Cycles of Matter

Matter in an ecosystem can be

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• all the answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Energy CANNOT be...

• Given to your friend

• Lost to the environment as heat

• Created or destroyed

• transferred to the surroundings

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NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A producer is an organism that...

• breaks down waste

• eats other animals

• a herbivore

• makes its own food

A consumer is an organism that...

• breaks down waste

• eats other animals

• does photosynthesis

• makes its own foods

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Fungi are...

• producers

• decomposers

• consumers

• carnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How does matter move among the living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem?

• matter is recycled within and between ecosystems
• one-way flow of energy
• two-way flow of energy only
• three-way flow of energy only

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the original source of energy for a food web?

• sun

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which shows the correct flow of energy through this simple food chain?

• fox → grass → rabbit
• grass → fox → rabbit
• grass → rabbit → fox
• rabbit → grass → fox

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Matter on Earth is limited, so it must be used ____________________________.

• only once
• over and over again
• by only animals
• at night only

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

All organisms require energy to carry out life processes. Organisms get this energy by breaking down food. What is the initial source of all energy contained in food?

• Sun

• Soil

• Plants

• Carbon

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6