Flow of Energy

Organisms that make their own food

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Consumers that eat only plants

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Scavengers

Consumers that eat only animals

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Scavengers

As you work your way up the energy pyramid, what happens to the energy?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same

• Nothing

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the food web above, what eats the rabbit?

• Fox

• Hawk

• Vole

• Grass

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the food web above, what organism is missing from this food chain:

Grass --> Slug --> ________ --> Hawk

• Vole

• Frog

• Insect

• Thrush

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In the energy pyramid, what is the bottom level composed of?

• Producers

• First-Level Consumers

• Second-Level Consumers

• Third-Level Consumers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The initial source of energy for all ecosystems is...

• The Sun

• Photosynthesis

• Sugar

• There is no one source

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3