Energy Flow/Trophic Levels Review

In the energy pyramid here, how much of the energy in each level gets lost as heat or used by the organism for survival?

• 80%
• 90%
• 10%
• 20%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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.MS-LS1-6

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Organisms that create their own energy from sunlight or chemicals

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism that obtains energy from eating animal tissue.

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Animals

An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Humans

An organism that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules.

• Consumer

• Producer

• Decomposer

• Parasite

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process of plants using energy from the sun to create the first trophic level is called?

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Cellular Respiratation

• Primary Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that eats both plants and animals are know as a

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the first source of energy for all food webs?

• Plants

• Sunlight

• Mineral in the soil

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Apex Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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