5 Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

Uses energy from the sun (usually) to make sugar:

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that eat other organisms to get energy:

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that live on dead things and absorb nutrients (energy sources) from them:

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do plants need for photosynthesis?

• CO₂ (carbon dioxide)

• O₂ (oxygen)

• N₂ (nitrogen)

• H₂O (water)

• light energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What do plants give off during photosynthesis?

• CO₂ (carbon dioxide)

• O₂ (oxygen)

• N₂ (nitrogen)

• H₂O (water)

• light energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the purpose of photosynthesis?

• this is how plants breathe

• this is how plants make proteins

• this is how plants store energy in glucose

• this is how plants know to grow towards the Sun

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How does a land plant get carbon dioxide?

• from the atmosphere into its leaves

• from the soil into its roots

• from water into its roots

• from sunlight into its leaves

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Identify the producers.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Identify the consumers.

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Identify the decomposers.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3