Energy Transfer Vocabulary

What is the term for an organism that obtains energy from the food it consumes; another name for consumer?

(a)  

• Heterotroph
• Autotroph

• Producer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the term for an organism that can make their own food (energy); another name for producer?​ (a)  

What is a community of organisms and all non-living factors in the environment called?

(a)  

• Ecosystem
• Community

• Habitat

• Biosphere

What are nonliving parts of an ecosystem called?

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Producers

• Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The ability to do work is called (a)   .

A group of organisms that eat producers and have herbivore diets are called (a)   .

• Primary consumers
• Secondary consumers
• Tertiary consumers
• Detritivores

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A group of organisms that eat primary consumers and have carnivore or omnivore diets are called (a)   .

• Secondary consumers
• Primary consumers
• Tertiary consumers
• Producers

A group of organisms that eat secondary consumers and have carnivore or omnivore diets are called (a)   .

• Tertiary consumers
• Primary consumers
• Secondary consumers
• Producers

What is an organism that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter in an ecosystem called?

• Detritivore

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

• Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is the 10% rule in energy transfer?

• Only 10% of the total energy produced at each trophic level is available to the next level

• 10% of energy is lost as heat

• 10% of energy is used for growth

• 10% of energy is stored as fat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3