Ecosystems Energy

Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals

• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Autotroph
• Heterotroph 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Biomass refers to

• Chemical Energy
• Light Energy
• Rank in the feeding heirarchy
• Amount of living tissue in an ecosystem

The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Producer
• Autotroph
• Consumer
• Insect

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following would provide the most energy in an ecosystem?

• Producers
• Herbivore
• Omnivore
• Carnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A wolf eats a rabbit, that just ate some berries.  What would you call the rabbit?

• Producer
• Omnivore
• Primary Consumer
• 2nd order Heterotrph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Detriov

Producers capture energy from

• sunlight
• food
• plants
• sugar

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Where is the most energy available on a Energy Pyramid?

• Producer Level
• First Level Consumers
• Second Level  Consumers
• Third Level Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why is there a limited amount of energy that can be passed on to the next feeding level?

• There is never enough sunlight available. 
• Some ecosystems have limited resources. 
• Organisms use some of the energy they get from eating.
• All the energy is available to be passed on. 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from external sources are called

• autotrophs
• heterotrophs
• thylakoids
• plants