Flow of Energy

An animal that eats only other animals

• producer

• herbivore

• omnivore

• carnivore

An animal that eats both plants and animals

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

• producer

An animal that eats only plants

• omnivore

• carnivore

• herbivore

• fox

Where do green plants get most of the energy they need to make their own food?

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• sunlight

• water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What type of organism is at the beginning of every food chain?

• predator

• carnivore

• producer

• herbivore

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What role do plants play in a habitat?

• They produce food energy from sunlight.

• They break down dead matter.

• They are prey for predators.

• They recycle nutrients from dead matter.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This diagram shows how energy flows through an eco-system. What is the first source of energy in this pyramid?

• sharks and large birds

• algae, plankton and seagrass

• herbivorous fish, crustaceans and sea urchins

• seals and carnivorous fish

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What kind of living thing can make its own food?

• producer

• consumer

• predator

• herbivore

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The arrows in this food chain show. . .

• Where the energy goes
• Where the sun goes
• Rabbits eat Foxes
• Plants are better than rabbits

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the food web shown, the snail would be considered...

• primary consumer
• secondary consumer
• tertiary consumer
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2