Food Chain
An organism that makes it's own food is called a ________.
Producer
What is an organism called that lives and feeds off other organisms?
A consumer
What is a food chain?
A series of organisms that depend on each other as sources of food.
If a frog eats a fly, the fly is considered?
A. Prey
B. Predator
A. Prey
Where do plants get their energy from?
The sun
An animal that breaks down dead material is known as a __________.
A decomposer
A deer is eating grass. This makes the deer a ___________.
Herbivorous
A mouse is being hunted by a snake. What is the role of the snake?
A. Prey
B. Predator
B. Predator
What is the process plants use to make energy?
Photosynthesis
Give an example of a decomposer
Fungi
Bacteria
Beetle
Earthworm
Millipede
Mushroom
What is the difference between producers and consumers?
- Producers are organisms that make their own food.
- Consumers are organisms that need to eat other organisms to obtain energy.
What is the difference between predator and prey?
A predator is an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animals for food.
Prey is a term used to describe organisms that predators kill for food.
How does a shark obtain energy?
They carry a huge store of energy in the form of oil in their massive livers, but they also depend on that volume of oil for buoyancy. So, if they draw on those reserves, they become heavier and heavier.
How does an owl obtain energy differently than a flower?
They can make their own energy from sunlight. They get their energy from producers or other consumers. The plant got energy from the sun. When the owl eats the mouse, it gets the energy from the sunlight.
Explain the difference between how animals get energy and how plants get energy
Most, if not all plants are producers, and they make their own food using sunlight and raw materials, through a process called photosynthesis. Plants get their energy in form of starch whereas animals get it in form of glycogen.
Give an example of two animals that have a predator-prey relationship
Lion and Zebra
Bear and Fish
Fox and Rabbit
Other
Name a living thing that obtains energy the same way as a tree?
Algae