Ecosystems 1
something that produces food for itself
What is a producer?
An organism that only eats meat
What is a carnivore?
any animal that feeds mainly on plants; plant-eater
What is a herbivore?
A Living thing
What is an organism?
A bear, gorilla, raccoon, human are examples of .....
What are Omnivores?
The arrows in a food chain and food web represent....
What is the flow of energy?
bacteria, fungi, worms, ants, beetles, sow bugs
What are some examples of decomposers?
Animals that eat meat
What is a carnivore?
Animal that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
Producers make their own food using energy this
What is the sun?
Moves in one direction
What is energy?
What is the Sun?
Three types of organisms in an ecosystem.
What are producers, consumers, and decomposers?
Some energy is stored in the plant's leaves as ______.
What is sugar?
a system of overlapping food chains
What is a food web?
Shows the complex feeding relationships among living things
What is a food web?
The process that producers use to make food from carbon dioxide and water.
What is photosynthesis?
Frogs, fish, salamanders, turtles, grass, birds, plants, butterflies, flowers and trees are considered _______ things.
What is living?
Energy from the sun moves in only one direction in an ecosystem, from producers to consumers and to decomposers. All the energy is eventually lost as ______.
What is heat?
Water, air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, mud, dirt, rocks, and sunlight are considered __________ things.
What is nonliving?
a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water
What is a drought?
All energy flows in this.
What is a food chain or food web?
To break down dead matter and waste into carbon that can be recycled as a nutrient for plants and animals in the system is a job a ___________ does.
What is decomposer?
An animal that eats a first stage consumer is called this.
What is a second stage consumer?
Plants use this process to turn light into chemical energy
What is photosynthesis
When studying interactions among living and nonliving things in an ecosystem, which science practice would be most helpful to a scientist?
What is developing and using models
This provides animals with the materials they need for body repair and growth.
What is food?