Ecosystems

True or false:

A food web consists of several food chains.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What name is given to the type of organism always found at the beginning of a food chain?

• producer

• carnivore

• consumer

Complete:

Animals that eat other animals are known as ___.

• predators

• prey

• herbivore

• carnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Complete:

Food chains show the flow of ___ between organisms.

• food

• energy

• particles

• matter

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Complete:

Animals that only eat plants are known as ___.

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

______ are organisms that break apart dead organic matter into simpler parts.

• Algae
• Decomposers
• Deforestation
• Animals

Which two animals are competing for the same food?

• Zebra & gazelle
• Hyena & gazelle
• Lion & Hyena
• Lion & Zebra

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which is an example of a decomposer?

• a hawk
• a mouse
• a flower
• a mushroom

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which describes a decomposer?

• an organism that eats only plants
• an organism that makes its own food
• an organism that breaks down dead matter
• an organism that receives energy from the sun

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A producer is a living thing that makes its own food from sunlight, air, and soil.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3