Ecosystem

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

• Primary Consumer

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Secondary Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Most producers get energy from the Sun using the process of

• cellular respiration

• chemosynthesis

• photosynthesis

• consumption

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are the products of photosynthesis?

• Carbon dioxide and water

• Carbon dioxide and oxygen

• Glucose and oxygen

• Glucose and water

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

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

During photosynthesis, plants produce a food called ______.

• ATP

• glucose (sugar)

• oxygen

• chlorophyll

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When do plant cells perform cellular respiration?

• day

• night

• never

• every Monday at 1:00 pm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which activity does NOT release carbon into the atmosphere?

• dead organisms decompose

• fossil fuels burn during combustion

• water cools and condenses to form clouds

• humans exhale during respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3