Ecosystem Interactions

An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same resource

• Predator
• Prey
• Competition
• Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Dead matter and waste would pile up without which type of organism?

• decomposer
• consumer
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which best represents the niche of phytoplankton and algae in a marine ecosystem?

• producers
• consumers
• scavengers
• decomposers

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.

Trophic levels are represented by 

• squares
• circles
• pyramids
• lines

 Which get energy directly from primary consumers 

• Tertiary Consumers
• Secondary Consumers
• Quaternary Consumers 
• Top Predators 

An organism that obtains energy from eating meats

• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Animals 

An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.

• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Humans