Field mice eat fruits and berries. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?

There would be less fruits and berries due to the mice eating it.

There would be more fruits and berries to feed the field mice.

The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice would eat too much.

What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?

All living organisms would eventually die

The number of herbivores would increase

The number of plants would increase

How do consumers get their energy?

providing food for other organisms

According to the Healthy Ecosystem Model, what happens to the grass molecules once they are eaten by the zebra?

The grass molecules turn into zebra body molecules or are released as energy so the zebra can move and grow.

The grass molecules turn into zebra body molecules.

The grass molecules are released as energy so the zebra can move and grow.

There is no change to the grass molecules.

According to the Healthy Ecosystem Model, what happens to the zebra molecules once they are eaten by the cheetah?

The zebra molecules turn into cheetah body molecules or are released as energy so the cheetah can move and grow.

The zebra molecules turn into chetah body molecules.

The zebra molecules are released as energy so the chetah can move and grow.

There is no change to the zebra molecules.

After a zebra eats grass, what happens to the grass molecules inside the zebra (use your ideas from the previous unit on chemical reactions) ?

There is a chemical reaction taking place in which the the grass molecules are turning into zebra body molecules.

There is not a chemical reaction taking place.

There is a chemical reaction taking place in which the the zebra molecules are turning into grass molecules.

After the cheetah eats a zebra what happens to the zebra molecules inside the cheetah (use your ideas from the previous unit on chemical reactions) ?

There is a chemical reaction taking place in which the the zebra body molecules are turning into cheetah body molecules.

There is a chemical reaction taking place in which the the cheetah molecules body are turning into zebra molecules.

There is not a chemical reaction taking place.

The zebra is made of grass molecules.

Where do animals get the food molecules they need for growth?

from the molecules of the plants they eat

from the molecules of the animals they eat

How can you tell if an animal is growing in the simulation?

Matter cubes are being added to the animal's body from the food matter it takes in.

Matter cubes are not being added to the animal's body.

Matter cubes are escaping the sim.

When animals eat food, they take in the body molecules of plants or other animals. Why is this done?

They use them to build and grow their bodies and to release energy.

They use them to build more food.

They are not used for anything.

Based on what happened in the Sim, what happens to the food molecules in an animal's body? Select 3

Some are used to make body molecules

Some are released as energy that helps the animal move

Some molecules are stored in the animal's body and disappear

What happens to the matter that an animal eats but doesn't use?

It becomes part of the animal's body

What is the purpose of the caption below the picture of droppings?

To illustrate the matter from food becoming droppings

To describe the animal's behavior

What is the main idea of the text?

The importance of matter in animal growth

The different body systems of an alligator

The behavior of animals in the wild

What is the purpose of the first zoom in?

To explain the matter that makes up a muscle

To demonstrate the process of animal growth

To illustrate the different body systems of an alligator

To show a close-up of an alligator's body

What happens to the matter that an animal eats but doesn't use?

It becomes part of the animal's body

What is the purpose of the caption below the picture of droppings?

To illustrate the matter from food becoming droppings

To describe the animal's behavior

What is the main idea of the text?

The importance of matter in animal growth

The different body systems of an alligator

The behavior of animals in the wild

What is the purpose of the first zoom in?

To explain the matter that makes up a muscle

To demonstrate the process of animal growth

To illustrate the different body systems of an alligator

To show a close-up of an alligator's body

Amplify Ecosystem Restoration

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Animals grow by eating food molecules and turning them into body molecules, so their bodies have more _______________.

waste

energy

matter

molecules

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Not all matter is used as energy and can become....

water

waste

recyled

garbage

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Food molecules in an ecosystem can be traced back to __________.

plants

the sun

the ground

none of these

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What must an organism do in order to move and grow?

eat food

break down food

Make energy

all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

an organism that breaks down droppings or dead organisms

decomposer

composer

ecologist

ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the stuff that things are made of

matter

energy

science

ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

organism

animal

matter

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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Animals grow by eating food molecules and turning them into body molecules, so their bodies have more _______________.

Not all matter is used as energy and can become....

Food molecules in an ecosystem can be traced back to __________.

What must an organism do in order to move and grow?

an organism that breaks down droppings or dead organisms

the stuff that things are made of

a living thing, such as a plant or an animal

In a food chain, When a rabbit eats hay, the hay is the rabbits source of _____.

Field mice eat fruits and berries. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?

What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?

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