Living Systems: Investigation 1

What is a system?

• A collection of science terms.

• A process by which animals get energy.

• A collection of interacting parts that work together to create a structure or produce an action.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

What are the four sub systems of the Earth?

• water, clouds, animals

• geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere

• rocks, minerals, water

• producers, consumers, decomposers

Which of Earth's four sub systems is made up living things?

• biosphere

• geosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A(n) __________________ is a community of living and nonliving organisms that interact with each other in an area.

• producer
• ecosystem
• decomposer
• consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that produce their own food and are at the bottom of the food chain are called ___________

• producers
• ecosystem
• decomposers
• consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

_____________ are organisms that eat other organisms.

• producers
• ecosystem
• decomposers
• consumers

________________ break down dead plant and animal material.

• producers
• ecosystem
• decomposers
• con

True or false:
Herbivores eat only plants

• True
• False

True or false:
Omnivores eat only plants

• True
• False

True or false:
Carnivores eat both animals and plants

• True
• False