Texas Aquatic Science Chp. 5 From Sun to Sunfish Quiz

An organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain.

• Omnivore

• Secondary Producer

• Producer

• Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A species that has been introduced by human action to a location where it did not previously occur naturally and has spread widely throughout the new location and competes with native species.

• Scavengers

• Invasive species

• Native species

• Indicator species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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A series of plants and animals linked by their feeding relationships and showing the transfer of food energy from one organism to another.

• Food chain

• Food pyramid

• Energy pyramid

• Food web

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A group of individuals of the same species occupying a specific area.

• Community

• Biome

• Population

• Ecosystem

A group of organisms that occupy the same position in a food chain; each step of an energy pyramid.

• Step species

• Carnivores

• Consumers

• Trophic level

The function, position or role of a species within an ecosystem.

• Carrying capacity

• Niche

• trophic level

• job title

Primary Consumer in this Energy Pyramid?

• herbivore

• ominvore

• carnivore

• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A graphical representation designed to show the relationship between energy and trophic levels of a given ecosystem.

• Energy food chain

• Food web

• Energy pyramid

• Food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The natural environment in which an organism normally lives, including the surroundings and other physical conditions needed to sustain it.

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Community

• Biome

An organism such as a bacterium or fungus that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making essential components available to plants and other organisms in the ecosystem.

• Scavenger

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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