Flow of Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary STEMSCOPES

The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system

• Energy

• Matter

• Matter Cycle

• Energy Transfer

• Trophic Level

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

An organism that eats only plants

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Consumer

• Carnivore

Answer explanation

Herb= plant

An organism that eats only meat

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Tertiary consumer

• Carnivore

Answer explanation

Carn = meat

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

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Tertiary consumer

• Carnivore

Answer explanation

Producers use photosynthesis to produce sugars/energy for animals to eat

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The movement of elements or molecules through a repeated sequence of events

• Energy Transfer

• Terrestrial

• Matter cycle

• Decomposer

• Nutrients

Answer explanation

Elements or Molecules= Matter, Repeated sequence= cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A carnivore that eats other carnivores

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Producer

• Tertiary consumer

• Carnivore

Answer explanation

Tertiary consumers are the big, bad carnivores. They eat all the animals, even smaller carnivores.

A self contained living thing

• Producer

• Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Organism

• Decomposer

Answer explanation

Anything that is alive is an organism: bacteria, algae, plants, animals

An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients

• producer

• consumer

• organism

• omnivore

• aquatic

Answer explanation

A consumer is anything that somehow eats. In an ecosystem, anything that is not a producer(plant/algae) is a consumer (because they eat)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that eats both meat and plants

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

Answer explanation

Omni means all

An organism such as bacteria and fungi that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

Answer explanation

Decomposers break things down