5.12A - Ecosystem Interactions

Which pair of activities are examples of bumblebees interacting with living parts in their environment?

• Collecting pollen from flowers; Building a nest on the side of a shed

• Drinking water from a water trough; Staying underground during cold months

• Passing stored nectar from one worker to another worker; Forming a nest in a hole in a tree

• Queen bee laying eggs; Worker bees using wax to make a hive

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which sentence describes the interaction of a white-tailed deer with both living and nonliving parts of its ecosystem?

• The white-tailed deer hides behind a rock and uses the heat from the sun to stay warm.

• The white-tailed deer protects its fawn from predators and shows the fawn how to find food.

• The white-tailed deer rubs its antlers on a tree and eats leaves from the tree.

• The white-tailed deer eats grass in a field and drinks water from a pond.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which student observations show the frog interacting with nonliving elements in its environment?

• 1 and 4

• 2 and 5

• 3 and 6

• 6 and 1

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which observation describes barracudas interacting with the living elements of their ecosystem?

• Barracudas can travel quickly using surface ocean currents.

• Barracudas live around hard structures such as oil rigs and jetties.

• Barracudas are predators of other fish.

• Barracudas tend to live in warm waters.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which observations best describe how box turtles interact with living parts of their environment?

• Observation 4 and observation 6

• Observation 2 and observation 5

• Observation 1 and observation 5

• Observation 3 and observation 4

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NGSS.4-LS1-1

NGSS.5-LS2-1

Which statements describe an animal interacting with a living part of the environment?

• Statements 1, 4, and 6 only

• Statements 1, 3, and 5 only

• Statements 2, 5, and 6 only

• Statements 2, 3, and 4 only

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What should the student add to the model so that the snails will survive?

• Fish to provide food

• Sticks to provide a place to hide

• Deep water to provide carbon dioxide

• Living plants to provide oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A zookeeper sets up a habitat for a certain species of rabbit. Which answer choice describes the rabbit as it interacts with two nonliving parts of the rabbit’s habitat?

• The rabbit breathing air while running down a rocky path

• The rabbit licking its fur while feeding its young

• The rabbit hiding under plants from loud noises

• The rabbit nibbling on vegetation inside the habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An interaction between two living parts of the environment is represented by —

• Observations 1 and 2

• Observation 3

• Observations 4 and 5

• Observation 6

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Students found a rock with fossils in a dry streambed. Which question can MOST LIKELY be answered by identifying the fossils in the rock?

• How deep was the water millions of years ago where the fossils are located?

• What types of organisms now live in the stream when it rains hard and fills with water?

• What was the environment like millions of years ago in the area of the dry streambed?

• How many different organisms are now living in the area of the dry streambed?

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-4