Food Chains and Food Webs

What do you call organisms that break down and recycle matter back into the ecosystem?

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Detritivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do you call organisms that eat ONLY producers?

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Detritivores

What do you call organisms that eat ONLY other consumers?

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Detritivores

What is the MAIN source of energy supply for a food chain?

(HINT: Where did all the energy come from?)

• Sunlight (absorbed by producers)

• Producers

• Other animals

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of these is a producer that gets its energy from something OTHER THAN the sun?

(HINT: It does not use sunlight at all)

• Freshwater Algae

• Open Ocean Phytoplankton

• Deep Sea Chemosynthetic Bacteria

• Shallow Water Seaweed

What is the MAIN way most energy is lost in a food chain?

• Heat

• Respiration

• Waste

• Growth

On average, how much energy is passed from one level of a food chain to another?

• 10%

• 90%

• 100%

• 50%

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a freshwater ecosystem, ducks and snails eat grass and algae. The snails are eaten by mice and ducks. A fox will eat mice, but also ducks.

From this description, how would you describe the Ducks?

• Producer

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

In a freshwater ecosystem, ducks and snails eat grass and algae. The snails are eaten by mice and ducks. A fox will eat mice, but also ducks.

From this description, how would you describe the Mice?

• Producer

• Secondary Consumer

• Primary Consumer

• Apex Predator

In a freshwater ecosystem, ducks and snails eat grass and algae. The snails are eaten by mice and ducks. A fox will eat mice, but also ducks.

From this description, what would be an example Food Chain?

• Fox --> Snail --> Duck --> Mouse

• Algae --> Snail --> Mouse --> Fox

• Algae --> Duck --> Mouse --> Fox

• Snail --> Mouse --> Fox --> Duck

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3