SEASONS
Name the four seasons in order
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
True or False: Plants can make their own food
True
energy
An environment is all the ________ and _______ things in a place.
living, nonliving
A rest period for plants
Dormancy
Florida and Texas are examples of states that have ______ winters and ______ summers.
(1) mild
(2) warm
Living things need: _____ , _____ , _____ , and ______ . (Four things!) ...think, what do WE need?
(1) water (2) air (3) shelter (4) food
Name two things a herbivore may eat
plants, lettuce, grasses, etc.
Plants are ____ for many animals. And plants release _______ into the air.
food, oxygen
A ______________ shows the relationships among food chains.
food web
Places get more _____ _______ during the summer?
direct sunlight
Because animals cannot make their own food to get energy, how do they get energy?
By eating food that has nutrients in it
What are the three groups that animals can be placed in depending on the foods that they eat?
carnivore, herbivore, omnivore
Name four things that we eat that come from animals. One has to be a liquid.
hamburgers, steak, chicken, eggs, milk, etc.
Living things that break down wastes and dead plants and animal matter
Decomposers
Many plants grow and reproduce during which season?
Spring
Explain the difference between producers and consumers?
Producers make their own food and consumers eat other living things
An animal that hunts other animals is a ______ and a animal that is eaten by another animal is called it's _____.
predator, prey
Plants are ____ and _______ for many animals. Also, plants release _______ into the air
food & shelter
oxygen
Any substance in the environment that can harm living things
Pollution
What is the difference between hibernation and migration? Why do the animals do each of them?
Hibernation: an animal is going into an inactive state to save up energy.
Migration: animals move as a group to another location usually because of change of seasons.
During photosynthesis, producers use (1) sunlight + (2) ___________ + (3) ______ + (4) food + (5) _________
(2) carbon dioxide
(3) water
(5) oxygen
Explain how weather can affect parts of a food web?
If it's freezing weather, plants could die. If plants die, animals that eat those plants will have no food. Those animals may die and then the predators that eat that animal is now malnourished because they aren't getting the energy from their food anymore.
What are the "3 R's" that relate to conserving materials in our environment? Explain what each one is.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Conservation