Consumers
What is a consumer that only eats plants?
Herbivore
What order do these go in?
Grasshopper
Snake
Frog
Grass
Grass --> Grasshopper --> Frog --> Snake
What is the first level of the food chain?
Producers
Rabbits eat foxes and hay
Foxes eat rabbits, and rabbits eat hay
Define a food chain
A way to show the relationship between organisms and how they get their energy
What is a consumer that only eats meat/other animals?
Carnivore
What order do these go in?
Mountain lion
Rabbit
Fox
Hay
Hay-->Rabbit-->Fox-->Mountain lion
What is the second level of the food chain?
Primary consumers
A grasshopper is considered a tertiary consumer
A grasshopper is considered a primary consumer
Define ecosystem
The living and nonliving within an area
In this example food chain, which animal is the secondary consumer?
Seaweed-->Small fish-->Salmon-->Bear
Salmon
What order do these go in?
Grass
Hawk
Mouse
Snake
Grass-->Mouse-->Snake-->Hawk
What is the third level of the food chain?
Secondary consumers
Snails, snakes, and butterflies are all examples of producers
Trees, flowers, and grass are all examples of producers
Define omnivore
An animal that eats both plants and animals
In this example food chain, which animal is the primary consumer?
Leaf-->Caterpillar-->Small bird-->Hawk
Caterpillar
What order do these go in?
Shark
Seal
Seaweed
Fish
Seaweed-->Fish-->Seal-->Shark
What is the fourth level of the food chain?
Tertiary consumer
Whales, sharks, and dolphins are all considered decomposers
Worms, fungus, slugs, and bacteria are all considered decomposers
Define decomposers
An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
What is a consumer that eats both plants and meat/other animals?
Omnivore
What order do these go in?
Snail
Dandelion
Otter
Frog
Dandelion-->Snail-->Frog-->Otter
What is the part of the food chain that interacts with all the other levels of the food chain?
Decomposers
A mushroom is a producer, a mountain lion is a primary consumer, grass is a secondary consumer, a fox is a tertiary consumer, and a rabbit is a decomposer
Grass is a producer, a rabbit is a primary consumer, a fox is a secondary consumer, a mountain lion is a tertiary consumer, and a mushroom is a decomposer
Define photosynthesis
The process that plants use to make food