Biology- Ecosystems

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Do decomposer organisms break down dead organisms, providing energy to carnivores?

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False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is composed of several food chains in an ecosystem that intersect and depend on one another?

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food web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the ultimate source of energy in any food chain?

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the sun

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which organisms can be found at the first, or lowest, trophic level?

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autotrophs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Do herbivores eat only meat?

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False

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Food flows along a food chain from consumers to producers to decomposers.

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false

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which statement describes an autotroph?

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It is an organism that makes its own food.

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Which situation is a biotic factor operating within an ecosystem? Options: the kind of climate in a given region, carnivores that eat other animals, the concentration of hydrogen gas in the air, the rate of water flow in a body of water

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carnivores that eat other animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Weather (such as rain) and soil conditions are considered to be part of the ____________ factors of an ecosystem.

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abiotic

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All the nonliving things in an environment are called the ________ factors.

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abiotic