Ecosystem

Which one of these organisms would be classified as a tertiary consumer?

• mouse

• frog

• hawk

• sun flower

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the MOST energy available to them?

• Producers

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism has the LEAST amount of energy available to it from the producer in this diagram?

• Owl

• Grasshopper

• Lilypad

• Mouse

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem.  Which level would most likely contain members of the plant kingdom?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which trophic level contains the LARGEST group of organisms found in any ecosystem?

• Primary Consumer

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Secondary Consumers

Most producers get energy from the Sun using the process of

• cellular respiration

• chemosynthesis

• photosynthesis

• consumption

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which process REMOVES carbon from the atmosphere?

• Combustion

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Death and decomposition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Identify the pigment that captures the energy of sunlight.

• chlorophyll

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• sugar

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Part of the equation for photosynthesis is shown. A substance cycled throughout an ecosystem and released during cellular respiration is missing. What substance belongs in place of the question mark?

• Carbon

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen dioxide

• Hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What gas do leaves absorb during the day?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6