Unit Three Food Webs, Producers, and Consumers

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

• The grasshopper provides energy to the frog

• The frog provides energy to the snake

• The grass provides energy to the grasshopper

• The grass provides energy to the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is true of all consumers?

• They get their energy from the sun

• They get their energy from eating

• They get their energy from the soil

• They only eat producers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is true of all producers?

• They get their energy from the sun

• They get their energy from eating

• They get their energy from the soil

• They only eat producers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What would happen if there were a fire in this food web that killed all the producers?

• More snakes would get eaten by birds

• More grasshoppers would come

• Fruit flies would eat more mangoes

• All the producers would either die of starvation or move to a new place

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What would most likely happen if there were a drought?

• The producers would die

• The consumers would die or move to a new place

• There would be less plants and animals overall

• All of these answer choices are correct

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What role does the dragonfly have in this food web?

• It passes on energy to the frog

• It passes on energy to the kingfisher

• It produces its own energy

• It is at the top of the food chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This plant is dying. Select the most likely explanation for why it is dying.

• It is watered once a day

• It is kept in a dark room where it receives no sunlight

• It was given a small amount of fertilizer to help it grow

• All of these things should help the plant stay alive

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why is the sun always the beginning of each food web?

• It provides energy to every organism in the food web

• It lights up everything in the food web

• It only gives energy to the producers and nothing else

• It is not actually important for most food webs

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a carnivore?

• A consumer that only eats plants

• A consumer that only eats animals

• A consumer that eats both plants and animals

• A producer

What is a herbivore?

• A consumer that only eats plants

• A consumer that only eats animals

• A consumer that eats both plants and animals

• A producer