Energy Flow in Ecosystems

What is the main source of energy for all ecosystems?

• The moon

• The sun

• Carbon

• Water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This type of organism creates its own energy through photosynthesis

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This type of organism gets its energy from eating other organisms

• Producer

• Consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What type of heterotroph feeds on the tissues of dead organisms?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Scavenger / Detritivore

What type of heterotroph feeds on plants only?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Scavenger / Detritivore

• Decomposer

What type of heterotroph feeds on meat (other animals) only?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Scavenger / Detritivore

• Decomposer

What type of heterotroph absorbs dead material and turns it into fertilizer?

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Scavenger / Detritivore

• Decomposer

True or false: Both food chains and food webs show interactions between producers and consumers.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What shows which way the energy moves in a food chain/web?

• The pictures of the organisms

• The names of the organisms

• The arrow

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the producer in this food chain?

• The fox

• The rabbit

• The eagle

• The grass

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3