Flow of Energy

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What do the arrows in a food chain or web represent?

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They show the direction the energy is flowing between organisms.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What does an energy pyramid show?

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Energy flow in a community.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What percentage of energy is passed on to each trophic level?

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10%.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is an organism that only eats plants for energy called?

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Herbivore.

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What best describes autotrophs?

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Plants; producers.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What are producers?

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Organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What are consumers?

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Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a trophic level?

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Each step in a food chain or food web, representing a different level of energy transfer.

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