Food Webs and Energy Pyramids Lesson

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Science

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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NGSS

MS-LS2-3, MS-LS1-6, MS-LS1-2

Standards-aligned

Leah Dowell

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3 Slides • 17 Questions

Food chains show ONE path of energy through an ecosystem. The arrow shows the flow of energy from one organism to another OR who eats who.

Food Chains

Food webs are MULTIPLE food chains put together. It shows ALL paths of energy in an ecosystem OR all of what each organism eats.

Producers- Create their own food
Consumers- Eat other things for food

Food Webs

Draw

Draw a picture of what STARTS a food web. (Where does the energy come from?)

Hotspot

Click the SECONDARY CONSUMER

Hotspot

Click the PRIMARY CONSUMER

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Click the PRODUCER

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Click the TERTIARY CONSUMER

Draw

Draw a producer.

Draw

Draw a primary c.

Draw

Draw a secondary consumer.

Draw

Draw a tertiary consumer.

Draw

Draw a decomposer.

Match

Match the following

Primary Consumer

Tertiary Consumer

Secondary Consumer

Producer

Decomposer

Organisms that eats producers

Organism that eats secondary consumers

Organism that eats primary consumers

An organism that makes its own food

organism that breaks down dead organisms

Fill in the Blanks

Primary consumers eat

Categorize

Options (9)

Trees

Grass

Grasshopper

Mouse

Deer

Frog

Snake

Eagle

Snak

Organize these options into the right categories

Producer

Primary Consumer

Secondary Consumer

Tertiary Consumer

Energy pyramids show the amount of energy available to each trophic level.

Trophic means energy. Energy decreases as you go up the pyramid.

Energy Pyramids

Multiple Choice

What is a trophic level?

A trophic level is a position in a food chain that shows how much energy the organism has available.

A trophic level is a type of plant species.

A trophic level refers to the temperature of an ecosystem.

A trophic level is a measure of soil quality.

Reorder

Reorder the in order of trophic levels.

Sun

Producer

Primary Consumer

Secondary Consumer

Tertiary Consumer

Labeling

Drag the labels to the correct banks.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Secondary Consumers

Primary Consumers

Tertiary Consumers

Trophic Levels

Producers

Hotspot

Click the trophic level with the MOST ENERGY

Food chains show ONE path of energy through an ecosystem. The arrow shows the flow of energy from one organism to another OR who eats who.

Food Chains

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