Animal Food Chains

An animal that is hunted by another for food.

• producer

• prey

• bear

• predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A animal that hunts another animal for food.

• prey

• decomposer

• scavenger

• predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A living thing that eats other organisms because they can not make their own food.

• producer

• herbivor

• consumer

• prey

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Made up of many food chains to show how energy is passed from one organism to another,

• food chain

• predator

• carnivore

• food web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Label the food chain

b

c

d

e

a

sun

primary consumer

producer

secondary consumer

decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a food chain?

• A process where energy is transferred from one organism to another

• A list of animals that are endangered

• A type of restaurant

• A method of cooking food

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DOK Level 1: Recall

What role do decomposers play in a food chain?

• They produce food for plants.

• They eat dead plants and animals.

• They pollinate flowers.

• They capture sunlight for photosynthesis.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following describes a simple food chain in a forest ecosystem?

• Sun → Grass → Rabbit → Fox

• Sun → Rabbit → Grass

• Fox → Rabbit → Grass

• Grass → Fox → Rabbit

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Why are food chains important in ecosystems?

• They show how plants and animals are related

• They help recycle waste

• They show the flow of energy from one organism to another

• They make the ecosystem look more interesting

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Shows the transfer of energy among organisms

• decomposers

• food chain

• food web

• eating

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3