Energy Flow Through Ecosystems

Organisms that get their energy from non-living sources are called...

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Consumers

• Herbivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a heterotroph?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

Which consumer eats BOTH plants and animals?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Detritivores

Which type of consumer eats dead/decaying organisms?

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Detritivores

Why does energy decrease as you move up a food chain?

• Organisms get larger, so energy decreases

• Energy is lost as heat as you move up a food chain

• There are more organisms as you move up a food chain

• There are more resources as you move up a food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How much energy moves on to the next trophic level?

• 100%

• 90%

• 10%

• 1%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which trophic level would be at the top of a food pyramid?

• Producers

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

Food webs are made of...

• Food Chains

• Trophic Levels

• Trophic Pyramids

• Biomass Pyramids

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The total mass of living organic matter at each trophic level can be represented in a...

• Numbers Pyramid

• Biomass Pyramid

• Trophic Pyramid

• Energy Pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If producers get 100% of the energy, secondary consumers get _______ of the energy

• 100%

• 10%

• 1%

• 0.1%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3