Energy Roles

This shows us the baboon is a(n)

• plant
• omnivore
• herbivore
• carnivore

If the grass dies, the termite will definitely die too. 

• Yep, he'd be doomed!
• He will survive because he will eat baboons instead.
• He will survive because he will get his energy from the trees. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The fungi will help...

• EVERYTHING in the ecosystem. 
• everything but the carnivores (meat eaters). 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

You must place plants into your habitat first if you want the animals to live.

• False - top predators won't eat the plants so the plants don't matter.

• False - animals can last 4 or 5 turns without any plants.

• True - the habitat can't support animals without plants.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of these would be the best example of a "recycler" of energy in nature?

• A carnivore, like a lion

• The sun

• A decomposer, like a maggot or mold

• An herbivore, like a rabbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

After a fungus decomposes/breaks down a body, where does that energy go?

• Back to the sun. 
• Back to a fish. 
• Straight to the moon. 
• To the soil, giving energy back to plants. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where do these organisms get their energy?

• Miss Borzo, who is the source of energy. 
• From herbivores.
• From the top predators. 
• From the sun and decomposers. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A spider who eats only insects would be in what category?

• Herbivore
• Carnivore
• The sun