Energy from Food
life is passed from one organism to another along __________s in an ecosystem.
food chain
What is a prey animal? Give an example.
They are animals that are hunted and eaten by other animals.
What are animal behaviors? Give one example.
It is the way an animal acts or interacts with other objects in the environment
The initial source of energy for most food chains is the
Sun
What is a predator? Give an example.
They are animals that hunt and eat other animals.
What is an inherited behavior? give one example.
Inherited behaviors are behaviors that animals know how to do from birth.
Plants are
Producer
What is the fight for limited resources in an environment is called
Competition
What is a period of animal inactivity during harsh weather?
Hibernation
What are unable to make their own food.
Consumers
What is a consumer that eat both plants and meat called?
Omnivores
What is the movement of animals
from one region to another.
Migration
What are the three types of consumers?
Herbivores, Carnivores, and Omnivores
Explain a possible food chain.
Sun>Sawgrass>Grasshopper>Gopher Frog>Alligator
Sun>Orange Tree>Opossum>Wolf
During what does an animal slow down their breathing and heart rate and lower their body temperature?
Hibernation