Ecological Pyramids

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

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In an ecological pyramid, which type of organism always has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How much of the energy in each level of a ecological pyramid gets lost as heat or used by the organism so that it cannot be passed on to the next trophic level?

• 80%
• 90%
• 10%
• 20%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In this ecological pyramid which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?

• Primary Consumers
• Tertiary Consumer
• Secondary Consumers
• Primary Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The diagram represents a pyramid of energy in an ecosystem.  Which level would most likely contain organisms that do photosynthesis?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A food pyramid represent the relative amount of energy in trophic levels. Which of the following correctly shows a food pyramid?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Food chains demonstrate

• flow of energy
• cycles of matter

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that need to eat other organisms to obtain food are called

• autotrophs 
• hungry
• producers
• heterotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Organisms that eat only meat are called

• carnivores
• herbivores
• omnivores
• producers

In this ecosystem, what is there the LEAST of?

• hyperparasites
• herbivores
• producers 
• parasites