Plants
What do you call something that makes its own food?
What is a plant eater called?
Herbivore
What is a food chain?
A model that shows how energy is moved from one organism to another.
What is the largest source of energy in an ecosystem?
The sun!
Give two examples of a producer.
A tree, a flower
Many acceptable answers
True/False: a Koala is a herbivore
True
What is an omnivore?
An organism that eats both plants and animals
Is a lion a carnivore? Why?
Yes, it eats meat.
What gas do plants let off?
Oxygen
What is a carnivore?
A meat eater
What does a decomposer do?
Breaks down waste and dead plants/animals and turns them into nutrients
True/False: A consumer can also be a carnivore.
TRUE, consumers eat living things and so do carnivores.
What gas do plants need to make food? Where do they get it?
Humans/Animals give it off
What do we call something that eats other living things?
Consumer
What is an ecosystem?
A community of living things that interact with their environment (all the producers, consumers, and decomposers in an area).
Explain what decomposers take in and give off. Who takes in and gives off the same things?
Take in OXYGEN
Give off CARBON Dioxide
Same as animals
What are the three things plants need to make food?
Water
Sunlight
Carbon Dioxide
What happens to animal waste?
It is broken down by a decomposer.
How is a food chain different than a food web?
A food chain shows one line of organisms interacting with each other. A food web shows many interactions.
Explain one example of a food chain.
Answers vary.