Matter and Energy Ecosystems

Which is the correct sequence to show how organisms live in an environment?

• decomposer-->consumer-->producer

• consumer-->decomposer-->producer

• producer-->decomposer-->consumer

• producer-->consumer-->decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which part of the ecosystem performs photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

• producers

• primary consumers

• secondary consumers

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Carbon moves through the ecosystem in the...

• carbon cycle

• carbon system

• carbon atoms

• photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An increase in carbon dioxide in the abiotic matter can be attributed to...

• burying of dead matter

• photosynthesis

• burning of fossil fuels

• cellular respiration

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

An increase in one part of the ecosystem means there is a ____________ in another part of the ecosystem.

• increase

• no change

• decrease

What caused a decrease in the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of the biodome?

• a decrease in producers

• a decrease in consumers

• a decrease in dead matter

• a decrease in decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What was one reason the decomposer population decreased in the biodome?

• dead matter was not buried

• too much live matter

• not enough dead matter

• dead matter was placed in garbage bags and buried six feet

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a series of chemical reactions that covert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food- energy molecule glucose and gives off oxygen

• glycolysis

• photosynthesis

• food web

• condensation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

all living things and nonliving things in a given area

• food chain

• consumer

• ecosystem

• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a series of chemical reactions that convert energy in food molecules into a useable form of energy called ATP

• cellular respiration

• detritivore

• food web

• precipitation