Food chains and food webs

An organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources.

• food chain

• autophonic

• photosynthesis

• heterotroph

• autotroph

In any ecosystem there are many food chains and, generally, most plants and animals are part of several chains.

• food cycle

• food web

• phototrophic

• heterotroph

• autoroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

• food chain

• autophonic

• photosynthesis

• heterotrop

• autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Shows how each living thing gets food, and how nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature. This has multiple pathways through which energy flows.

• food web

• autophonic

• photosynthesis

• heterotrop

• autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.

• food chain

• autophonic

• photosynthesis

• heterotrop

• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Begins with plant-life, and end with animal-life. Simple.

• food chain

• food web

• phototrophic

• heterotroph

• autoroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

• food chain

• autophonic

• photosynthesis

• heterotroph

• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Consumer.

• food chain

• food web

• phototrophic

• heterotroph

• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Producer.

• food chain

• food web

• phototrophic

• heterotroph

• autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3