Ecology 6b assessment

In which statement does the arrow direction correctly illustrate the flow of energy in a food chain?

• decomposer --> consumer --> producer --> sun

• sun --> consumer --> producer --> decomposer

• sun --> producer --> consumer --> decomposer

• consumer--> sun--> decomposer--> producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why is the sun the source of energy for most food webs?

• All living things use the light from the sun to make food.

• The sun keeps the Earth warm enough for all things.

• Solar energy is an important energy source for homes.

• Most producers use the sun's energy to make food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Another word for autotroph is ________________.

fill in the blank with the word that mean the same.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• carnivore

Another word for heterotroph is ________________.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• autotroph

Identify the carnivore in this food web

• sun

• grass

• grasshopper

• shrew

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the abiotic factor in this food web?

• sun

• grass

• grasshopper

• shrew

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the producer in this food chain?

• sun

• grass

• grasshopper

• shrew

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Why are decomposers important to ecosystems?

• They use the sun's energy to make food.

• They give nutrients back to the soil.

• They are an important food source.

• They give energy to the producers.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the correct order of these terms from smallest to largest?

• biosphere, individual, ecosystem, population, community

• community, ecosystem, individual, population, biosphere

• individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

• ecosystem, biosphere, community, population, individual

The meerkats that make up the Whiskers' family would be considered a/an _______________.

• population

• community

• ecosystem

• individual

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4