Roles in Energy Transfer

A _, also called an autotroph, uses energy to make food.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that gets energy and nutrients by breaking down the remains of other organisms is a _.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

A _ is an organism that eats other organisms.

• producer

• decomposer

• consumer

A consumer that eats only plants, such as a grasshopper or bison, is called an _.

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

A _, such as a badger or wolf, eats other animals.

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

An _ eats both plants and animals.

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

A _ is a specialized consumer that feeds on dead organisms.

• decomposer

• carnivore

• scavenger

A _ is the path of energy transfer from producers to consumers.

• food web

• food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A _ is the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

• food chain

• food web

Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are three types of _.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2