Keystone Preparation

Keystone Preparation

9th Grade

25 Qs

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Keystone Preparation

Keystone Preparation

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-4, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-5

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a keystone species?

Cattle

Sea otter

Grass

Mosquito

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

A species that plays a critical role in the health, maintenance, growth, or definition of an ecosystem.

keystone

invasive

engineer

predator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is an example of a keystone species?

Cattle

Sea otter

Grass

Mosquito

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What role do keystone species play in an ecosystem?

They are the most abundant species.

They have a large impact on their environment relative to their abundance.

They are the largest species in the ecosystem.

They are the primary producers.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a characteristic of a keystone species?

They are always predators.

They can be any organism that has a disproportionate effect on its environment.

They are always herbivores.

They are always the most numerous species.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In a marine ecosystem, which of the following could be considered a keystone species?

Coral

Shark

Seaweed

Plankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How does the removal of a keystone species affect an ecosystem?

It has no effect.

It can lead to significant changes in the ecosystem structure.

It only affects the keystone species itself.

It benefits all other species.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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