Ecology Reassessment
Authored by Mandi Lueck
Science
6th - 8th Grade
NGSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
All of the biotic and abiotic factors that live together and can interact with each other is called a(n):
ecosystem
biome
community
population
2.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Match the definition to the term:
heterotroph
an organism that gets its energy from eating others
decomposer
an organism that gets its energy from breaking down organic matter
autotroph
an organism that gets nutrients from eating other organisms
consumers
an organism that gets its energy from the food it makes
producers
an organism that makes its own food
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-3
3.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Match the example to the term:
producers
A pine tree gets energy from the sugars it makes
heterotroph
A mushroom breaks down decaying bark in a forest
consumers
A coyote eats a rabbit for energy
decomposer
A ladybug gets nutrients from the aphids it eats
autotroph
A rose bush makes sugars during photosynthesis
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NGSS.MS-LS2-3
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
4.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Match the definition to the term:
detritivore
a consumer that eats both meat and plants almost equally for energy
omnivore
A consumer that eats mostly meat for its energy
herbivore
a consumer that actively pursues other organisms for energy
carnivore
a consumer that eats plants for its energy
predator
a consumer that eats dead and decaying organic material for its energy
5.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Match the example to the term:
herbivore
A rabbit eats all kinds of grasses and leaves
predator
An earthworm breaks down organic matter in the soil
omnivore
A lion quietly hunts for an antelope
carnivore
A red fox eats mostly small rodents and insects
detritivore
A bear eats berries, nuts, and rodents in a forest
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-2
6.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 4 pts
Match the definition to the term:
Commensalism
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
Symbiosis
A close relationship between two organisms where at least one of them gains something
Mutualism
A relationship between two organisms where both organisms get something they need
Parasitism
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other one is harmed
7.
MATCH QUESTION
45 sec • 5 pts
Match the example to the term:
Mutualism
Bees get nectar when pollinating flowers
Commensalism
A mosquito feeds on the blood of a deer
Predation
Squirrels and raccoons fighting over acorns under an oak tree
Parasitism
A wolf actively hunts elk in Yellowstone
Competition
Barnacles on whales are able to feed on krill when the whales do but the whales are not harmed
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS2-2
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