Ecosystems, Food Chains & Food Webs

Ecosystems, Food Chains & Food Webs

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

4th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-4, MS-LS1-6

+4

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a producer in an ecosystem?

Back

A producer is an organism that can make its own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, typically plants or algae.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What role does a predator play in a food chain?

Back

A predator is an organism that hunts and eats other organisms (prey) for food.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the difference between prey and predator?

Back

Prey are organisms that are hunted and eaten by predators.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a decomposer and what is its role in an ecosystem?

Back

A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead organic material, returning nutrients to the soil and helping to recycle matter in the ecosystem.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What does it mean when a species is described as extinct?

Back

A species is considered extinct when there are no remaining individuals of that species alive.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A food chain is a linear sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another in an ecosystem.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a food web?

Back

A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains that illustrates how different organisms in an ecosystem are related through feeding relationships.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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