Food Chains

Another word for a living thing is a:

• animal
• organism
• plant
• community

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which of the following best describes the blue bird's (in the middle) role in this ecosystem?

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following best describes the deer's role in the ecosystem?

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore
• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Which of the following best describes the wolf's role in this ecosystem?

• herbivore
• omnivore
• carnivore
• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is a producer?

• an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms
• an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food
• an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste
• an organism that uses chemical energy to make its own food

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The shrew provides energy for the _______?

• cricket
• grasshopper
• frog
• snake

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is this called?

• Food Web
• Food Chain
• Abiotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Where does the energy start in this food chain?

• Plant
• Sun
• Deer
• Wolf

Which of the following would be the most likely effect, if there were a sudden increase in the cricket population?

• There would be a decrease in the small bird population.
• There would be a decrease in the grass/flowers population.
• There would be a decrease in the mice population.
• There would be an increase in the grass/flowers population.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4