Ecology Benchmark Review

Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?

• mushroom
• leaves
• mold
• worm

Examples of a producer

• frog
• algae
• worm
• mouse

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Example of a decomposer

• fungus
• mouse
• plants
• frogs

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid here, which organisms have the most energy available?

• Producers
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid below, which organism has the least amount of energy available?

• Producers
• Herbivores
• Carnivores
• Top Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If there is 1000 Kcal available in the producers in trophic level 1, how much energy is available in the herbivores in trophic level 2?

• 10 Kcal
• 1 Kcal
• 100 Kcal
• 1000 Kcal

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If these organisms were arranged in a food pyramid, which organism would have the least amount of total energy available?

• coyote
• insect
• lizard
• shrub

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A third-level consumer has to be which type?

• Carnivore.
• Decomposer.
• Producer.
• Herbivore.

A secondary consumer 

• eats primary consumers
• eats producers
• eats plants

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3