Ecosystem Ecology

Choose all the abiotic factors listed

• water

• mates

• space

• temperature

• predators

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Do the owl and the bird compete for resources?

• Yes, for the grasshopper

• Yes for the mice

• No they do not compete

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Choose all the biotic factors listed

• sunlight

• food

• predators

• disease

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is an invasive species?

• native (naturally found) species which are added to an area. 

• non-native (not naturally found) species added to an area. 

• keystone species in an environment

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Invasive species alter the ecosystem by _____ in number quickly. This leads to _____ food for the native species.

• increasing, less

• increasing, more

• decreasing, less

• decreasing, more

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

TRUE or FALSE? Invasive species grow quickly due to the lack of predators. This leads to a decline or extinction of the native population.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The primary cause of the introduction of invasive species introduction is ---

• too much food.

• human action.

• weather events.

• asteroids.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Click on the map to help answer this question. What can we predict about the population of Feral Swine for the year 2016?

• There will be less feral swine in 2016 than there were in 1982.

• There will be more feral swine in 2016 than there were in 2010

• There were fewer feral swine in 2004 than 1982.

• There will be no change in feral swine population.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Abiotic factors

• living

• nonliving

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In the energy pyramid shown, which organism has the least amount of biomass?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3