Food Chains/Food Webs
State the difference between a producer and a consumer.
Producers are plants that use photosynthesis to create their own energy.
Consumers eat other organisms in order to gain energy.
This biome is known for its warm, dry climate. The landscape is dominated by grass. We have this biome in the USA.
Grassland
This plant part anchors the plant and takes in water and nutrients
Roots
This plant part supports the plants and enables the plant to reach sunlight by growing taller
Stem
What is the point of photosynthesis?
To make food (sugar) for the plant
Describe the diet of an omnivore
An omnivore eats both plants and animals
This biome is known for its dry weather. Rainfall is typically less than 20 inches per year. Typically, this biome has hot sunny days and cold nights.
Desert
The main job of this plant part is to absorb sunlight and make food for the plant
Leaves
These are found in the center of most leaves. They carry water within the leaf
Veins
If a tree loses its leaves in the winter, can it continue making food? Why or why not?
No. Leaves are necessary for a plant to make food. Plants that lose their leaves in the winter have to store enough energy/food to last through until the spring.
State the difference between a food chain and a food web.
A food chain shows the transfer of energy from one organism to the next, with only 1 animal/plant at each level.
A food web is a group of food chains within an ecosystem.
This biome is known for its cold weather. They have very low levels of precipitation each year.
Tundra
Tubes that transfer water from the roots up to the leaves are called _____________.
Xylem
This plant part connects the leaves to the stem of the plant.
Stalk
Name two things that a plant creates or gives off as a result of photosynthesis
Oxygen and sugar (food). Water Vapor will also be accepted.
Explain what an energy pyramid shows
Energy pyramids shows the flow of energy within an ecosystem. As the energy moves from one level to the next, only 10% of the energy actually transfers to the next organism!
This biome is known for its hot, wet summers and cold winters. It has many trees that lose their leaves each year. It receives a lot of precipitation and has 4 distinct seasons.
Deciduous Forest
These small holes in the leaf open during the day and close at night. They take in carbon dioxide and water vapor, and release water vapor and oxygen.
Stomata
This plant part is a waxy layer that helps protect the leaf. It helps keep water in the leaf, so it doesn't dry out
Upper Epidermis
Name the three things that a plant needs in order to perform photosynthesis.
Water, Sunlight, and Carbon Dioxide
grass > mouse > snake
The food chain above shows that snakes eat mice. Name one other animal that may compete with the snake for food.
Answers will vary- any animal that eats mice will be accepted.
Examples include owls, hawks, coyotes, foxes, weasels, and many more.
This biome is known for being hot and wet. It rains throughout the year. There is a wide variety of plants and animals in this biome. It has a thick canopy of trees that many animals call home.
Rainforest
The green pigment that is responsible for absorbing light is called ______________. It is found within organelles called _____________.
Chlorophyll, chloroplasts
Tubes that transfer food from the leaves to other parts of the plant are called ______________.
Phloem
The process where plants absorb water through roots and then give off water vapor through their leaves in known as...
Transpiration