Animals
Animals that eat ONLY plants are called?
Herbivores
The energy for any food chain begins with?
The sun
Producers receive their energy from?
The sun.
What is an ecosystem?
A geographical area where plants, animals, and other organisms interact with one another and their environment.
What is the tallest land mammal and how tall is it?
Giraffe - 6 metres!
Animals that eat plants and animals are called?
All producers are this type of organism?
Plants
What does a food web show?
How animals rely on each other in an environment to live.
What eats what.
Transfer of energy between different organisms.
Give 2 examples of an ecosystem?
Rainforest, ocean, desert, plains, lakes, arctic, mountain, river.
The energy for photosynthesis comes from?
The sun.
What is a carnivore? Give 2 examples.
An animal that eats another animal.
-Lion, alligator, polar bear, cheetah, wolf, eagle, owl, snakes, sharks.
What do the arrows in a food chain represent?
The flow of energy and nutrients
What role do decomposers play in a food chain/food web?
They break down matter and return valuable nutrients to the soil
What might you find at the top of the food chain/web in a rainforest?
Harpy eagles, anacondas, jaguars, crocodiles.
The 'food' that plants produce for themselves during photosynthesis is?
Glucose or sugar.
What is an Invertebrate?
Give 2 examples.
-An animal that has no backbone.
-Earthworm, insects, snails, squid, crabs.
Secondary Consumers receive their energy from _________?
Primary Consumers
What would happen if all the producers suddenly disappeared from a food web?
Everything would likely die
Name 2 animals you might find in an Australian outback ecosystem?
Snake, lizard, cockatoo, camel, wallaby, emu.
What is the largest animal in the world?
The blue whale.
Give 2 examples of a decomposer.
Earthworm, bacteria, fungus.
Draw a food chain on the board using the following:
snake - eagle - flowers - frog - butterfly
Name 2 ways humans can negatively impact on a food web?
-Deforestation
-Pollution
-Illegal dumping (littering)
-Hunting
-Mining
What are the 2 main types of ecosystems?
Terrestrial (land) and Aquatic
Can elephants jump?
NO!
The bones in an elephants legs are pointed downwards so they don't have the "spring" they need to jump!