Lesson 7.3 Review

What type of service is climate control?

• Provisioning Services

• Regulating Services

• Supporting Services

• Cultural Services

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does biodiversity refer to?

• The variety of life in a particular area

• The climate of a region

• The amount of rainfall in a year

• The number of mountains in a region

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Why is biodiversity important?

• It supports ecosystem stability

• It increases pollution

• It decreases food supply

• It causes climate change

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What is pollination?

• The process of transferring pollen from the male part of a plant to the female part.

• The process of breaking down food into energy.

• The process of water moving through the environment.

• The process of converting sunlight into energy.

In a balanced ecosystem, how do the components work?

• Independently

• In isolation

• Together

• Randomly

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of dynamic equilibrium?

• Adjusting to changes

• Returning to balance

• Remaining static

• Stability

What does the diagram in the image likely represent?

• A food chain

• A balanced ecosystem

• A weather pattern

• A mathematical equation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What message is conveyed by the phrase "Too much disruption can break balance"?

• Ecosystems are always stable

• Disruptions have no effect on ecosystems

• Excessive changes can destabilize ecosystems

• Balance is not important in ecosystems

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What might happen to the bird population if the grass is removed from the ecosystem?

• Increase due to more food

• Decrease due to lack of food

• Remain the same

• Birds will migrate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What does the red cross over the grass in the image signify?

• Growth of grass

• Death of grass

• Increase in grass

• Movement of grass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1