Vocabulary
This is the word for a living thing that eats dead plants and animals and returns the nutrients back to the soil
Decomposer
Many animals migrate to new places, while other animals hibernate during a cold, snowy winter. Which description is accurate for both migration and hibernation?
a. Both are choices that every animal makes once or twice during the year
b. Both are behaviors that allow an animal to stay active all year long
c. Both are signs that an animal population is decreasing
d. Both are behaviors that help an animal survive when its environment changes
d. Both are behaviors that help an animal survive when its environment changes
Which of these statements about food chains is true?
A. There are more consumers than producers in a food chain.
B. The Sun is the original source of all energy in a food chain.
C. Producers are the original source of all energy in a food chain.
D. Consumers are the original source of all energy in a food chain.
B. The Sun is the original source of all energy in a food chain.
This is the term used to talk about a living thing that makes its own food
Producer
Some rabbits have ears that are unusually long and thin. These ears are adaptations that help the rabbit lose body heat and stay cool. Which rabbit is most likely to have long, thin ears?
a. A rabbit that is native to the cold Arctic tundra
b. A rabbit that is native to the hot deserts of Arizona
c. a rabbit that was captured in the cold Arctic tundra and brought to a zoo in Florida
d. A rabbit that is larger and heavier than a typical rabbit
b. A rabbit that is native to the hot deserts of Arizona
Producers are always what?
Plants
This term names a characteristic or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment.
Adaptation
Give one example of a physical adaptation.
What do all food chains start with?
The Sun
The word for an animal that eats only plants.
Herbivore
This is the name for the physical adaptation of animals that uses colors and markings to look like another animal in order to keep predators away
Mimicry
A student is creating a food chain with a wolf, the Sun, a rabbit, and grass. The student wants to show the flow of energy for this food chain. What order should these be placed in from beginning to end?
Sun > Grass > Rabbit > Wolf
This is the term for an animal that eats meat (other animals)
Carnivore
What are the 4 basic needs of most living things?
Food, water, air, shelter
Describe one difference between a consumer and a producer
A producer makes its own food, a consumer does not.
A producer is always plants, consumers are animals.
A producer is never a predator, while consumers can be both predators or prey.