Energy flow through living systems and photosynthesis

An animal that eats other animals

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Human

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients

• Horse

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Carnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion

• Mushroom

• Decomposer

• Funji

• Buzzard

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• Environment

• Economy

• Eerie

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A diagram that shows the total amount of energy contained within each trophic level

• Food Chain

• Food web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A single, linear path showing the flow of energy from the Sun to a producer and through different levels of consumers

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Overlapping food chains with different pathways to show the flow of energy in an ecosystem

• Food Chain

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism that consumes only plants

• Vegetarian

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain

• Primary consumer

• Producer

• Secondary Consumer

• Herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that transforms energy from the Sun and uses carbon dioxide and water to make food

• Primary Consumer

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Secondary consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6