MILESTONE 2 LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔On the graph shown here, the carrying capacity for pheasants is less than
___________.The first time the pheasant population reached carrying capacity was in
the year __________.
a.) 1,600; 1951
b.) 2,000; 1946
c.) 800; 1941
d.) 1,200; 1956 - ✔✔2,000; 1946
✔✔On the graph shown here, the carrying capacity for fish is more than
___________.The first time the fish population reached carrying capacity was after
__________.
a.) 4,000; one month
b.) 3,000; four months
c.) 2,000; two months
d.) 5,000; three months - ✔✔2,000; two months
✔✔On the graph shown here, the carrying capacity for black bears is less than
___________.The first time the black bear population reached carrying capacity was in
the year __________.
a.) 15; 2000
b.) 5; 1995
c.) 20; 1990
d.) 10; 1985 - ✔✔20; 1990
✔✔Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?
a.) In a forest, taller trees get more sunlight; shorter trees get less sunlight because the
taller ones block the sun's rays.
, b.) A gecko walks straight up a wall because its bulbous toes are covered with hundreds
of microscopic hairs that create a physical bond with the surface.
c.) With its exceptional eyesight, an osprey can see a fish moving in a shallow lake and
easily pluck it from the water with its sharp talons.
d.) Sea anemones attach themselves to the shells of hermit crabs and drive off
octopuses with their barbed tentacles in exchange for a free ride. - ✔✔Sea anemones
attach themselves to the shells of hermit crabs and drive off octopuses with their barbed
tentacles in exchange for a free ride.
✔✔Which of the following is an example of competition?
a.) A red fox and a bull snake both try to eat a mouse.
b.) A red-bill oxpecker eats flies off the back of a zebra.
c.) A Siberian tiger hunts for salmon in the river.
d.) A tapeworm lives in the human digestive tract. - ✔✔a red fox and a bull snake both
try to eat a mouse
✔✔Which of the following is an example of predation?
a.) Two species of barnacles vie for living space on a rocky shore.
b.) The bat-eared fox develops extra teeth and oversized ears.
c.) Hyenas chase and kill a small gazelle.
d.) Algae lives on a crab's back and its color camouflages the crab. - ✔✔hyenas chase
and kill a small gazelle
✔✔Which of the following characteristics is associated with secondary succession?
a.) New saplings of lodgepole pine begin to grow on land scarred by a recent fire.
b.) Algae and fungus start to grow on bare rock.
c.) Foliage begins to grow on new land created by cooled lava.
d.) Moss quickly establishes itself on land recently exposed by glacial retreat. - ✔✔New
saplings of lodgepole pine begin to grow on land scarred by a recent fire.
✔✔Which of the following statements would be an observation of primary succession?
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔On the graph shown here, the carrying capacity for pheasants is less than
___________.The first time the pheasant population reached carrying capacity was in
the year __________.
a.) 1,600; 1951
b.) 2,000; 1946
c.) 800; 1941
d.) 1,200; 1956 - ✔✔2,000; 1946
✔✔On the graph shown here, the carrying capacity for fish is more than
___________.The first time the fish population reached carrying capacity was after
__________.
a.) 4,000; one month
b.) 3,000; four months
c.) 2,000; two months
d.) 5,000; three months - ✔✔2,000; two months
✔✔On the graph shown here, the carrying capacity for black bears is less than
___________.The first time the black bear population reached carrying capacity was in
the year __________.
a.) 15; 2000
b.) 5; 1995
c.) 20; 1990
d.) 10; 1985 - ✔✔20; 1990
✔✔Which of the following is an example of symbiosis?
a.) In a forest, taller trees get more sunlight; shorter trees get less sunlight because the
taller ones block the sun's rays.
, b.) A gecko walks straight up a wall because its bulbous toes are covered with hundreds
of microscopic hairs that create a physical bond with the surface.
c.) With its exceptional eyesight, an osprey can see a fish moving in a shallow lake and
easily pluck it from the water with its sharp talons.
d.) Sea anemones attach themselves to the shells of hermit crabs and drive off
octopuses with their barbed tentacles in exchange for a free ride. - ✔✔Sea anemones
attach themselves to the shells of hermit crabs and drive off octopuses with their barbed
tentacles in exchange for a free ride.
✔✔Which of the following is an example of competition?
a.) A red fox and a bull snake both try to eat a mouse.
b.) A red-bill oxpecker eats flies off the back of a zebra.
c.) A Siberian tiger hunts for salmon in the river.
d.) A tapeworm lives in the human digestive tract. - ✔✔a red fox and a bull snake both
try to eat a mouse
✔✔Which of the following is an example of predation?
a.) Two species of barnacles vie for living space on a rocky shore.
b.) The bat-eared fox develops extra teeth and oversized ears.
c.) Hyenas chase and kill a small gazelle.
d.) Algae lives on a crab's back and its color camouflages the crab. - ✔✔hyenas chase
and kill a small gazelle
✔✔Which of the following characteristics is associated with secondary succession?
a.) New saplings of lodgepole pine begin to grow on land scarred by a recent fire.
b.) Algae and fungus start to grow on bare rock.
c.) Foliage begins to grow on new land created by cooled lava.
d.) Moss quickly establishes itself on land recently exposed by glacial retreat. - ✔✔New
saplings of lodgepole pine begin to grow on land scarred by a recent fire.
✔✔Which of the following statements would be an observation of primary succession?
