Kate-Food Chain

true

T/F Animals cannot make their own food.

true

T/F Changes in food webs can affect all parts of a food web.

false

T/F Plants cannot make their own food.

grass -> rabbit -> wolf

The food chain below is in scrambled order. Put the links of the food chain in the correct order. wolf, rabbit, grass

Photosynthesis

The process where plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to produce sugar and release oxygen.

water, air, shelter, and food

What 4 things do living things need?

oxygen

What do producers give off during photosynthesis?

the flow of energy as it is transferred from one organism to another

What do the arrows in a food chain show?

sunlight+water+carbon dioxide=food (sugar + oxygen)

What happens during photosynthesis? sunglight + ___________ + carbon dioxide= __________ (sugar + oxygen)

metamorphosis

What is a series of chnages called when: egg -->larva-->pupa-->adult butterfly?

plants

What is the main source of energy for the food web below?

life cycle

sequences of changes occurring in an animal or a plant

germination

when a seed sprouts

tree

A student is investigating how producers need sunlight to make food. Which of the following needs sunlight to make its own food? 1) tree 2) tiger 3) mushroom 4) rabbit

prey

A tick attaches itself to a dog and sucks its blood. The dog is __________. 1) a producer 2) a consumer 3) prey 4) predator

sunlight

All living things need energy. What is the main source of energy for living things?

a dandelion

All of the following are consumers EXCEPT: a jackrabbit, an eagle, a dandelion, a snail

Ecosystem

All of the living and nonliving things in an area and the interactions among them.

Omnivore

An animal that gets energy by eating both plants and other animals.

Herbivore

An animal that gets energy by eating only plants.

Carnivore

An animal that gets energy by only eating other animals.

Food web

An interconnected set of food chains.

Consumer

An organism that gets energy from eating another organism

Producer

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food for energy

Water & carbon dioxide

Besides the sun, what other needs support the success of the food chain?

food

Consumers are dependent on other organisms for ____________. food, carbon dioxide, shelter, water

fallen leaves

Decomposers break down wastes and dead things for food. Decomposers included mushrooms and bacteria. Which of the following could provide food for a decomposer? 1) large rocks 2)fallen leaves 3) small insects 4) rays of sunlight

false

Herbivores are consumers that eat meat.

horse

Horses get energy by eating grass and oats. Florida panthers get energy from eating deer and raccoons. Raccoons get energy by eating frogs and fruit. Bobcats get energy by eating lizards and birds. Which animal is an herbivore?

False

If the weather was very cold in the spring, plants would still grow plentily and the mice would have plenty to eat.

carbon dioxide

In order to make their own food, plants need sunlight, water, and which gas from the atmosphere?

Consumers are dependent on other organisms for food.

Jamie is investigating the characteristics of consumers. Which statement is true about conusmers? 1) Consumers need water to produce food. 2) Consumers produce food for other organisms. 3) Consumers are dependent on other organisms for food. 4) Consumers use energy from sunlight to produce food.

true

Omnivores are consumers that eat plants and meat.

making it from sunlight

Plants get their food by __________.

true

Some animals are predators and prey.

eats other organisms

A consumer: only eats plants, is larger than a producer, eats other organisms, only eats other animals

consumer

A lion eats an antelope. The lion is the _______. (producer, consumer, prey, herbivore)

energy

the ability to do work

how energy moves

the arrows in a diagram of a food chain show _________

animals will become injured or die

What is the most direct effect that a forest fire wilsl have on a food web? animal reproduction will increase, plant pollination will increase, animals will become injured or die, photosynthesis will increase

many animals would lose their habitats

What would most likely happen is a major highway was constructed through an ecosystem? many animals would develop adaptations that allow them to survive, many animals would lose their habitats, all the animals would die, the insect population would be unaffected

Sun

Where does a plant get its energy?

from the plants it eats

Where does an elephant get the energy it needs to survive? from the water it drinks, from its shelter, from the plants it eats, from air

dog, deer

Which of the following are consumers? grass, dog, mushroom, deer, carrot, earthworm

earthworm, mushroom

Which of the following are decomposers? grass, dog, mushroom, deer, carrot, earthworm

grass

Which of the following is an example of a producer ? rabbit, insect, grass, bird

a pond and everything living and nonliving in it

Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem? 1) all the corn plants in a field 2) a pond and everything living and nonliving in it 3) a whale in the ocean 4) a pack of wolves

deer

Which of the following is not a decomposer? worm, deer, fungi

consumers

Which of the following obtains energy by eating other living things? consumers, producers, conductors, prey

grass, carrots

Which of the following organisms are producers? grass, dog, mushroom, deer, carrot, earthworm

flowers

Which of the following organisms can make its own food? rabbit, flowers, cow, worm

the sun provides energy for the plants to complete the photosynthesis process

Which role does the sun play in the flow of energy within an ecosystem? A. the sun plays no role in how energy flows within an ecosystem. B. The sun provides energy for the plants to complete the photosynthesis process. C. the sun provides light for the animals to hunt. D. The sun provides energy to consumers so they make their own food.

humans do not produce their own food and are dependent on other organisms for food.

Why are humans labeled as consumers?

predator

an animal that hunts other animals

prey

an animal that is eaten by another animal

scavenger

eats dead animals and plants