Food Webs Task Cards

What role do bobcats play in a

forest food web?

• Bobcats break down dead

  plants and animals and return

  nutrients to the soil.

• Bobcats are consumers of

  marmots and grouses.

• Bobcats produce their own

  energy.

• Bobcats are predators of

  grasses and berries.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A wetlands food chain is shown below.

Which table shows the correct role of each organism?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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A partial desert food web is shown. Which type of organism is missing from this food web?

• Decomposer

• Predator

• Consumer

• Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A partial rain forest food web is shown. How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A partial forest food web is shown. What role do

turkeys play in this food web?

• Decomposer

• Predator

• Consumer

• Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A partial hedgerow food web is shown. Which table shows the correct role of organisms in the food web?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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A partial swamp food web is shown. In this food web,

energy is transferred directly between -

• mosquitos and

  mudskippers

• kingfishers and

  mangrove crabs

• prawns and

  mosquito larvae

• kingfishers and

  mangrove trees

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A partial tundra food web is shown. Based on the information in the food web, which of the following food

chains shows one way energy flows in this ecosystem?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A partial forest food web is shown. Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this ecosystem?

• Energy is transferred from

  berries to bears to elk.

• Energy is transferred from

  grasses to marmots to

  bobcats.

• Energy is transferred from

  bobcats to grouses to grasses.

• Energy is transferred from

  grasses to elk to grouses.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The table below lists some of the types of animals that live in an ecosystem and what they eat. Based on the information in the table, which of the following food

chains shows one way energy flows in this ecosystem?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3