7.12 Vocab Review - Flow of Energy

Which of the following refers to the total amount of living matter in an ecosystem or at a particular trophic level?

• Biomass

• Heterotroph

• Trophic Level

• Sustainability

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What term describes the process by which carbon moves between the atmosphere, plants, animals, and the soil?

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Carbon Cycle

• Recycling

• Phosphorus Cycle

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following organisms can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis?

• Consumer

• Autotroph

• Decomposer

• Heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the term for an organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms, such as plants or animals?

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Consumer

• Trophic Level

What term refers to the simple path that shows how energy flows from one organism to another?

• Food Chain

• Energy Pyramid

• Trophic Level

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which process describes how certain bacteria make food using chemicals rather than sunlight?

• Chemosynthesis

• Photosynthesis

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Biomass

Which term refers to organisms like fungi and bacteria that break down dead plants and animals, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem?

• Decomposers

• Primary Consumers

• Tertiary Consumers

• Autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for an herbivore that eats plants and is the second level in a food chain or energy pyramid?

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Producer

• Tertiary Consumer

What term describes the movement of energy from one organism to another, starting with autotrophs and moving through consumers?

• Biomass

• Energy Flow

• Food Web

• Energy Transfer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the process by which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas from the air into a form that plants can use to grow?

• Phosphorus Cycle

• Nitrogen Fixation

• Chemosynthesis

• Carbon Cycle