Food Webs
I Will Survive!
Insects Eating Leaves
Food Chains
Ecosystems
100
What is a consumer called that only eats meat?
A carnivore
100
Teacher's Choice!
If a lion attacked you, how would you survive?
Give a good reason, Miss Donovan will decide if you would survive.
100
Many insects eat leaves, but only certain kinds of leaves. They avoid leaves that may be poisonous to them.
YES OR NO
Insects watch what other insects eat to see if they get sick.
No
100
What is a description of the feeding relationships between organisms?
Food chains
100
Give an example of a nonliving factor in an ecosystem.
Rocks, water, temperature, light, etc.
200
What is a consumer called that eats plants and meat?
An omnivore
200
The lateral line on a fish helps the fish sense the presence of other things around it. Which of the following would be a structure with a similar function?
1 A snail's tentacles
2 A dog's fur
3 A whale's fin
4 An octopus's mouth
1 A snail's tentacles
200
Many insects eat leaves, but only certain kinds of leaves. They avoid leaves that may be poisonous to them.
YES OR NO
Different smells, patterns, or colors trigger different behaviors in insects.
Yes
200
What is an organism called that makes its own food?
A producer
200
Give an example of a living factor in an ecosystem.
Name any animal or plant.
300
Which animal would be most affected if the insect population were to drop suddenly?
1 Small lizards
2 Desert plants
3 Large lizards
4 Scorpions
4 Scorpions
300
Scientists noticed that there seemed to be fewer coho salmon migrating in the last few years. They wondered whether increasing temperatures disrupt the life cycle of coho salmon. They made the observations you see in the table about water temperature and coho migration.
Based on the data in the table, explain how water temperature affects coho migration.
The colder the temperature, the more salmon migrated.
300
Many insects eat leaves, but only certain kinds of leaves. They avoid leaves that may be poisonous to them.
YES OR NO
Adult insects teach baby insects which foods are good to eat.
No
300
What is an organism called that eats other organisms for food?
A consumer
300
Teachers Choice!
Where does the circuit we built get it's energy from?
The battery!
400
Talk about a structure of one of the organisms in the food web and describe how it helps it survive.
Example: Snakes have venom that they use to help ward off predators.
400
Birds all have feathers. Most live on land and spend a large amount of time in the air. Penguins are birds that live in the ocean environment and eat fish. Which sentence explains how penguins can survive in an ocean environment?
1 Penguins have ears that are covered with feathers.
2 Penguins have small wings that act like flippers.
3 Penguins have feathers that absorb large amounts of water.
4 Penguins have a sense of smell that is very limited
2 Penguins have small wings that act like flippers.
400
Many insects eat leaves, but only certain kinds of leaves. They avoid leaves that may be poisonous to them.
YES OR NO
Insects are born knowing which leaves to eat or avoid.
Yes
400
What is a consumer called that only eats plants?
An herbivore
400
Teacher's Choice!
What is Darold's favorite sport?
Football or basketball (both are acceptable)
500
What is a consumer called that breaks down dead plants and animals into simple parts?
A decomposer
500
Steelhead trout migrate during their life cycle. That means they hatch from eggs in freshwater streams or lakes. Then the small fish swim downstream to the saltwater ocean, where they grow into adults. When they are full-grown, they swim back upstream. The females lay eggs in gravel, the males, fertilize the eggs, and the cycle starts all over again.
Which statement best explain how the fish are able to find their way back upstream from the ocean?
1 Adult trout teach the baby fish how and when to find their way back to where they were born.
2 Trout remember the route they took to the ocean when they were young and follow it back.
3 Trout have sensory structures that guide them back to where they were born.
4 Trout are born knowing how and when to migrate.
3 Trout have sensory structures that guide them back to where they were born.
500
Tell me the three body parts on an insect.
Head, Thorax, Abdomen
500
What is a consumer called that eats dead plants and animals?
A scavenger
500
What is an ecosystem?
A community of organisms interacting with each other and the nonliving environment.