Trophic Challenge Analysis Questions

Class Period

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

• 6th

Teacher

• Heiner

• Nicholson

• Thompson

Why do organisms need energy?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the ultimate source of energy?

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Can energy be recycled?

• Yes

• No

• Only in certain cases

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NGSS.HS-PS3-3

What would have happened to the "energy" that was leaking out of the cups if this was a real set of feeding relationships?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Why did the individual food chains differ in the final amounts of water?

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Using what you experienced in this activity, explain the 10% rule.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Why does an energy pyramid have a large base? Justify your answer with the results of the activity.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Pick one of the following scenarios: 1) a flood kills all the plants in an area 2) a top level consumer is killed off by hunters. Explain the impact the scenario would have on a food web.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4