The diagram is intended to show relationships in an ecosystem. What do the arrows represent?

The direction of the energy flow

The direction of population migration

Progressively smaller organisms

Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?

There would be less corn due to the mice eating it.

There would be more corn to feed the field mice.

The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice woudl eat too much.

Which describes a decomposer?

an organism that breaks down dead matter

an organism that eats only plants

an organism that makes its own food

an organism that recieves energy from the sun

All food chains_____________________

have more consumers than producers

produce and use same amount of energy

How do consumers get their energy?

providing food for other organisms

Where does the food chain START?

with the sun giving energy to producers

with the sun giving energy to consumers

with consumers eating other consumers

What is scarcity and how could it affect an ecosystem?

Too few animals or plants in an area can cause other animals to go hungry or die.

Too many animals or plants in an area can cause the ecosystem to fail.

Too many animals or plants in an area can cause the animals to be too fat.

Too few animals or plants in an area can cause pollution.

Explain the flow of energy in this food chain (who passes energy to who).

The grass gives energy to the grasshopper. The grasshopper gives energy to the mouse. The mouse gives energy to the snake who gives energy to the hawk.

The hawk gives energy to the snake. The snake gives energy to the mouse. The mouse gives energy to the grasshopper who gives energy to the grass.

The mouse gives energy to the hawk. The snake gives energy to the grasshopper. The grass gives energy to the snake.

How do producers obtain energy?

They consume primary consumers.

They consume secondary consumers.

Which organisms in figure 1 could be classified as carnivores?

grasshoppers, lizards, and shrews

mountain lion, deer, and shrews

Ecosystems

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What do consumers do in the food chain?

They obtain energy from other organisms.

They break down dead plant and animal material.

They use sunlight to make food.

They are parasites of plants.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following food chains shows the correct energy flow left to right?

rabbit-coyote-grass

grass-rabbit-coyote

coyote-rabbit-grass

grass-coyote-rabbit

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following adaptations would be most useful for a desert reptile?

long hair to keep it warm at night.

white coloring to hide it from predators.

webbed feet for quicker movement.

thick outer body covering to reduce moisture loss.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food?

decomposers

carnivores

consumers

producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

Hawk

Spider

Grasshopper

Shrew

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is a herbivore?

cricket

frog

hawk

shrew

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A consumer that hunts is called:

a producer.

an omnivore.

a predator.

a herbivore.

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What do consumers do in the food chain?

Which of the following food chains shows the correct energy flow left to right?

Which of the following adaptations would be most useful for a desert reptile?

Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food?

Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?

Which of the following is a herbivore?

A consumer that hunts is called:

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

All of the living AND non-living things in an particular area is called a(n):

A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.

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