Day 8 ECOSYSTEMS, WATER CYCLE, WEATHER & CLIMATE,

An organism that receives energy by breaking down dead matter

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

An organism that makes its own food using energy from the sun

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism that receives energy by eating other organisms

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A consumer that eats both plants and animals

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A meteorologist is someone who studies weather. Which statement would a meteorologist most likely make regarding the weather this week?

• "Looking at the patterns over the last 10 years, it will rain tomorrow."

• "A cold front is moving in overnight."

• "The last 30 years have shown that this week the weather will begin to cool down."

• "The average temperature in the last decade has been 70°F."

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Using the partial food web pictured below, which organisms does the hawk get its energy directly from?

• snake and deer

• mounse and plant

• mouse and snake

• fox and snake

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following explains how water undergoes a change of state in one stage of the water cycle in order to move from the ocean's surface into the air?

• Liquid water that is heated by the sun becomes a gas and rises.

• Gaseous water rises as it is cooled by the ocean.

• Liquid water that is heated by the sun condenses into rain.

• Gaseous water collects in drops of fog above the ocean's surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A partial food web from the Texas Piney Woods is shown. How many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3