4.3.2.23 Energy Flow Through Living Systems

Term for an organism that feeds itself by eating other things.

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• herbivore

• plant

Autotroph means ....

• something that feeds itself by eating other things

• feeds itself, by producing its own food - photosynthesis

• feeds itself by breaking down dead material

• feeds itself by passing energy down the pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Food ​ (a)   show the complex relationships of energy flow through an ecosystem that contains a variety of producers and consumers. Food ​ (b)   visually represent one path of energy.

• webs
• chains
• molecules
• food
• worms
• diagrams
• venn diagram

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Look at the image provided. It shows various examples of Mechanical energy. Mechanical energy is the energy of _________.

• movement

• resting

• dominoes

• death

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Organisms that eat only plants are called (a)  

• herbivore
• carnivore
• decomposer
• omnivore

Which TWO organisms are herbivores - receiving energy from only plants

• zebra

• vulture

• gazelle

• lion

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The sun is the ultimate source of _______.

• molecules

• tanning

• eating

• energy

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Match the following

• eats ONLY plants

• herbivore

• eats dead things

• decomposer

• breaks down dead materials

• scavenger

• makes own food through photosynthesis

• carnivore

• eats ONLY meat

• Producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Label producer, herbivore, carnivore and scavenger

a

b

c

producer

scavenger

carnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The arrow in a food chain OR food web points to​ the organism (a)   the energy.

• receiving
• donating
• making
• helping

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6