Unit 5 Energy and Ecosystems Vocabulary

What is the process called that plants use to make their own food?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Digestion

• Fermentation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which pigment in plants allows them to use light to make food?

• Carotene

• Xanthophyll

• Chlorophyll

• Anthocyanin

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the term for the transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem?

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Food Chain

• Symbiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What do you call a group of food chains that overlap?

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

Which diagram shows how much energy is passed from one organism to the next at each level of a food chain?

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

• Food Chain

• Symbiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the term for a close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Symbiosis

In which type of relationship do both species benefit?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Predation

What is the relationship called where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Competition

Which relationship involves one organism benefiting while the other is harmed?

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Symbiosis

What do you call organisms that get energy by eating only plants?

• Carnivores

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

• Decomposers