Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem ~ practice quiz

Autotrophs capture energy, making it available for all members of a _______ web.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the green plants and other organisms that produce their own food in an ecosystem are called _____ .

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

• carnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Who are the primary producers in an ecosystem?

• detritivores

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism gets its energy requirements by consuming other organisms?

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs

• omnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Omnivores are organisms that eat both plants and animals.

• true

• false

Which organism eats dead matter in an ecosystem?

• carnivores

• detritivores

• autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which organism is an example of an omnivore?

• grasshopper

• fungi

• bears

Ecologists use food chains and _____ webs to model the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Each step in a food chain or a food web is called a _____ level.

• trophic

• tropical

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What makes up the first trophic level in all ecosystems?

• omnivores

• heterotrophs

• autotrophs