Living Systems

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• mouse

• wildflowers

• rabbit

• snake

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Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?

• More than one organism may eat them.

• They may eat more than one other organism.

• This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.

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What is a producer?

• Organism that makes its own energy

• Organism that breaks down dead organisms

• Organism that eats other organisms for food and energy

What is a consumer?

• Organism that makes its own energy

• Organism that breaks down dead organisms

• Organism that eats other organisms for food and energy.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A community of organisms interacting with each other and with the nonliving environment.

• energy

• ecosystem

• food chain

• microorganism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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An animal that hunts and catches other animals for food.

• consumer

• producer

• prey

• predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism, such as a plant or algae, that makes its own food.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism, such as bacteria or fungus, that decomposes organic material.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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An animal that eats both plants and animals.

• bacteria

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

Microorganisms that act as decomposers.

• bacteria

• carnivore

• herbivore

• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3