Food Web Vocabulary

Grass is considered a ...

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• composers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a producer?

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

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

What is an herbivore?

• An organism that only eats plants for energy
• An organism that eats animals for energy
• An organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.

What is a carnivore?

• An organism that only eats plants for energy
• An organism that eats animals for energy
• An organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.

What is an omnivore?

• An organism that only eats plants for energy
• An organism that eats animals for energy
• An organism that eats both plants and animals for energy.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All energy on Earth ultimately comes from what source?

• Water
• Sun
• Consumers
• Oxygen

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Producer
• Autotroph

The image provided is an example of a(n):

• Autotroph
• Carnivore
• Herbivore
• Decomposer