Ecology Energy Flow Review

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that obtains energy by consuming plants and animals.

• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Humans 

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that uses an outside source of energy like the sun to create energy-rich food molecules.

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Parasite 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The plants are considered a

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• herbivore

• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which trophic level is the scorpion? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which trophic level is the kit fox?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Regions of the planet with similar types of life and climates are called

• biomes

• kingdoms

• spheres

• systems

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The biosphere includes plants and animals that live

• on land

• on land and in the water

• on land, in water, and in the air

• in water

"Bio-" means

• life

• water

• Earth

• air

abiotic means

• living

• nonliving

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3