Food Chains, Webs & Energy

The diagram shows the food webs of two different ecosystems. Which organisms in the two ecosystems belong to the same trophic level?

• impala and herring

• leopard and seagull

• scorpion and krill

• seagull and baboon

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Examine the food chain. Which organisms are classified as a producer?

• oak tree

• owl

• snake

• squirrel

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Examine the food chain. Which organisms are classified as consumers?

• oak tree, squirrel and snake

• snake and owl only

• oak tree and snake only

• squirrel, snake, and owl

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which two organisms would share the same trophic level?

• hawk and mouse

• lizard and rabbit

• mouse and rabbit

• grass and grasshopper

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Use the diagram that shows an energy pyramid to answer the question. Which animal in the pyramid represents an herbivore?

• grasshopper

• owl

• snake

• tree

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The Mississippi River contains waterweeds that are food for the river's crayfish. The crayfish are eaten by mudpuppies (a species of salamander) and are food for the blue catfish. Which energy pyramid correctly shows the energy flow in this Mississippi River food chain?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Use the food web diagram to answer the question. Which species are the 1st level consumers in the food web shown?

• snake, owl and frog

• trees, shrubs, and grasses

• grasses, cricket, frog and hawk

• deer, rabbit, mouse and cricket

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A chain of living things in which one organism eats the one below it

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Plants that make their own food are called...

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Animals that get their energy by eating plants or other animals

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3