Food Chain Lesson

The original source of energy for a food web is...

• plants

• sun

• producers

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Arrows in a food web represent...

• eating

• sunlight

• energy

• matter

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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A prey is an animal that...

• is killed and eaten by other animals

• kills other animals

• only eats plants

• is not in a food chain

In a food chain, what is the term for organisms that make their own food?

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Carnivores

In a food chain, which level is primarily responsible for recycling nutrients?

• Primary producers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Decomposers

How does the energy flow in a food chain affect the ecosystem?

• It increases the number of producers

• It balances the number of each type of organism

• It leads to energy loss at each trophic level, affecting population sizes

• It stabilizes the climate

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

In a food chain, what typically happens to energy as it moves up from producers to top predators?

• It increases.

• It remains constant.

• It decreases.

• It is recycled.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for the path of energy transfer from one organism to another in an ecosystem?

• Food web

• Food chain

• Energy pyramid

• Trophic level

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the food web above, what organism is missing from this food chain: Grass --> Slug --> ________ --> Hawk

• Vole

• Frog

• Insect

• Thrush

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