Ecosystems Vocabulary Set 1

- An organism that can make its own food.

• Decomposers

• Ecosystems

• Producers

• Consumers

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

- An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

• Consumers

• Photosynthesis

• Food Web

• Decomposers

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Energy Pyramid

• - The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

• - A diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a food web.

• - A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

• - The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

- A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy is. . . Energy Pyramid or Food Chain or Food Web. Type the correct answer below.

- An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.

• Ecosystems

• Consumers

• Predators

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

- The pattern of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem.

• Energy Pyramid

• Community

• Food Web

• Population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A consumer that eats only plants.

• decomposer

• omnivore

• herbivore

• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A consumer that eats only animals.

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• food chain

Consumers that eat both plants and animals.

• decomposer

• food web

• omnivore

• herbivore

A carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms.

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

• scavenger

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2