vocabulary
An animal that is being hunted by another animal for food energy
prey
when a fox eats a rabbit and a rabbit eats the grass, you have an example of a ________.
food chain
What is at the beginning of every food chain?
A producer
There was a huge storm that killed many rabbits. The rabbits were the main food source for the foxes. What might happen to the foxes?
answers vary
Some animals use ___________ to help hide from predators.
camouflage
__________ are communities made up of living and nonliving components.
ecosystems
Give 3 examples of a producer
plants, grass, flowers, etc
Tell 2 things people can do to help an ecosystem
plant a tree
Don't litter
____________ eat decaying or dead materials in an ecosystems
decomposers
I eat to get my energy so I am classified as a _______
Consumer
Is this a reasonable food chain?
frog--grasshopper--grass--snake--worm
no
What are 2 things people do that hurts an ecosystem?
littering
destroying natural habitats
A ___________ is an animal that hunts other animals.
predator
Non-living factors that contribute to an ecosystem are ______
abiotc
Is this a reasonable food chain?
snake--grass--worm--grasshopper--frog
no
name a consumer
deer
humans
lots of answers
A ________ has the ability to produce its own energy using the sun.
producer
Living factors in an ecosystem are _______
Biotic
Is this a reasonable food chain?
snake--frog--grasshopper--grass--worm
yes