Ecosystems Food Energy Student Inquiry

An ______ is defined as any living thing.

• organism

• abiotic

• ecosystem

• biome

What does every organism have in the environment?

• role/niche

• habitat

• diet

• predator

What are energy roles based on?

• The way organisms obtain food and interact with other organisms

• The color of the organism

• The size of the organism

• The habitat of the organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What roles do organisms play in an ecosystem?

• Producers, consumers, or decomposers

• Only producers

• Only consumers

• Only decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What are organisms that can make their own food?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• scavengers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the process in which producers capture light energy to make food?

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• fermentation

• digestion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are some examples of photosynthetic organisms?

• Plants and some bacteria

• Animals and fungi

• Viruses and prions

• Minerals and rocks

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

How do consumers obtain energy?

• Feeding on or eating other organisms

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Absorbing sunlight directly

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the food broken down into to supply energy?

• molecules

• cells

• atoms

• tissues

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

How do scientists classify consumers?

• According to what they eat

• By their size

• By their color

• By their habitat