Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food using sunlight?

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Producers (plants, algae, and some bacteria)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What do we call organisms that eat primary consumers?

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Secondary consumers

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What is the original source of energy for all organisms in an ecosystem?

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Plants that get their energy from the sun.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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According to the 10% rule, how much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?

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10% of the energy.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What are the organisms called that break down dead matter?

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Decomposers (fungi and bacteria)

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What is the first trophic level in an energy pyramid?

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Producers (plants, algae, and some bacteria)

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What is the term for organisms that consume both plants and animals?

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Omnivores

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If a plant has 500 calories of energy, how much energy is available to the primary consumer that eats it?

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50 calories

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the role of herbivores in an ecosystem?

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Herbivores are primary consumers that eat producers.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3