Ecological Roles

______________ can perform photosynthesis.

• Producers

• Consumers

• Catfish

• Lions

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

In MOST ecosystems, producers are _____________.

• Plants

• Animals

• Rare

• Hard to find

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In ecosystems, all the animals are _____________.

• consumers

• Producers

• large

• beautiful

________________ are animals that find dead animals to eat so they don't have to hunt. They help clean up!

• Scavengers

• Finders

• Keepers

• Chompers

A well-known scavenger example:

• Vulture

• Potato

• Cow

• Whale

This type of organism helps break down dead things and return their nutrients to the soil.

• Decomposers

• Producers

• Consumers

• Recyclers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Fungus, like mushroom, are _______________

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Chair

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An animal that hunts other animals is a

• Predator

• Prey

• Producer

• Scavanger

An animal that is hunted is ______________

• Prey

• Predator

• Alien

• Producer

In this food web, what is the ecosystem role of the kite (eagle)?

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

• quaternary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3