Photosynthesis
Energy Roles
Food Chains
Food Webs
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100
All living things depend on _____ for energy!
The sun
100
These organisms must eat to obtain energy.
consumers
100
A food chain shows how _______ moves through an ecosystem.
Energy
100
Overlapping food chains are called a _____ _____.
Food web
100
"Photo" means ____.
Light
200
Organisms that make their own food are called ______.
Autotrophs or producers
200
What type of consumer eats only plants?
Herbivores
200
Food chains always begin with a _______.
Plant or producer
200
The first organism in a food web is always a _______.
Plant or producer
200
What are the FOUR types of consumers?
herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers
300
Plants use this process to make food.
photosynthesis
300
What type of organism eats meat only?
carnivores
300
Which organism is a primary consumer?
blueberry --> mouse --> snake --> hawk
Mouse
300
Which organism is a primary consumer?
Squirrel, grasshopper, rabbit, or deer
300
If a population has plenty of food, their population size will generally ___________.
(increase, decrease, or stay the same)
Increase
400
Producers need what 3 things to perform photosynthesis?
Light energy + carbon dioxide + water
400
Bear eat berries, mice, small birds, snakes, and fish. What type of organism are they?
omnivores
400
Which organism gets its energy from the snake?
blueberry --> mouse --> snake --> hawk
Hawk
400
What will happen if the bird dies off?
Answers may vary.
400
What percent of energy moves from one level of the energy pyramid to another?
10%
500
What green chemical absorbs energy from the sun?
Chlorophyll
500
Why are decomposers so important?
They recycle nutrients into the soil
500
How does the wolf get energy from the sun?
Clover --> rabbit --> wolf
The plant stores the sun's energy and passes on to the rabbit. The wolf eats the rabbit.
500
Write a food chain from the food web below.
Answers may vary.
500
Where does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplast