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7th-T8 L2/L3: Energy Flow in Ecosystems

7th-T8 L2/L3: Energy Flow in Ecosystems

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Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-4, MS-LS2-3

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Angeles Pedroza

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52 Slides • 24 Questions

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Draw

Shade in one of the arrows to indicate the direction in which energy flows between the Tule elk and the grass.

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Drag and Drop

In ​
, most energy enters through sunlight using ​
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producers
consumers
photosynthesis

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Multiple Choice

Producers help.....

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feed other species

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populations grow

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reduce populations

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Multiple Select

Which are examples of consumers?

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herbivores

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omnivores

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carnivores

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plants

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Match

Match the following

eat only animals

eat only plants

eat both animals and plants

eat dead animals

carnivore

herbivore

omnivore

scavenger

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Drag and Drop

​
break down biotic wastes and dead organisms, returning the raw materials to the ecosystem.
Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above
Decomposers
Consumers
Producers

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Labelling

Label the producers, consumers, decomposers, and scavengers in the image.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

producers

consumers

decomposers

scavengers

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Multiple Choice

A ______ _____ is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy and nutrients.

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food chain

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food web

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consumer

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Drag and Drop

A ​
is how energy and matter cycle through an ecosystem.
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food web
food chain

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Reorder

The following organisms live in a grassland ecosystem: hawk, snake, grass/other plants, toad, grasshopper. Put these organisms in order to show a possible grassland food chain.

grass/other plants

grasshopper

toad

snake

hawk

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Draw

Circle where the food chain begins.

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Labelling

Label the missing animals

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

cactus

rattlesnake

deer

coyote

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Multiple Choice

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What does a first-level consumer eat?

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crickets, rats, tortouise

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tree and grass

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scorpion and tarantulas

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Multiple Choice

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Which is an example of a first-level consumer from the food web? 

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crickets

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grass

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scorpion

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hawk

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Multiple Choice

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What eats a first-level consumer?

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kangaroo rat

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Joshua tree

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tarantula

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hawk

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Multiple Choice

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What is an example of a second-level consumer from the food web?

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crickets and rats

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grass and tree

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scorpion and tarantula

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hawk

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Multiple Choice

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What kind of consumer is the tarantula?

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first level

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second level

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third level

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Multiple Choice

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 If a coyote eats this tarantula, then what is the  coyote?

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first level

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second level

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third level

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Draw

Write the missing equation and the amount of energy that gets to the hawk at the top.

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Draw

Draw arrows and label them to show how energy enters and leaves the terrarium.


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Labelling

The water you drink may have passed through the water cycle millions of times. Tomorrow, those molecules from your drink could be part of a cloud, a drop of rain, a stream, or water vapor in the air.

Label the three processes of the water cycle.

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precipitation

condensation

evaporation

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Open Ended

How can water vapor in the air can end up as water in the ocean?


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Draw

Draw arrows to show how carbon and oxygen move through the ecosystem.

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Draw

Circle the steps where free nitrogen is changed to a form plants and animals can use.

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