Plants and Ecosystems

The process by which plants make food, using energy from the sun.

• consumer
• food chain
• decomposer
• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A community of organisms and the environment in which they live.

• ecosystem
• herbivore
• producer
• food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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An animal that eats only producers.

• consumer
• producer
• herbivore
• photosynthesis

An organism that makes it's own food.

• decomposer
• photosynthesis
• food chain
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An animal that eats plants or other animals.

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The transfer of energy between organisms in an ecosystem.

• food chain
• ecosystem
• producer
• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals.

• ecosystem
• decomposer
• consumer
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the main source of energy for producers?

• The sun, because producers need light to make food.
• The Earth, because soil provides warmth and nutrients.
• Wind, because producers need wind to scatter seeds.
• Fresh water, because producers need water to make food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which list shows a possible order in which energy moves through an ecosystem?

• herbivore --> carnivore --> sun --> producer --> decomposer
• sun --> producer --> herbivore --> carnivore --> decomposer
• sun --> producer --> decomposer --> carnivore --> herbivore
• producer --> sun --> carnivore --> herbivore --> decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a food chain or food web, what do the arrows indicate?

• eating
• food web
• energy
• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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