How do we get our energy?
What is a plant that makes it's own food through the process of photosynthesis?
producer
What is an animal that must get their food and energy by eating plants and other animals?
a consumer
What is an animal that eats only plants?
herbivore
What is a single living thing that is capable of growing and reproducing?
organism
Using the nonliving thing and organisms below, list the order of the food chain.
sow bug, decaying leaves, sun, ovenbird
sun, decaying leaves, sow bug, ovenbird
What is the process in which a plant takes in carbon dioxide from the air, water from the soil and then uses energy from the sun’s light to make its own food?
photosynthesis
What is an animal that hunts other animals?
What is an animal that eats only meat (animals)?
carnivore
What is a group of the same organism that are living together in the same place and at the same time?
population
In the food chain below, give me one thing that would happen to one of the other organisms if all the grassland crayfish died?
sun, decaying plants, leaf beetle, grassland crayfish, northern craw fish frog
1. leaf beetle population would increase
2. decaying plants population would decrease
3. Northern craw fish frog population would decrease
What is the diagram called that shows the transfer of energy from one organism to another beginning with energy from the sun to producers.
food chain
What is an animal that is hunted by other animals?
a prey
What is an animal that eats both plants and animals?
omnivore
What is a group of different populations of organisms that are living in the same place and at the same time?
community
Using the nonliving thing and organisms below, list the order of the food chain.
cicada nymph, Texas rat snake, young turkey, sun, roots
sun, roots, cicada nymph, young turkey, Texas rat snake
What is the two molecules and one energy source that a plant needs to make it's own food?
carbon dioxide, water, and sun's light energy
What is appearance of the animal that helps the animal to blend into it's environment and hide from predators?
camouflage
What is an organism that breaks down and obtains energy from dead organic matter?
decomposer
What is a community of living organism and nonliving things that interact in the same environment?
ecosystem
In the food chain below, give me one thing that would happen to one of the other organisms if all the young turkey died?
sun, roots, cicada nymph, young turkey, Texas rat snake
1. cicada nymph's population will increase
2. roots population will decrease
3. Texas rat snake population will decrease
What are the two molecules that are yielded (made) in the process of photosynthesis?
glucose and oxygen
What is a plant or animal part that helps the organism to survive in it's environment?
specialized structures
What is the definition of a beneficial effect on the environment?
any human positive impact on the environment
Give me one example of a harmful effect on the environment.
Any human negative impact on our environment
What are the six basic needs of a plant?
air, water, light, nutrients, space, and temperature