Consumers
What is a herbivore?
An animal that only eats plant products.
What is a food chain?
A food chain or energy chain shows the feeding relationships among living organisms.
What is an example of a reptile?
Snake, alligator, crocodile, lizard, caiman, iguana, etc.
What makes an animal an invertebrate?
They do not have a backbone.
Why do some animals eat other animals?
To get energy to reproduce.
What is a carnivore?
An animal that only eats meat.
What is a food web?
A food web is a system of interconnected food chains.
Dolphin, whale, otter (water dog), manatee (water cow), etc.
What is an exoskeleton?
An exoskeleton is a hard, external body covering that provides support, protection, and structure for many invertebrates.
Eating meat gives us what macronutrient?
What is an example of an omnivore?
Gorilla, bear, chicken, dog, human, etc.
What is a producer?
An organism that creates its own food.
What is a similarity between a jaguar and a fish?
What is an example of an invertebrate?
Arthropods (myriapods, crustaceans, arachnids, insects), molluscs, and worms
What is Guyana's national animal?
Jaguar
What is an example of a primary consumer?
What does 'interconnected' mean?
When two things are interconnected, they are linked to one another. This means if one of them changes, so does the other.
What is a characteristic of an amphibian?
Moist skin, cold blooded, gills when young and lungs when mature, lay eggs.
What is an insect that goes through complete metamorphosis?
Butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, bees, wasps, ants, and fleas
Why do animals live in particular habitats?
Animals live in particular habitats that suit their needs for growth and reproduction. For example, a fish lives in the water while a jaguar lives in the jungle.
What is an animal that is both predator and prey?
Snake, certain fish, chicken, spider, etc.
What do the arrows of a food web mean?
The transfer of energy between trophic levels.
OR
The direction in which the producer/consumer is consumed.
Name all the groups of vertebrates
Bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile, fish
What are the different stages of incomplete metamorphosis?
Egg, nymph, and adult.
What is an animal adaptation?
An animal adaptation is a mechanism that helps the animal survive and reproduce in their environment.
Ex. scales on a snake, claws for a predator, camouflage for a chameleon.