Ecosystem Energy

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.

• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.

• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 

• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 

• How carnivores get their food. 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The hawk receives energy from which organisms?

• Dear and Rabbit

• Shrew and Rabbit

• rabbit and Berries

• Shrew and Dear

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism is an apex predator in this food web?

• bear

• shrew

• rabbit

• deer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Label the Energy Pyramid

a

b

c

d

460 J

46,000 J

460,000 J

4,600 J

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which trophic level contains the most energy in the pyramid?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What type of consumer is the shrew?

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

• detritivore

According to this food web, how many consumers are herbivores?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 5

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following is a predator of the shrew?

• cricket

• grasshopper

• frog

• snake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What type of consumer is the wolf?

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2