Ecology Concepts

Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?

• mushroom
• leaves
• mold
• worm

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

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Examples of a producer

• frog
• algae
• worm
• mouse

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
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

• 10 Kcal
• 1 Kcal
• 100 Kcal
• 1000 Kcal

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?

• Owl
• Grasshopper
• Lilypad
• Mouse

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process of plants losing water through their leaves is called ____.

• condensation
• evaporation
• transpiration
• exhaling

Why do living things need nitrogen?

• To get energy

• To make amino acids

• To make proteins

• To make proteins AND amino acids