Energy in Ecosystems

Organisms that make their own food to obtain energy...

• Heterotrophs

• Omnivores

• Autotrophs

• Carnivores

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Capturing energy from inorganic chemical compounds...

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Mitosis

• Chemosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria are examples of...

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

Organisms that need to consume food to gain energy...

• Autotrophs

• Heterotrophs

• Producers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Heterotroph that eats only plants...

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Detritivore

Heterotroph that eats only other animals...

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

Heterotroph that eats both plants and animals...

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

Heterotroph that consumes dead organic material...

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Detritivore

Heterotroph that externally breaks down organic material...

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

• Detritivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

True or False: Energy in an ecosystem is recycled.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3