Ecosystems Quiz

What is an organism that eats other organisms called?

• Producer

• Prey

• Predator

• Decomposer

What are nonliving parts of an environment such as climate, water, soil, light, and air called?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Ecosystem

• Organism

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What is a series of events in a repeating pattern called?

• Cycle

• Drought

• Interaction

• Pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is a long period of time with no rainfall called?

• Deforestation

• Drought

• Ecosystem

• Decrease

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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What are living parts of an environment such as plants, animals, and other organisms called?

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Pollution

• Cycle

What is an organism that makes its own food called?

• Consumer

• Producer

• Predator

• Prey

What is an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter called?

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Producer

• Predator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are all the living and nonliving elements in an area that interact called?

• Ecosystem

• Organism

• Pollution

• Deforestation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for cutting down trees for human use?

• Deforestation

• Drought

• Decrease

• Interaction

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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While a cat is taking a nap, she is breathing in oxygen and breathing out carbon dioxide. The cat is interacting with a __________ part of the ecosystem.

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Chemical

• Physical

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