Week 12 Vocab Check

What is a single series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food called?

• Food web

• Trophic level

• Food chain

• Energy pyramid

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What is a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains called?

• Food chain

• Food web

• Trophic level

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What term describes the position an organism occupies in a food chain?

• Energy pyramid

• Trophic level

• Producer

• Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is a graphical representation of the energy flow in a community called?

• Food web

• Energy pyramid

• Trophic level

• Biosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is an organism that makes its own food called?

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Nutrient

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms called?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Abiotic

What is the first level of consumers in a food chain called?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Producer

What is the second level of consumers in a food chain called?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Producer

What is the third level of consumers in a food chain called?

• Primary

• Secondary

• Tertiary

• Producer

What is an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms called?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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