Energy Flow in an Ecosystem

another word for producer is...

• herbivores

• heterotrophs

• omnivores

• autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

consumers that eat producers or plant products

• herbivores

• carnivores

• omnivores

• producers

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another word for consumer is...

• herbivores

• heterotrophs

• omnivores

• autotrophs

What is the source of nearly all of the energy for producers and consumers?

• oxygen

• plants

• sunlight

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the pyramid, only about 10 percent of the __________ is available within one trophic level is transferred to organisms at the next trophic level.

• energy

• heat

• mass

• matter

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that use energy from the sun to make their own food are called...

• carnivores.

• consumers.

• omnivores.

• producers.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Beginning with the producer, which represents the correct order in a typical food chain?

• grass-rabbit-fox-mountain lion

• mountain lion-fox-rabbit-grass

• grass-fox-rabbit-mountain lion

• rabbit-fox-mountain lion-grass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organisms have the most energy available to them?

• birds or omnivores

• plants or producers

• fungi or decomposers

• animals or carnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In an ecosystem, plants are autotrophs. The term autotroph means that plants are capable of changing sunlight into sugar. In other words, plants are...

• consumers.

• decomposers.

• predators.

• producers.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In any food web, animals function as...

• carnivores.

• consumers.

• decomposers.

• producers.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3