Ecology and Classification

A __________ is an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Prey

A ________ is an animal that is hunted and eaten for food.

• Predator

• Prey

• Population

• Autotroph

What is a consumer?

• Organism that makes its own energy
• Organism that breaks down dead organisms
• Organism that eats other organisms for food & energy

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A _______ is an organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Autotroph

In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Amanda wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall she grows. Which is the independent variable e.g. the variable not affected or changed?

• Her height

• Drinking milk

Amanda wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall she grows. Which is the dependent variable e.g. the variable being studied/measured?

• Her height

• Drinking milk

You want to figure out which brand of microwave popcorn is the most worth it, so you test different brands of popcorn to see which bag pops the most popcorn. What is the independent variable?

• The brand of popcorn

• Number of popcorn kernels popped

You want to figure out which brand of microwave popcorn is the most worth it, so you test different brands of popcorn to see which bag pops the most popcorn. What is the dependent variable?

• The brand of popcorn

• Number of popcorn kernels popped

Tigers, jellyfish, gorillas and humans are all part of which kingdom?

• Animalia

• Plantae

• Fungi

• Protista

• Monera