Ecology

After the first trophic level - what percentage of energy is available  to each of the following levels?

• 100%

• 90%

• 10%

• 8.5%

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Has many trees that lose all their leaves to save water

• coniferous forest

• tundra

• temperate grassland

• temperate deciduous forest

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Has organisms with special adaptations to a hot, dry climate

• desert

• savanna

• tundra

• taiga

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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Biodiversity, aka biological diversity, usually refers to

• the same species in a general location

• the number of different species in a given area

• the number of animal species in a given area

• the number of plant species in a given area

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment called?

• Ecology

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Geology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Which level of organization includes all the living things in a given area along with the non-living environment?

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What term refers to non-living components of an ecosystem, such as rocks, air, and water?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Organic

• Synthetic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which term describes the dependence of organisms on each other and their environment for survival?

• Diversity

• Interdependence

• Isolation

• Autonomy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the simplest level of organization in ecology that includes only one single biotic factor?

• Ecosystem

• Community

• Population

• Organism

Which of the following is a part of the biosphere?

• Animals

• Plants

• Bacteria

• All of the above

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