Trophic Pyramids

All food webs and food chains begin with _________________.

• primary consumer

• producers

• secondary consumers

• tertiary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In this energy pyramid, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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How many carnivores are shown in this food web?

• 6
• 4
• 5
• 3

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Apex Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If there are 100 Kcal of energy available in the producers, how much energy would be available in the primary consumers?

• 10 Kcal

• 1 Kcal

• 100 Kcal

• 1000 Kcal

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Decomposer

• Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism is the decomposer?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism is the omnivore?

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What percentage of energy is passed on to each tropic level?

• 10%
• 50%
• 90%
• 100%

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

• Hawk

• Spider

• Grasshopper

• Shrew

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2