Ecosystem Trophies Level Vocabulary

Which of the following illustrates the correct ordering of trophic levels?

• decomposers-carnivores-autotrophs-herbivores
• herbivores-autotrophs-carnivores-decomposers
• producers-herbivores-carnivores-decomposers
• carnivores-producers-omnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The transfer of energy from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly

• 1%
• 10%
• 100%
• 1000%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In ecosystems, biomass is least at which trophic level?

• autotrophs
• herbivores
• carnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Trophic levels are represented by 

• squares
• circles
• pyramids
• lines

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Food chains are interconnecting food webs.

• true
• false

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which animal is the top predator?

• hawk
• lizard
• snake
• grass

What does every food chain start with?

• producers
• sun
• consumer
• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which animal is not the top predator but, a predator to a mouse?

• hawk
• rabbit
• snake
• grass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Why is a shark a carnivore?

• because it eats seaweed
• because it eats dead animals
• because it eats sand 
• because it eats other animals

In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?

• 80%
• 90%
• 10%
• 20%

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3