Trophic Level Interactions

A diagram that shows the total amount of energy contained within each trophic level

• Food Chain

• Food web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A single, linear path showing the flow of energy from the Sun to a producer and through different levels of consumers

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain

• Primary consumer

• Producer

• Secondary Consumer

• Herbivore

An animal that eats primary consumers (i.e., other animals that eat plants)

• Herbivore

• Primary Consumer

• Producer

• Secondary Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism that gets its energy by eating secondary consumers

• Consumer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The position an organism occupies on the food web

• Level up

• levels

• trophic levels

• Top of the pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion

• Mushroom

• Decomposer

• Funji

• Buzzard

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Overlapping food chains with different pathways to show the flow of energy in an ecosystem

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that transforms energy from the Sun and uses carbon dioxide and water to make food

• Primary Consumer

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Secondary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The position an organism occupies on the food web

• Trophic Level

• Consumer

• Apex Predator

• Food Chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3