Food Chains
Changes
Ecosystems
Organisms
Producer, Primary secondary or tertiary Consumer, decomposer
100
Sun --> grass --> rabbit --> Mushroom How does energy enter the food chain?
the sun
100
Grasshoppers, beetles, and snails all eat alfalfa grass. What would happen to the populations of beetles and snails if the population of grasshoppers decrease.
What is they would increase because there would be more alfalfa grass to eat.
100
This ecosystem is defined as bodies of water found where rivers meet the sea, and the water is a mix of salt and fresh water.
What is an estuary.
100
Cypress trees, ferns, and water lilies are examples of this type of organism.
What are producers.
100
Cricket
What is primary consumer
200
Sun --> grass --> rabbit --> hawk --> Mushroom What would happen if the population of the hawk decreases?
The population of rabbits would increase because they would have less predators.
200
Grass-> mice -> eagle -> mushroom How would an increase in the mouse population affect the producers?
What is the producers would decrease.
200
Peter created a poster for a terrestrial ecosystem. She included information of black bears, deer, ferns, pine trees and shrubs. Which ecosystem did he create?
What is a deciduous forest?
200
Using the vocabulary predator and prey describe the relationship between a ghost crab and a seagull.
What is the seagull is a predator and the ghost crab is the prey
200
phytoplankton
What is producer
300
What is missing from the food chain? minnow --> smallmouth bass --> heron --> black bear
What is a producer
300
Phytoplankton -> krill -> stripped bass -> leopard seal If a razor clam was added to the food chain at the same level as the krill what effect would it have on the phytoplankton?
What is the population of phytoplankton would decrease because both organisms would eat the phytoplankton.
300
Classify the list of factors as biotic and abiotic factors. deer, tree, rock, grass, squirrel, bear, rainwater, cloud
biotic: deer, tree, grass, squirrel, bear abiotic: rock, rainwater, cloud
300
The following organisms could be found in which ecosystem? scorpion, rattlesnake, cactus, kangaroo rat
What is the desert.
300
zooplankton
What is primary consumer
400
Sun --> grass --> rabbit --> fox --> Mushroom What type of consumer is the fox? Primary consumer Secondary consumer Producer Tertiary consumer
What is secondary consumer
400
Phytoplankton -> krill -> striped bass -> leopard seal If a razor clam was added to the food chain at the same level as the krill what effect would it have on the Striped Bass?
What is the population would increase because it has more to eat
400
Birds, bats, small mammals, insects, flowering plants, orchids, and mosses can be found in which ecosystem?
What is a rain forest?
400
Where in a forest ecosystem would the largest amount of earthworms most likely be found? a) inside the bark of trees b)inside flowering plants c)mixed in the rocks of streams d) mixed in decaying leaves and soil
What is D
400
Fox
What is tertiary consumer
500
Algae --> snail --> turtle --> trout --> heron What do the arrows represent?
Transfer of energy
500
How could deforestation effect a food chain?
What is decreases the amount of producers which could decrease primary consumers.
500
Describe the difference between a lake and a pond.
What is a lake is deeper than a pond and makes the water temperature varies with depth.
500
Which ecosystem do the following organisms belong to? bison, grasshopper, switch grass, snake, gophers,
What is a grassland
500
micro organisms, worms, snails, fungi
What is a decomposer
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