Herbivores
What do herbivores eat?
plants only
What do carnivores eat?
Animals only
What is a producer?
a plant/ something that makes its own food
A rabbit is what type of consumer?
Herbivore
What do omnivores eat?
Are owls and hawks considered carnivores?
Yes
Consumers in an ecosystem get energy by eating something else.
True or False?
True
What is a consumer?
An organism that needs to eat other organisms for energy and nutrients.
What do the arrows on a food chain represent?
The flow of energy
Which animal is an omnivore?
Lion, tiger, bear
Bear
Is a tiger considered an herbivore, carnivore, or producer? Why?
carnivore because they catch their prey and they don't eat plants or vegetables.
Name the two processes that primary producers use to produce carbohydrates.
photosynthesis and chemosynthesis
Another name for a consumer, whose Latin translation means "different food"
Heterotroph
What group is at the bottom of the food chain?
Producer
True or false:
ALL humans are omnivores
True. Choosing not to eat meat doesn't mean you still cant eat it.
What is a carnivore that only eats carrion?
scavenger
Draw photosynthesis as a formula
H2O + CO2 + light energy --> carbohydrates (sugar) + O2
Which type of consumer eats dead material and returns the nutrients into the soil?
decomposer
Identify three things that come from primary producers that consumers eat?
berries, leaves, nuts, roots, etc.
All or every
What is a carnivore called that only eats insects
insectivore
Why are ALL producers important to an ecosystem?
They make energy rich compounds that can be used by other organisms.
Organisms that eat detritus.
Detritivore