Biology Ecology Unit Vocabulary Quiz (Ch 3, 4, 6)

Organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer.

• Autotroph

• primary producer

• photosynthesis

• chemosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

first producer of energy rich compounds that are later used by other organisms.

• Autotroph

• Primary producer

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches.

• Autotroph

• Primary Producer

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates.

• Autotroph

• Primary producer

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

organism that obtains food by consuming other living things; also called a consumer.

• heterotroph

• consumer

• detritus

• produce

organism that relies on other organisms for its energy and food supply; also called a heterotroph

• heterotroph

• consumer

• detritus

• produce

small pieces of dead or decaying plant or animal remains.

• heterotroph

• consumer

• detritus

• produce

a series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.

• food chain

• phytoplankton

• food web

• Autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem.

• food chain

• phytoplankton

• food web

• heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Each step in a food chain or food web.

• adjust

• trophic

• ecological pyramid

• biomass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3