Living Environment Ecology

Living Environment Ecology

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Living Environment Ecology

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Biology

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-2

+5

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is a population in ecological terms?

A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

A population is a collection of different species in a habitat.

A population refers to the total number of organisms in an ecosystem.

A population is a group of individuals that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

Photosynthesis is the process by which animals convert food into energy.

Photosynthesis is the method by which plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

Photosynthesis is the way in which plants reproduce sexually.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is the lowest layer of a food web?

Autotrophs

Herbivores

Carnivores

Decomposers

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How do ecosystems maintain balance?

Through interactions among producers, consumers, and decomposers, regulating populations and nutrient cycles.

By eliminating all predators from the environment.

By ensuring that only one species dominates the ecosystem.

Through random changes in climate and weather patterns.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Why are decomposers important in a food chain?

They produce energy through photosynthesis.

They return nutrients to the ecosystem, breaking down dead organic matter.

They compete with producers for sunlight.

They are the primary consumers in the food chain.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What are autotrophs?

Organisms that consume other organisms for energy.

Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis.

Organisms that decompose organic material for nutrients.

Organisms that rely on external sources for energy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What is respiration in ecological terms?

Respiration is the process by which organisms convert glucose and oxygen into energy, releasing carbon dioxide.

Respiration is the process of photosynthesis in plants.

Respiration is the exchange of gases between an organism and its environment.

Respiration is the breakdown of proteins into amino acids.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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