Ecosystem

Define: Topsoil

• The layer of soil closest to bedrock

• The top layer of soil where most nutrients for plants are found

• The layer of the earth that contains rock

• The layer of earth where moles live

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Define: Heterotrophs

• An organism that can make its own food and get its nutrients from the sun, rain, and soil

• An organism that cannot make its own food and get its nutrients from other organisms

• An organism that eats plants

• An organism that eats meat

Define: Niche

• An organism that eats plants

• An organism that helps other organisms survive

• An organisms role in an ecosystem

• An organism that sleeps in the winter

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Define: Autotrophs

• An organism that can make its own food and get its nutrients from the sun, rain, and soil

• An organism that cannot make its own food and get its nutrients from other organisms

• An organism that eats plants

• An organism that eats meat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How many producers are in the following food web?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following is a predator / prey relationship in the food web?

• snake / rabbit

• rabbit / shrubs

• owl / elk

• crickets / grass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which energy level belongs in section A of the diagram?

• producers

• secondary consumers

• tertiary consumers

• primary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which energy level belongs in section B of the diagram?

• producers

• tertiary consumers

• secondary consumers

• primary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which energy level belongs in section C of the diagram?

• producers

• tertiary consumers

• secondary consumers

• primary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which energy level in the pyramid do the carrots from this food web belong?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• tertiary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3