Ecological Pyramids & Symbiosis

What level of organization does this image show?

• community

• organism

• population

• ecosystem

What kind of relationship is shown here?

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which organism is an example of a secondary consumer in this image?

• Mouse

• Snake

• Rabbit

• Fox

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What kind of consumer absorbs nutrients to break down dead plants and animals?

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Detritivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If the producers produce 1000 J of energy, how much energy does the secondary consumer level receive?

• 1000 J

• 10 J

• 100 J

• 1 J

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What kind of consumer would be at the top of this pyramid?

• Producer

• Primary consumer

• Tertiary consumer

• Secondary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

How is energy "lost" as energy goes up in the pyramid?

• It is lost as heat to the environment

• Organisms don't eat enough of the available energy in an ecosystem

• It is transferred up the pyramid

• Organisms eat eachother

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the relationship shown?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the relationship shown?

• Predation

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

When one organism eats another organism.

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2