Energy Flow

An organism that eats other organisms

• Predator

• Autotroph

• Consumer

• Phytoplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An animal that eats other animals/meat

• Carnivore

• Predator

• Consumer

• Food web

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An animal that eats both plants and animals

• Omnivore

• Parasite

• Energy Pyramid

• Phytoplankton

An animal that eats only plants

• Herbivore

• Parasite

• Producer

• Abiotic Factors

The process by which dead plants and animals are broken down

• Abiotic factors

• Carnivore

• Decompose

• Biome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Animal that kills and eats other animals

• Biotic factors

• Predator

• Autotroph

• Zooplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Animal that is killed and eaten by a predator

• Prey

• Autotroph

• Biome

• 10% rule

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

• Prey

• Energy pyramid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web

• 10% rule

• Host

• Energy pyramid

• Omnivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

• Energy pyramid

• Biome

• Food chain

• Phytoplankton

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-7