How Ecosystems Work Unit

Lichens and mosses are types of pioneer species.

• True

• False

Old field succession takes place in an area after there has been a disturbance of the natural environment, such as a forest fire.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Life ultimately depends on the Sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The bottom of a food chain is occupied by primary consumers.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Energy is transferred from one organism to another through feeding relationships.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Shows one path of energy in an ecosystem.

• primary succession

• consumers

• photosynthesis

• food chain

• trophic levels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This type of succession begins on bare rock or sand.

• primary succession

• consumers

• photosynthesis

• food chain

• trophic levels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

These organisms get energy by feeding on other organisms.

• primary succession

• consumers

• photosynthesis

• food chain

• trophic levels

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Shows the position an organism occupies in a food chain.

• primary succession

• consumers

• photosynthesis

• food chain

• trophic levels

The process by which green plants create their own food by turning light energy into chemical energy.

• primary succession

• consumers

• photosynthesis

• food chain

• trophic levels

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3