Food Chains

A diagram of a pond food chain is provided. Which organism in the food chain is a primary consumer?

• Beetle

• Plant

• Catfish

• Hawk

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In any habitat, which group of organisms provides the primary source of energy for all other organisms?

• Producers

• Primary consumers

• Secondary consumers

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following characteristics is shared by both primary and secondary consumers?

• Uses the Sun’s radiant energy to produce food.

• The first step in any food chain diagram.

• Eats only plants to gain needed energy

• Gains energy by eating other living things.

An energy pyramid is shown.

At which level of the energy pyramid would most of the biomass be found?

• Top Predator

• Carnivores

• Herbivores

• Producers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Label the food chain

b

c

d

e

a

primary consumer

sun

secondary consumer

decomposer

producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Match the following

• Plants

• tertiary consumer

• Hawk

• producers

• Snake

• secondary consumer

• Rabbit

• primary consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• aquatic

• terrestrial

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• trophic level

A diagram of a marine food chain is provided. Which of the organisms in the food chain transforms energy from the Sun into food?

• Large Sharks

• Marlin

• Shrimp

• Phytoplankton

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which portion of the diagram represents the level with the most available energy?

• Producers

• Herbivores

• Carnivores

• Top Predators

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following could possibly increase the total amount of energy the catfish population receives within its food chain?

• An increase in the number of beetles.

• An increase in the number of hawks.

• A decrease in the number of plants.

• A decrease in the number of hawks.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4