Food Chains
Herons and grasshoppers are ______________ that get energy from EATING other organisms.
producers OR consumers
consumers
a home of a living thing
A. habitat
B. energy
C. food chain
A. habitat
A sandy or rocky ecosystem with little rainfall and little plant life. It is very dry all year round.
desert
cattail --> grasshopper --> _________ --> bald eagle
A. turtle
B. algae
C. sun
A. turtle
animals that are active at night
nocturnal
Worms and bacteria are _______________ that BREAK DOWN dead plants and animals.
producers OR decomposers
decomposers
several food chains that are connected
A. food chain
B. food spiral
C. food web
C. food web
An ecosystem with many trees. Some can be tropical and some can be temperate.
forest
________ --> crane fly --> bullfrog --> heron
A. sun
B. algae
C. bald eagle
B. algae
when animals move from one place to another
migrate
Green plants and algae are _________________ that use the Sun's energy to MAKE their own food.
producers OR consumers
producers
the living and nonliving things that share an environment AND interact
A. environment
B. ecosystem
C. shelter
B. ecosystem
A large body of saltwater. The largest environment on Earth.
ocean
cattail --> crayfish --> catfish --> __________
A. bald eagle
B. algae
C. sun
A. bald eagle
when animals go into a deep sleep
hibernate
A _______ ____________ shows how energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
food chain (or food web)
BONUS
a PATTERN of weather conditions in an area
A. weather
B. climate
C. precipitation
B. climate
An ecosystem where water covers the soil for most of the year. (swamps, bogs, marshes)
wetland
algae --> pond snail --> pumpkinseed fish --> largemouth bass --> _________
A. crayfish
B. heron
C. crane fly
B. heron
blending into the environment
camouflage
To live and grow, every living thing needs _____________________.
energy
BONUS
Deserts have few plants because the soil is mostly ________, which does not provide them with enough water to survive.
sand, rock, or ice
BONUS
A treeless and barren land that supports only stunted plants, sometimes found in the Arctic regions.
coral reef OR tundra
tundra
grass --> mouse --> ________ --> hawk
A. grasshopper
B. snail
C. snake
C. snake
when one living thing imitates, or copies, another in color and shape
mimicry