Matter and Energy in the Ecosystem

Which part of the ecosystem performs photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Carbon moves through the ecosystem in the...

• carbon cycle

• carbon system

• carbon atoms

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An increase in carbon dioxide in the abiotic matter can be attributed to...

• burying of dead matter

• photosynthesis

• burning of fossil fuels

• cellular respiration

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere can cause...

• an increase in global temperatures

• changes to weather patterns(hurricanes and drought)

• ocean water to become more acidic

• increase in temperatures, changes in weather patterns, and make ocean water more acidic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Matter that make up the living and dead organisms of an ecosystem.

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Consumer

• Energy storage molecules

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How does matter (nutrients) move in a food chain/ecosystem?

• matter flows in one direction

• matter is recycled

• matter does not move in ecosystems

• matter is lost once an organism dies

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The amount of matter in an ecosystem is always ​ (a)   . It just changes forms and is recycled.

• constant

• decreasing

• increasing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following

• a tool that can be used to trace the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

• law of conservation of energy

• energy cannot be created or destroyed

• energy

• the ability to do work and enables organisms to use matter in life processes.

• matter

• anything that has mass and takes up space.

• law of conservation of mass

• mass cannot be created or destroyed

• energy pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

• carbon dioxide

• energy storage molecules

• oxygen

• carbon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

An increase in one part of the ecosystem means there is a ____________ in another part of the ecosystem.

• increase

• no change

• decrease

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4