Give 2 examples of producers
grass, flowers
An animal that eats only plants
herbivore
An animal at the very top of a food chain that has no natural predators (like an eagle or killer whale) is called this.
apex predator
Organisms at the bottom of an energy pyramid are
producers
The sphere that includes all living things
biosphere
Producers are usually what living thing?
Plants
An animal that eats only meat
Carnivore
Look at this chain: Grass ➔ Grasshopper ➔ Frog ➔ Snake. Which organism is the primary consumer?
grasshopper
As you go up an energy pyramid, what happens to the energy?
it goes down
The sphere that includes all the water
hydrosphere
Producers need this to make food.
Sun
An animal that eats plants and meat
omnivore
A food chain is a straight line, but this shows many overlapping food chains.
a food web
This organism has the most energy
producers
The sphere made of rocks, soil, and sand.
geosphere
They have this name because
they make their own food
Worms, mushrooms, and bacteria are examples of these
decomposers
In a food chain, what do the arrows represent?
energy
What percent of energy lost along each step of the energy pyramid?
10%
The sphere that includes air and gases surrounding earth.
atmosphere
Plants use this process to make energy
photosynthesis
What are the different levels of the consumers?
first, second
Look at this chain: Dandelion ➔ Rabbit ➔ Fox. If all the rabbits disappear due to illness, what happens to the fox population?
Fox population would go down
Why is there only usually 4-5 steps in a food chain?
energy lost
Name the spheres included: A tree using its roots to absorb water from soil.
biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere