Vocab
Animals
Who Eats Who
Insects
Big Ideas!
100
This something that breaks down dead and decaying matter and turns it into nutrients for the soil.
What is a decomposer
100
An animal that is hunted for food is called this.
What is prey.
100
An anole is quite happy with a feast of this.
What are crickets.
100
Out crickets have this many MAIN body part.
What is 3.
100
This is why decomposers are so helpful to plants and animals.
What is they place nutrients into the soil, and break down dead plants and animals.
200
This is what we call consumers that hunt other consumers.
What is a hunter.
200
Any animal that hunts others with the intention of eating them is called this.
What is a consumer.
200
All food chains begin with a...
What is a producer.
200
An insect is an example od this, since it eats only plants.
What is a herbivore.
200
True or False: Anoles have sharp teeth.
What is False. Anoles do not have any teeth!
300
This is any green plant that makes its own food.
What is a producer.
300
A place where an animal lives is called this.
What is a habitiat.
300
Soil provides plants with these...they are like vitamins to us.
What are nutrients.
300
The wings and legs of a cricket are connected to this body part.
What is the thorax.
300
What are the 3 MAIN NEEDS of any plant?
What are water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight.
400
Producers, consumers and decomposers all make up this chain.
What is the food chain!
400
Many animals living together in one area make up this.
What is a community.
400
Name two herbivores.
Answers will vary.
400
All insects have this many antenne.
What is either two or four.
400
The top layer of earth is called this, which sounds more impressive than just "dirt".
What is soil.
500
This part of an experiment is what does not change.
What is the control.
500
List two decomposers.
What are...fungi, earthworms, bacteria. etc.
500
Any animal that eats plants AND animals is called this.
What is an omnivore.
500
This is a body part that ONLY female crickets have. It is used for laying eggs into soil.
What is an ovipositor.
500
We can create a small, indoor habitiat for our pets, but we call it this.
What is a terrarium.
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