Food Chains, Food Webs, & Energy Pyramids

Match the following vocabulary terms with their correct definitions.

• model showing multiple feeding pathways

• food chain

• model showing one feeding pathway

• energy pyramid

• organisms that consume other organisms

• consumers

• organisms that make their own food

• producers

• model that shows movement of energy

• food web

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MS-LS2-1

Place the following trophic levels in their correct order in a food chain.

• primary consumer

• decomposer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

• producer

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MS-LS2-3

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Organize these factors into the correct categories.

Groups:

(a) Biotic Factor

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(b) Abiotic Factor

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MS-LS2-3

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A __________ is an organism that breaks down remains from waste products.

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MS-LS2-3

MS-LS2-1

Label the trophic levels on the energy pyramid.

b

a

c

d

tertiary consumer

secondary consumer

primary consumer

producer

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MS-LS2-3

MS-LS2-1

What is the role of the fox in the food chain shown?

• tertiary consumer

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

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MS-LS2-3

MS-LS2-1

In the food chain show, the grasshopper transfers ​ (a)   of its available energy to the ​ (b)   .

• meerkat
• 10%
• 100%
• 50%
• grass and shrubs
• lion

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MS-LS2-3

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Two organisms that occupy the same trophic level in the food web shown are the ​ (a)   and the fox.

• frog
• mouse
• snake
• hawk
• grasses

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Match the organism with the correct energy percentage available at that organism's trophic level.

• 100%

• rabbits

• 0.1%

• eagle

• 10%

• corn snakes

• 1%

• grasses and blackberries

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MS-LS2-3

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Using the food web shown, categorize each organism as either an herbivore, carnivore, or omnivore.

Groups:

(a) Herbivore

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(b) Carnivore

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(c) Omnivore

• Mole

• Slug

• Shrew

• Snail

• Vole

• Centipede

• Beetle Larva

• Song Bird

• Deer Mouse

• Earthworm

• Barn Owl

• Caterpillar

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MS-LS2-3

MS-LS2-1