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Which example shows an organism using an ABIOTIC component of its habitat?

• A crab eating sea plankton.

• A black bear uses a cave for a winter home.

• A bee visiting a flower for pollen.

Meat-eating reptiles depend on what BIOTIC factor to survive?

• Burrow of sandy soil to live in

• Water to drink

• Small animals that live in the same habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following describes a BIOTIC and ABIOTIC interaction?

• A rabbit burrows in a dirt hole

• An eagle stalks a mouse for energy

• A squirrel builds a nest in a tree

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which situation portrays an ABIOTIC factor interacting with a BIOTIC factor?

• No rainfall in two months dries up land

• Sunshine warms the pond water

• A fish swims in cool water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The levels of organization from the least complex to the most complex are -

• biosphere -> ecosystem -> community -> population -> organism

• ecosystem -> community -> organism -> population -> biosphere

• organism -> population -> community -> ecosystem -> biosphere

• organism -> community -> population -> ecosystem -> biosphere

Which is an ABIOTIC factor in a forest?

• Redwood tree

• Cool stream of water

• Wild mushroom

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which BIOTIC factor helps fresh water plants to survive?

• Plant-eating turtles

• More rainfall to the pond

• The reduction of plant-eating fish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is a BIOTIC disadvantage for a fish living in the shallow ocean water?

• An increase in predators

• A hurricane

• A toxic chemical spill

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is the term for the biotic and abiotic factors that work together in an area?

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for all the organisms of the same type in a certain area?

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem