Energy in the Ecosystem

If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?

• coyote

• insect

• lizard

• shrub

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What energy role describes an organism that makes its own food, usually by using energy from the sun?

• consumer

• producer

• carnivore

• decomposer

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An maple tree takes in energy from the sun and uses it to make food for itself. This energy role is

• herbivore

• omnivore

• producer

• consumer

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In the food web above, what eats the rabbit?

• Fox

• Hawk

• Vole

• Grass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

In the food web above, what organism is missing from this food chain:

Grass --> Slug --> ________ --> Hawk

• Vole

• Frog

• Insect

• Thrush

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism in this food web is an herbivore?

• Frog

• Grasshopper

• Mouse

• Snake

Using the food web what would happen if the eagle became extinct?

• The frog population would decrease.

• The frog population would increase.

• The butterfly population would increase.

• The snake population would decrease.

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A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem

• food web

• environment

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Vultures use their excellent sense of smell to find newly dead organisms to eat. This energy role is 

• scavenger

• decomposer

• carnivore

• herbivore

Which organism gets its energy by eating sea otters?

• Sea urchins

• Sea Stars

• Sharks

• Large crabs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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