Trophic Levels/ Food Chains/ Food Webs

Look carefully at the image. If energy is lost as it moves up the food chain, what trophic level has the most amount of energy?

• 1st level - producers

• 2nd level - primary consumers

• 3rd level - secondary consumers

• 4th level - tertiary consumers

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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 moving between organisms. 

• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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Producers get energy from ​ (a)  

primary consumers eat ​ (b)  

secondary consumers eat ​ (c)  

tertiary consumers eat ​ (d)   ​

organisms that no one else eats are ​ (e)  

• the sun
• producers
• primary consumers
• secondary consumers
• top predators

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

​ (a)   Eat primary consumers

• Secondary Consumers
• Tertiary Consumers
• Producers
• Primary Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

​ (a)   Eat secondary consumers

• Secondary Consumers
• Tertiary Consumers
• Producers
• Primary Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

​ (a)   Eat producers

• Secondary Consumers
• Tertiary Consumers
• Producers
• Primary Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is a top predator?

• An animal that is small and weak
• An animal that only eats plants
• An animal that is at the top of the food chain and has no natural predators
• An animal that is afraid of other predators
• An animal that is at the bottom of the food chain

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An organism that obtains energy from eating meats

• Omnivores
• Carnivores
• Herbivores
• Animals 

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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 energy from the sun to create food (glucose).

• Consumer
• Producer
• Decomposer
• Parasite 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6