What is the main source of all energy for plants to grow?
The sun
Biotic means an organism is...
alive/living
________________ make their own food.
Plants
Food chains always start with the sun. Who comes next?
Producer.
What are the 3 things plants need to grow?
Water, sun, carbon dioxide
True or False: Most animals eat more than 1 thing.
True
Living things that provide food and have to eat in ecosystems are p__________ and c___________
producers / consumers
What is a herbivore?
Plant eater, animal that only eats plants
Soil is full of ___________.
Nutrients
Write 3 animals you would find in the forest.
Open answer (squirrels, deer, foxes, mice, eagles, etc.)
_______________ are living things that feed on dead things
What is an omnivore?
Eats both plants and animals
The two things that all plants make are...
Sugar and oxygen
Who is the 2nd consumer in this food chain?
Sun --> Flowers --> Deer --> Bobcat --> Worms (after the bobcat dies)
Bobcat
Herbivores are _____________ consumers. They only feed on plants.
1st consumers
Food chains show pictures of the living things, joined/connected by _________
arrows
The whole process of plants making their own food is called
Photosynthesis
Who is at the "top" of all food chains? Ms. Sebben has mentioned this a few times before.
Humans
________________ are 2nd consumers.
Carnivores
Create an example of food chain:
Open answer, Ms. Sebben will check