Energy Flow Test

A vulture is a type of...

• Producer
• Decomposer
• Scavenger
• Herbivore

The following are all examples of _________ within an ecosystem. Grass, trees, flowers, bears, and fish

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

The most energy is available at the _______ level of an energy pyramid?

• consumer
• predator
• decomposer
• producer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The non living parts of an organism's habitat...for example, rocks and dirt

• Biotic factors

• Abiotic factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In an energy pyramid, what is the term for the organisms that eat the producers?

• Tertiary consumers
• Quaternary consumers
• Apex predators
• Primary consumers

Which organisms are primary consumers in this food web?

• tree, shrub, mountain lion

• mountain lion and deer

• squirrel, grasshopper, rabbit, deer

• shrew, snake and rabbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When energy flows through an ecosystem, some energy is transferred and some energy is lost as heat. For instance, when a deer eats grass it is gaining energy from the grass. How much energy is passed from the grass to the deer?

• 10%

• 20%

• 90%

• 100%

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What energy source does most ecosystems begin with?

• A Producer

• A Decomposer

• The Sun

• A Herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do arrows represent in a food chain or food web?

• The direction Sunlight travels

• The direction of Energy Flow

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following lists of organisms shows the correct order of available energy from GREATEST to LEAST in an ecosystem?

• grass, hawk, snake, field mouse

• grass, field mouse, snake, hawk

• snake, field mouse, hawk, grass

• snake, grass, field mouse, hawk

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3