Ecology

Ecology

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-2, MS-LS2-5

+2

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is Ecology?

Back

Ecology is the branch of biology that studies the interactions between organisms and their environment, including the relationships among organisms and the relationships between organisms and their physical surroundings.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a Food Web?

Back

A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem, showing how energy and nutrients flow through the environment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a Food Chain?

Back

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a Producer?

Back

A producer is an organism, typically a plant or algae, that can make its own food through photosynthesis, serving as a primary source of energy in an ecosystem.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a Primary Consumer?

Back

A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers; they are typically herbivores that feed on plants.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a Secondary Consumer?

Back

A secondary consumer is an organism that eats primary consumers; they can be carnivores or omnivores.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a Tertiary Consumer?

Back

A tertiary consumer is an organism that eats secondary consumers; they are often top predators in a food chain.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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