Vocabulary part 1
What is a Herbivore?
An organism that eats only plants
What is an Omnivore?
An organism that eats both plants and animals?
What do we call how energy in an ecosystem flows from one organism to another?
A food chain?
Birds are consumers or producers?
Consumers
True or False: Humans are examples of ectotherms
False
What is the original source of energy for all living organisms?
The sun
What kind of organism eats producers?
A primary consumer
grass --> _______ --> Snake ---> Hawk
In a pond ecosystem, which are the producers? A. big fish B. small fish C. tiny plants and algae D. tiny animals
C
Sort the following items into animal and plant products:
Apples, Eggs, Almond milk, Tuna, Lettuce, Cucumbers, Turkey leg, Milk
Plant: Lettuce, apples, almond milk, and cucumbers
Animal: Tuna, eggs, turkey leg, and milk
What kind of organism eats producers? (Also called a herbivore)
A primary consumer
What is a Carnivore?
An organism that eats only meat
What organism could complete this food chain?
algae --> minnow --> Penguin ---> _______
Any tertiary or apex predator (answers will vary)
Which organism is a consumer? A. tree B. grass C. flower D. squirrel
D
A cow is a herbivore. How does this animal get the energy it needs?
It gets it from the plants it eats which get their energy directly from the sun.
What is the definition of an Endotherm?
An animal that uses energy stored in their body to keep their body within a normal range.
What do we call an animal that depends on its environment to warm its body.
An Ectotherm
What organism could complete this food chain?
Flower --> Rabbit --> _______ ---> Wolf
Any secondary consumer (answers will vary)
What kind of organism breaks down decaying remains?
A decomposer
There is a flower that produces a substance called chamomile. Chamomile can be used to make a type of tea that helps soothe humans, like a form of medicine. This flower is also used for floral arrangements. What would happen if all these flowers were rooted up and used for floral arrangements?
A. The flower would be less popular.
B. There would be more water filtration.
C. There would be less soil erosion.
D. A flower that provides important health benefits would be lost.
D. A flower that provides important health benefits would be lost.
When plants use the the sun's energy, water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to make their own food, it is called?
Photosynthesis
What kind of organism makes it's own food?
A producer
What organism could complete this food chain?
Seaweed --> Snail --> Crab ---> _______
Any tertiary or apex predator (answers will vary)
Which organism is a producer? A. frog B. bird C. grass D. spider
What is the purpose of leaves on a plant and tree?
The leaves soak up the sun and help make sugar for the plant.
What do we call the green substance that allows plants to absorb sunlight energy?
Chlorophyll
What do we call the collection of chemical processes that break down and build molecules in a living organism?
Metabolism
Almost all food chains begin with this - think big picture.
The sun
In a forest, how do decomposers help other organisms survive?
They put nutrients back into the soil that plants use to grow.
What is the Rule of 10% and how does it impact the trophic level pyramid?