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What are autotrophs?

• Organisms that consume other organisms for energy

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that decompose organic material

• Organisms that live in symbiosis with other organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do chemosynthetic organisms use?

• Sunlight

• Organic matter

• Chemical energy

• Water

What are heterotrophs?

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that consume other organisms for energy

• Organisms that decompose organic material

• Organisms that live in symbiosis with other organisms

What are first order consumers or primary consumers?

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that consume producers

• Organisms that decompose organic material

• Organisms that consume secondary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are second order consumers or secondary consumers?

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that consume primary consumers

• Organisms that decompose organic material

• Organisms that consume tertiary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are third order consumers or tertiary consumers?

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that consume secondary consumers

• Organisms that decompose organic material

• Organisms that consume primary consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are detritivores? What is detritus?

• Organisms that produce their own food; Organic matter

• Organisms that consume other organisms; Inorganic matter

• Organisms that decompose organic material; Dead organic matter

• Organisms that live in symbiosis with other organisms; Living organic matter

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are decomposers?

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that consume other organisms for energy

• Organisms that break down dead organic material

• Organisms that live in symbiosis with other organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

• A food chain shows one path of energy flow; a food web shows multiple paths

• A food chain shows multiple paths of energy flow; a food web shows one path

• A food chain includes only producers; a food web includes only consumers

• A food chain includes only consumers; a food web includes only producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a trophic level?

• The position an organism occupies in a food chain

• The amount of energy an organism produces

• The number of organisms in a food web

• The type of food an organism consumes