Competition and Interactions in Ecosystems

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

• Hawk
• Spider
• Grasshopper
• Shrew

Identify which image below is showing a population:

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What term describes organisms striving for the same limited resources?

• Competition

• Predation

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

The primary consumer in this food chain is

• predator
• zooplankton
• plankton
• small fish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Where does all of the energy in any food chain come from?

• producers
• consumers
• herbivores
• the sun

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that only eats plants, and does not hunt is

• scavenger
• omnivore
• herbivore
• carnivore

A type of consumer that only eats meat is a

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore
• decomposer

These are organisms that feeds on plants or other animals for energy.

• Producer

• Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This can make its own food, like plants.

• Herbivore

• Abiotic

• Omnivore

• Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A consumer that eats only plants.

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore