such as at Enchanted Rock

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What was the effect of overgrazing in the Desert/Montane?

• Increased erosion of the soil

• Change from a grassland to desert

• Plant life is scarce

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The landscape of the Texas Prairies has changed due to _____.

• periodic fires

• grazing of bison and livestock

• humans making cropland/farmland

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In the Plains, soil erosion due to rain is lessened by ______.

• plenty vegetation ground cover

• plowing and planting along curves

• efficient irrigation systems that use less water

• All the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5