Food Webs
What is a producer?
Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis
Give me 3 examples of Appalachian mammals
answers will vary
Are reptiles warm or cold blooded? And what does that mean?
cold blooded, can't regulate body temperature themselves, must use environment to warm up or cool down
"A process of change by which an organism becomes better suited to its environment" is called....
Adaptation
What are 1 of the 2 reasons for migration?
(breeding grounds or warmer temperatures)
Which direction do the arrows point in a food web?
They point in the direction of energy flow (towards the organism eating the other organism)
What's the only marsupial in North America?
Give an example of a legless reptile
Give two examples of an adaptation an animal may have to colder weather.
(answers may vary, but thicker coat, lighter coat, living in groups, burrowing, or changes in diet)
Whats an example of an organism that migrates?
sea turtles, birds, butterflies
Herbivores that eat only plants are also known as?
Primary Consumers
What does it mean to be warm blooded (as mammal are)?
internally regulating temperature
These reptiles have a thick boney protective outer layer.
turtles
Give an example of a camel's adaptation for living in the dessert?
pads on feet, fat in the hump, thick lips, double eye lashes
How do they know where to migrate?
Earths magnetic field, genetics, memory
What are secondary consumers?
Organisms that feed on other animals in addition to some plants, eating primary consumers and producers
What class are mammals in?
mammalia
The largest species of lizards.
komodo dragon
Name 3 changes that occur in an animal's body during hibernation
(answers could vary, but change in temperature, slowing of heartbeat, and slowing of metabolism)
Do animals stop on their migrations?
typically yes to eat, rest, etc
What type of consumer eats primary and secondary consumers?
Tertiary
What are the 5 characteristics of a mammal?
hair/fur, live births, mammary tissue, backbone, and endothermic (warm blooded)
salt water croc
What is unique about bears when they hibernate?
unlike other hibernators, they do not eat, drink, or use the bathroom at all while hibernating, which can be as long as six months!
When studying the sea turtles, there were common places they spent time at sea...why those places?
likely food