Food chains, Food Webs and Energy Pyramids all show the transfer of _____ in an ecosystem

• Energy

• Sun

• Heat

• Organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The primary source of energy in an ecosystem comes from:

• Producers

• Consumers

• Sun

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The first organism in a food chain is always a(n):

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Sun

• Producer

The first type of consumer in a food chain is always a:

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

Herbivores eat:

• Plants

• Animals

• Both plants and animals

• dead organisms

Carnivores eat:

• Plants

• Animals

• Both plants and animals

• dead organisms

Omnivores eat:

• Plants

• Animals

• Both plants and animals

• dead organisms

Scavengers eat:

• Plants

• Animals

• Both plants and animals

• dead organisms

Which type of consumer recycles nutrients back into the environment?

• Decomposers

• Scavengers

• Producers

• Carnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which type of consumer comes first in a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid?

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Producer