Ecosystems: Energy, Matter & Organisms

Living things are grouped by how they obtain what?

• sunlight

• water

• energy

• biomes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These organisms change the sun's energy into food by photosynthesis.

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Consumers get energy by eating plants and animals. The three main types are?

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• veggievore

Which type of organism gets their energy from dead or decaying organisms?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following (check all that apply) are examples of organisms that return nutrients to the earth?

• fungi

• vultures

• bacteria

• earthworms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The term that means "self-feeder" and includes plants and algae.

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• chemotroph

• herbitroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

These organisms are considered "heterotrophs" or "other feeders". Choose all that apply.

• consumers

• scavengers

• decomposers

• producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

This is a model of the simple movement of energy from one organism to another.

• food chain

• food web

• energy pyramid

• trophic level

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following represents the FIRST TROPHIC (feeding) level of an ecosystem?

• Producers

• herbivores

• carnivores

• top predators

Which of the following could be in the third trophic (feeding level) of an ecosystem?

• algae

• zooplankton

• small fish

• seaweed

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3