Ecosystem Questions

What is a producer?

• A plant or algae, that uses light energy or chemical energy to produce food

• An organism that eats both plants and animals

• An organism that eats dead organisms

• An organism whose primary food source is plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an example of a herbivore?

• rabbit

• bear

• wolverine

• shark

All of the living AND non-living things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an __________.

• community
• habitat
• population
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

ALL energy flow for an ecosystem begins with ...

• plants
• the moon
• the sun
• algae

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which are located at the very BOTTOM of an energy pyramid? 

• producers
• consumers - Level 1
• consumers - Level 2
• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, and scavengers are all examples of __________.

• producers
• consumers
• decomposers
• abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What type of organism makes its own food?

• consumer
• carnivore
• producer
• animal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which choice has a group of only consumers?

• grass, cows, birds
• tigers, turtles, seaweed
• owl, snake, bear

Which choice has a group of only producers?

• red wolf, coyote, grey wolf
• sunflower, grass, pine tree
• mushrooms and worms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do the arrows represent in a food chain?

• Stop
• Start
• "Gives energy to"

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3