Ecosystem

Ecosystem

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17 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS2-1

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

David Ofoe

Used 6+ times

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17 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Organisms from which niche contain the greatest amount energy?

primary consumers

decomposers

producers

secondary consumers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The arrows indicate the direction of the flow of

carbon dioxide

energy

oxygen

water

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Jim found a chart that showed information on ecosystems. He noticed that the chart was subdivided into producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers, and tertiary consumers. Which statement best describes the energy relationship found within this ecosystem chart?

Plants produce the most energy for feeding the organisms in the ecosystem.

Producers generate less energy than consumers in the ecosystem.

Tertiary consumers such as snakes consume most of the energy available in the ecosystem.

The insect population has less energy available to it than the frog population in the ecosystem.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Biotic components need to be recycled through an ecosystem. Which type of organisms are best able to recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem?

scavengers

producers

decomposers

predators

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which organism gets its energy directly from the sun?

photoplankton

krill

fish

sea urchin

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a food chain, energy is passed from one organism to another. Four organisms from a food chain is listed: mouse, owl, snake, wheat. Which order would be correct by the amount of energy available for the next level, greatest to the least?

mouse, wheat, owl, snake

owl, snake,mouse, wheat

wheat, owl, snake,mouse

wheat, mouse, snake, owl

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The plant gets its energy it needs from the sun. The plant uses about 10% of the energy to perform life functions. The plant transfers about 10% of the energy to the consumers in a food chain. Most of the remaining energy is

Is released in the ecosystem as heat.

stored in the soil for later use.

reabsorbed by the sun.

recycled by decomposers.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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