Food Chains, Food Webs, and Ecosystems

Example of a consumer

• flower

• tree

• algae

• hawk

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Example of a decomposer

• fungus
• mouse
• plants
• frogs

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A tree is a ....

• composer
• decomposer
• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Humans are considered...

• consumers
• decomposers
• producers

A connection of producers and consumers with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________

• ecosystem

• food web

• food chain

• biome

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An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer
• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

• grass
• dog
• shark
• fish

Where does all energy in food web originate from?

• Earth's Core

• Water

• Plants

• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

If a frog is the prey, what could be the predator?

• Grass
• Insect
• Snake
• Snail