Food Chains and Food Webs

What is the term used to describe the transfer of energy from one organism to another in a food chain?

• trophic transfer

• mitosis

• photosynthesis

• cellular respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a food chain, which organism is always at the first trophic level?

• Primary producers

• Secondary consumers

• Decomposers

• Carnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the primary source of energy in most food chains?

• Wind

• Water

• Fire

• Sunlight

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term used to describe an organism that feeds on both plants and animals?

• insectivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

• herbivore

What is the highest trophic level in a food web?

• Quaternary consumer

• Secondary consumer

• Primary producer

• Tertiary consumer

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed?

• symbiosis

• commensalism

• parasitism

• mutualism

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where both benefit?

• symbiosis

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is unaffected?

• parasitism

• mutualism

• predation

• commensalism

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one organism hunts and kills another for food?

• competition

• mutualism

• parasitism

• predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term used to describe a relationship between two organisms where one organism lives on or inside another organism and obtains nutrients from it?

• parasitism

• commensalism

• symbiosis

• mutualism