Food Chain

A cat kills and eats a mouse for food and energy. The cat's role is a __________ in a food chain.

• Producer

• Prey

• Decomposer

• Predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which food chain below is in the CORRECT order?

• Sun --> meat eaters--> Plants---> plant eaters

• Sun--->plants---> Plant eaters---> meat eaters

• Sun ---> plant Eaters---> meat eaters---> Plants

• Sun---> Plants ---> meat eaters ---> plant eaters

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Based on the food chain above, what effect would INcreasing the amount of fish have on the food chain?

• The Beatles would have trouble finding food with more fish.

• The population of Beatles would DEcrease with more fish.

• There would be more kinds of plants due to more fish.

• Plants could not survive in this habitat with more fish.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

This diagram shows an example of

• Evaporation of water

• Refelction of Light

• Transfer of energy in organisms

• Life cyle of an animal.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How does the energy flow in a food chain affect the ecosystem?

• It increases the number of producers

• It balances the number of each type of organism

• It leads to energy loss at each trophic level, affecting population sizes

• It stabilizes the climate

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DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

In a food chain, which level is primarily responsible for recycling nutrients?

• Primary producers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Label the food chain

b

c

d

e

a

producer

carnivore

sun

omnivore

herbivore

decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a food chain, what is the term for animals that eat only plants?

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Decomposers

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What role do decomposers play in the food chain?

• They produce their own food

• They consume other organisms

• They break down dead organisms

• They help plants to grow

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

The two types of food chains are ​ ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

• aquatic

• terrestrial

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• trophic level