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Organisms that make their own food
Producers
This is what Earth spins on.
Axis
An organism that eats only meat.
Carnivore
What are the three types of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
This is what an herbivore eats.
Producers or plants.
How long does it take Earth to orbit around the Sun?
365 days or 1 year
When soil, rock, and sediments are worn away by water, snow, or ice, it is called ________________.
Erosion
What is it called when a liquid turns to a solid?
Freezing
Where do producers get energy?
The Sun
A diagram that shows the flow of energy from one organism to another.
Food Chain
A small fish will eat other smaller fish, or algae from a lake. It is known as an ___
Omnivore
__________________ happen when plate tectonics move and cause the ground to shift or break.
Earthquakes
How does energy flow through ecosystems?
a. Consumers → producers → decomposers → the Sun
b. The Sun → consumers → producers → decomposers
c. The Sun → producers → consumers → decomposers
d. Producers → the Sun → decomposers → consumers
c. The Sun → producers → consumers → decomposers
Organisms that eat other organisms.
Consumers
This is resistance of motion.
Friction
An organism that eats both plants and animals.
Omnivore
Chemical Change or Physical Change: Exploding fireworks
Chemical Change
Organisms that break down dead organic material.
Decomposers.
An animal that eats only plants is ____________________.
An herbivore
Consider this food chain: blackberries=> bird=> cat
Which organism is the carnivore?
Cat
What is the source of all energy in an ecosystem?
Sun
Chemical Change or Physical Change: Salt dissolving in water
Physical Change
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus are this type of planet.
Outer Planet or Gas Giant
Which best describes grasses, shrubs, and trees?
a. producers b. consumers
c. decomposers d. scavengers
a. Producers
What is responsible for things falling?
Gravity
A network of food chains that have some links in common.
Food Web
What are biotic factors of an ecosystem?
Living Things
A predator is an organism in any ecosystem that consumes ___________.
Prey.
Why are decomposers important organisms in a food web? A) They produce oxygen. B) They prey on carnivores. C) They are food for producers D) They return nutrients to the soil
D) They return nutrients to the soil
This is the hottest planet in our solar system. It's covered in thick, cloudy, toxic air that traps heat like a giant greenhouse.
Venus
A certain type of bear mainly eats trout. If the trout population declines, what will most likely happen to the bear population?
It will decrease.
Consider this food chain: grass=> grasshopper=> mouse => snake
Which organism is an herbivore?
Grasshopper
Which type of organism is a fungus? A) carnivore B) omnivore C) herbivore D) decomposer
D) Decomposer
The ______________________ is located between Mars and Jupiter. It contains millions of rocky, metallic, and icy objects.
Asteroid Belt
The sun rises in the __________and sets in the _______?
East/West