Ecosystem learning objectives

Which terms best describe heterotrophs?

• Plants; producers
• Animals; producers
• Plants; consumers
• Animals; consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which terms best describe autotrophs?

• Plants; producers
• Animals; producers
• Plants; consumers
• Animals; consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

From where do autotrophs obtain their energy?

• The sun
• Other organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is another name to describe an autotroph?

• Consumer
• Producer

The reactants of photosynthesis are

• sugar and water

• sugar and oxygen

• carbon dioxide and water

• carbon dioxide and oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?

• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.

• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.

• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.

• Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What gas is released by plants during photosynthesis?

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How do organisms break down food to make energy?

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

Populations consist of

• a single species

• multiple species

• the biotic and abiotic factors of an environment

• a grouping of ecosystems

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A relationship between two species where one benefits while the other is harmed.

• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Parasitism
• Naturalism