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MS-LS2-5 Maintaining Biodiversity.
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_____ are models that illustrate the energy flow between organisms in an ecosystem.
a) Food webs
b) Environments
c) Ecosystems
d) Interactions
Maintaining ________ is important to keep an ecosystem healthy.
a) pollutants
b) sunlight
c) interactions
d) biodiversity
______ are organisms that can be used as warning signals for changes in an ecosystem.
a) Sea stars
b) Plants
c) Bioindicators
d) Animals
_____are scientists who study human impacts on ecosystems.
a) Chemists
b) Botanists
c) Virologists
d) Conservation biologists
Something that worsens the quality of air, water, or soil is called a ______.
a) population
b) pollutant
c) ecosystem
d) biodiversity
________ species are important to ecosystems and many ecosystems would collapse without them.
a) Wild
b) Living
c) Keystone
d) Extinct
What term describes a community of interacting organisms and their environment?
a) Resource
b) Population
c) Native
d) Ecosystem
_______ are protected lands in the United States that preserve ecosystem and biodiversity.
a) Farms
b) Oceans
c) Great Lakes
d) National parks
Organism that feeds on plants or other animals for energy.
a) Producer
b) Primary Consumer
c) Consumer
d) Decomposer
________ are a keystone species found in tide pools.
a) Plants
b) Animals
c) Sea stars
d) Wolves
What is an adaptation that would help an organism to survive in a tropical rain forest?
a) Thick fur to conserve heat
b) Scales to prevent water loss
c) Sharp claws to aid in climbing
d) Golden-tan fur to blend in
Which are the Biotic factors?
a) Non-Living factors of the environment e.g. temperature
b) Living factors of the environment e.g. food
c)
d)
An organism that can help determine if an environment is healthy or not.
a) keystone
b) bioindicator
c) conservation biologist
d)
The breaking down or decaying of an organism is _________.
a) pollution
b) survival
c) decomposing
d)
What makes a species invasive?
a) Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives
b) Not having papers
c) Species that can't adapt
d) Plants that take up too much space
Which one is a Ecosystem?
a) The place where an organism lives
b) All the organisms of one species living in a habitat
c) The populations of different species living in a habitat
d) The interaction of a community of living organisms with the non-living parts of the environment
Which are the Abiotic factors?
a) Non-Living factors of the environment e.g. temperature
b) Living factors of the environment e.g. food
c)
d)
What do Food Chains start with?
a) Producers
b) Primary Consumer
c) Sun/Light Energy
d) Decomposers
Biodiversity is having a huge variety of species in an ecosystem.
a) true
b) false
c)
d)
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